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The best new indie and alternative albums of September 2026, from Sylvan Esso, Gilla Band, Slow Pulp, Cain Culto, Susannah Joffe, Boy Harsher and more.

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From Northern soul and 90s bangers to disco classics and indie anthems, readers share the floorfillers that never fail to start the party ...

One of the most overlooked aspects of music is how it’s promoted. While on the surface it might seem like a lot of business major mumbo-jumbo, when you take a deeper look into things you come to ...

Former music editor, Dave Herrera, returns to Westword after a dozen years and picks up where he left off. Oh, hey, how’s it ...

BACK IN ’86 revisits Cinderella’s 1986 debut album Night Songs, a bluesy, swagger-filled hard rock classic that launched the band into the spotlight.

Before breaking into the mainstream and becoming alternative rock classics, these college radio songs defined the underground ...

Produced by Jared Corder at Polychrome Ranch in Tennessee, the track keeps the band’s rougher edges intact while leaving room ...

Spinning Mercury’s No Happy Songs blends ’90s nostalgia, shoegaze and dense alt-rock into a raw, deeply personal debut.

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