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Hip-hop artist Kai Billz$ has a new song and accompanying music video out. The song is titled “Afterlife” and features a verse from Jarrel Young of Illini Anthem fame. Billz$ and Young’s chemistry is apparent, …

Nectar have announced the release date of their newest record No Shadow. The record is scheduled to drop May 13 on Lauren Records. You can preorder the record now. The group also shared a new track off …

The Gobbo/Stark Quartet — founded by guitarist José Emilio Gobbo and saxophonist Brian Stark — have just released their first album, titled Ride of Springfield.  Named for the weekly commute the two musicians shared betwen Champaign and …

Soft and Dumb have just dropped a new single titled “Be Better.” It’s a short little fuzzed-out lofi rock track with an instantly catchy chorus. I also love the transitions between the chorus and verses …

LLYN have just released a new single, the first off their upcoming EP Careful Now. The track is titled “And So On,” and has a dreamy, shoe-gaze, bedroom rock feel to it, with some delicious …

Curb Service — the musical project of Larry Gates — has released a new song titled “Take It From Me.”  The track is grunge, 90s, Nirvana-esque, but still feels modern — and it kicks butt. The track …

Electro-pop group Mermaid Heaven have just shared their submission for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, a new track titled “You.” The gorgeous live performance features the three members of the band in a living room, surrounded …

Denim Icarus — a project from Champaign-Urbana’s own Teddy Lerch — has just released their new album titled Jean Dreams.  It’s 9 tracks of psychedelic, reverbed out rock, with some synthesizers, sick guitar licks, and also features some …

“You don’t like the road I’m down, it’s not yours to understand…I’ll settle all my demons when I’m dead and gone.”  The Bashful Youngens aren’t here to bend to standards. Their new track “When I’m …