Will Samson announces fifth album, Sings Again, and shares lead single ‘Signs Of Life’

06 February 2026

 

Photo: Marta Fernandes

There’s beautiful new music on the horizon from Will Samson. The wonderfully talented British artist has announced a brand new album, Sings Again, set for release on May 22nd through Human Chorus. Following a period spent exploring instrumental forms, the upcoming Sings Again finds Samson returning to vocal-led songwriting. His voice, which he always treated just like another instrument within his ambient, electronic and acoustic worlds, comes back into focus again. Sings Again emerged from a period of profound personal change and recalibration. In April 2024, Samson took part in an ayahuasca ceremony, a powerful and challenging experience where he heard the words: “Will Samson is dead.” The visions that followed included encounters with his late father, memories from early childhood, and being taken to his own funeral. Speaking about it, he says:

“In the months afterwards, I truly did feel as though something significant in me had died…and then through psychotherapy I was able to process the experience and also learn how to move forward with an emphasis on creating from a new internal space”

Lead single ‘Signs Of Life’ was the first piece to emerge, written during a period of depression that left him feeling disconnected from music altogether. Samson explains:

“When it came to the lyrics, I simply wrote, as honestly as I could, how I was feeling at that moment. A part of me died. So, I waited and watched for signs of life to come.”

Beautiful and beguiling, ‘Signs Of Life’ offers a striking glimpse of what Samson will be throwing at us. Take a listen below.

Listen to Asher Gamedze’s new single ‘Air’

05 February 2026

As we’re getting excitedly close to the release of Asher Gamedze’s forthcoming album A Semblance: Of Return, the South African drummer, scholar, activist and composer has shared a third and final preview from the record. The new track, ‘Air’, follows the staggering and sublime lead single ‘Following Up’ and more recently the astounding and compelling ‘War’. ‘Air’ arrives ahead of the album’s release on February 27th through Northern Spy Records, and offers another glimpse into the collective vision Gamedze has been shaping with his ensemble, A Semblance.

Gamedze shares his thoughts on the track:

“Air (of involvedness): Pretentious presence in the folding over of reality’s dissonant perception.”

Absorbing and imbued with buoyancy, ‘Air’ can be streamed below.

Benjamin Herman shares new single, ‘Kazegafuku’, from upcoming new album The Tokyo Sessions

01 February 2026

Back in November, we were bowled over with excitement when Benjamin Herman shared the wildly euphoric and groovy ‘Sugii’, in anticipation of his new album, The Tokyo Sessions. The upcoming album captures the Dutch alto-sax legend exploring the city with open ears and an open mind, immersed in Tokyo’s underground scenes and creative corners, letting its pace, colour, and atmosphere steer the music.

Recorded in Tokyo’s legendary Studio Dede last year, The Tokyo Sessions came to life with the help of double-bassist Thomas Pol and drummer Jimmi Jo Hueting, who make up his Benjamin Herman Trio. The album also features an inspiring cast of incredible and celebrated names in Japanese music, including renowned composer, producer, guitarist, and turntablist Otomo Yoshihide, tenor sax maverick Tomoaki Baba, trompetist, composer, and band leader Shinpei Ruike, and two masters of traditional Japanese woodwinds, Akihito Obama on shakuhachi (Bamboo flute) and Ko Ishikawa on sho (mouthorgan).

Ahead of the album’s release date on March 27th through P-Vine Records (Japan) and Roach Records / Dox Records, Herman has shared a spellbinding new single, ‘Kazegafuku’ (“the wind blows”). Take a listen below.

Black Flower share first single, ‘Diagonal Walk’, from upcoming new EP Motions

28 January 2026

A year on from the release of Kinetic, which was one of our Album Picks of 2025, there’s no stopping Black Flower. The Belgian quintet are gearing up to release Motions, a new 3-track EP. Shaped by a long run of shows across Europe, the new EP sees Black Flower return with fresh ideas and renewed focus, pushing further into trance-like rhythms and a more cinematic and adventurous sound.

The hypnotic and groovy ‘Diagonal Walk’ serves as the first glimpse of what’s coming. Part of their live shows for a long time, ‘Diagonal Walk’ was finally brought to life in a repurposed barn turned makeshift studio, a creative hideout where ideas could roam freely. Take a listen now.

Motions EP lands on March 6th through Sdban Ultra

Shake Stew preview upcoming album with new single ‘Cherry Pie’

24 January 2026

Photo: Victoria Nazarova

In celebration of Shake Stew‘s 10th anniversary, the Austrian seven-piece have a special double album, TEN ONE TWO, on the way. Arriving on February 13th through Traumton Records, TEN ONE TWO is split into two parts, TEN ONE, which focuses on bandleader and bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder’s composed material, and TEN TWO, reflecting their live instincts.

Back in November, the band had already shared the fearless and fiery ‘Ascendance‘, and as we get closer to the album’s release date, they are teasing it again with electrifying new single ‘Cherry Pie’. Alluding to Don Cherry and David Lynch, the track links up the two parts of the album. Listen to it now.

Gregory Uhlmann announces new album Extra Stars and shares lead single ‘Lucia’ feat. Alabaster DePlume

23 January 2026

Photo: Joyce Kim

Chicago-raised, Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, and producer Gregory Uhlmann is a very talented and busy musician, known for his membership and collaborations with bands and artists like SML, Typical Sisters, Perfume Genius, Hand Habits, Fell Runner, Tasha, Josh Johnson, Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, and many more. He has announced the release of his new album Extra Stars, marking his solo debut on International Anthem. A beautifully immersive and quietly absorbing collection of fourteen short pieces, Extra Stars draws on everything Uhlmann has absorbed over years of collaboration.

Alongside the album announcement, Uhlman has shared the whimsical and balmy lead single ‘Lucia’, featuring label-mate Alabaster DePlume. Of the track, he says:

“This song began with a field recording of the waves in Big Sur. Named after the Lucia Lodge, my partner and I stayed there for a couple nights and found the sound of the waves both calming and a little unnerving. There’s an intensity to being on a point with waves crashing down around you. I wrote the piece years ago and always had Gus (Alabaster DePlume) in mind to play, but finally worked up the courage to ask him recently. What he added was perfect and beyond what I could’ve hoped for.”

Listen to ‘Lucia’ below and grab Extra Stars when it drops on March 6th.