Austin’s Britny Lobas is a pop rock powerhouse. Originally a member of the pop rock group Corbella, Lobas broke out on her own. But her volume of output is the opposite of her volume of talent and vocal power, preserving her song coins like the Four of Pentacles and methodically doling out one banger after another, leaving fans in a regular stasis of antici…pation.

The Cleveland, Ohio native releases her new single “You Can Have It” this Friday. While this song leans more on the soul side of her sensibilities, her edge is not dulled, giving Amy Winehouse energy on a track about not throwing down with green-eyed monsters, but dropping them instead. They’re no good!

Lobas celebrates the release of “You Can Have It” this Saturday at Empire Control Room with Glass Mansions and Raycheal Winters

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Austin duo Felt Out (FKA “Emme” for you fellow 2010’s Austin music scenesters) mesmerize and catch audiences off-guard with their signature blend of kitchen-sink alt-pop — no sound or notion is off-the-table, one song can be metallic and the next quite earthy, with maybe a guitar as a shared element. But the infinitely-instrumentalist duo are adept at using whatever element they reach for, tying them all together into a melodic bow, or at least a purposely semi-melodic bow with an alluring groove.

The latest single from Felt Out is “Fruit Cart,” inspired by singer Sowyma Somanath’s recent trip to India. Sung almost entirely in the South Asian language of Tamil, “Fruit Cart’s” electronic disposition creates a provocative dichotomy to a song about digging for the roots of desire.

Felt Out plays an AAPI Heritage Month show at Antone’s on May 22nd co-produced by Eastern Soul Productions.

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Nashville’s Sophie Allison has been releasing music as Soccer Mommy for almost a decade. Historically her albums are story-based outputs and we, the listener, are invited to have a sit and listen. Her latest album Evergreen however is simply a collection of great songs with some really great little surprises.

“Abigail” is about the purple-haired, flute-playing, amethyst loving character in the beloved cult indie game Stardew Valley. An ode to one of the game’s most popular characters, the song’s 90’s bedroom pop shimmer hearkens back to Soccer Mommy’s classic 90’s alternative sound that would certainly have anyone, especially our titular character, accepting her mermaid pendant.

And last week, Soccer Mommy announced Evergreen (Stripped), a six-song EP of acoustic versions of some of the tracks from the 2024 album, including Abigail, out June 6th.

Soccer Mommy stopped by Studio 1A for the third time earlier this month ahead of her show at Radio East to perform songs from Evergreen. See the entire session below

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Songwriter and instrumentalist David Alvarez walks among the echelon of Austin musicians whose personal musical and production diversity has afforded them space in nearly every corner of the city’s music scene. Blackchyl, Sun June, and Dorio make up some of their repertoire, but now Alvarez has turned to focus on their own project, e. artifact.

e. artifact is a perfect brand of Alvarez’s style, a type of 90’s style IDM music refreshed for the old school lovers and newly presented for those yet uninitiated. While downtempo, the intricate layers play with your ear. You instantly know you like it, but it takes a few listens to pinpoint and articulate why.

“Rightly Timed” is the debut single from e. artifact, an apropos name for a song with shifting time signatures. The song has touches from other familiar Austin musicians, such as BLK ODYSSY flutist Paulo Santos and Dorio’s Chad Doriocourt. e. artifact celebrates the debut release tomorrow at Empire Control Room’s Razzfest with J. Soulja, Kassa Overall, Blackchyl, and more.

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Austin’s Cactus Lee could be described as merely a country artist, but to be truly accurate, it’s Texas country. Frontman Kevin Dehan, a lifelong fanatic and student of the Lone Star State’s tenured history of folk and country, has dedicated his music career to being a concrete contributor.

In late March, Cactus Lee released their self-titled album, the project’s sixth—an album delving into all of the classic themes the genre exhibits. The album’s opener “Rabbit” is a bright shuffle, jauntily dotted with accordion flares. A road tune detailing the journey of a traveling musician, Dehan sets the stage for the album’s upbeat, midtempo good time.

Cactus Lee plays a couple of shows this month to dare you to keep from clapping along. They play Community Garden on Cedar Avenue on Thursday, May 22nd and Buddy’s Place on Burnet on Saturday, May 24th.

Cactus Lee is out now.  

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Atlanta indie rocker Becca Harvey AKA Girlpuppy has been through it, y’all. After getting off the break-up rollercoaster following a four-year relationship, she lays out her journey is an almost epistolary way, intimately detailing her process in a way that feels like she’s soundtracked her diary.

But there’s plenty of resilience in her album Sweetness as well, creating a tone of growth and power instead of anger and self-destruction. The track “I Just Do” chronicles a tumultuous relationship, emoting on the double-edged sword of lovesickness and allowing yourself to be repeatedly hurt by the person attached to that love. Better yet, it fits perfectly in the fold of Blondshell, Soccer Mommy, and Snail Mail.

Sweetness is out now.

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Despite only releasing music since 2019, Austin indie rock outfit Daily Worker seems to be taking a page from the Robert Pollard and King Gizzard book of prodigious releases. The group, helmed by Cotton Mather guitarist Harold Whit Williams, has released over a dozen album in just six years. Not surprising when you’re not only a musician, but a prolific poet and author.

By my count, their latest album marks the 15th installment in Daily Worker’s discography. Field Holler is a trove of lo-fi, jangly indie pop gems. And speaking of Robert Pollard, “Delmar Overload” is a Guided By Voices-inspired tune with packed with a buzzy-string laced hook a great, driving guitar solo, and plenty of 90’s indie nostalgia.

Daily Worker plays a free show this evening at six o’clock at Antone’s Record Shop on the Drag at 29th.

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Austin duo Pendulum Hearts take over stages with their blend of Western Swing and rockabilly, filled-out by a rotating cast of characters to round out the rhythm section and sprinkle in soloists. The beat of Pendulum Hearts comes from guitarist and vocalist Chase Risinger and fiddle player Tony Perez.

They’re sweat-inducing, boot-scooting live shows are a large part of the group’s trademark, and one they’ll be bringing to several stages this month behind the release of their new song “Cocaine Cowboy,” an imprudent romp about the fast times of a chosen lifestyle.

Pendulum Hearts plays Infamous Brewing off 620 this Saturday and Fareground Austin on 1st and Congress next Saturday, May 17th.

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UT Austin alums Andy Baxter and Andy Jahnke have been releasing music together as Penny & Sparrow for a decade. Revered for their poetic lyricism and ability to pull off acoustic gems and electronic meditations masterfully on the same album, Penny & Sparrow continue that tradition on their current album Lefty. An ambitious, twenty-song release weaving their most art-for-arts-sake sonic tapestry to date.

“Ketamine” is one of the group’s electronic outputs, featuring Grammy-nominated Houston rapper Tobe Nwigwe lending his baritone talk-rap skills over Penny & Sparrow’s laid back, slow-tempo groove.

Penny & Sparrow plays the Paramount tonight.

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Nashville indie folk artist Melanie MacLaren has garnered praise for her music all across americana outlets. In just three years, she’s released dozens of songs and several EP’s and live tracks. Her warm, effortless vocals tend to be just one of the many patterns running through her tapestry of many orchestrated layers. Not shying away, but simply being part of the fold.

“Get It Back” has a bit of a Lilith Fare flair, dancing somewhere between americana and indie alternative, punctuated by the duality of a steel guitar prominently featured in a song about a day spent spreading ashes and reminiscing about a loved one around New York City.

Melanie MacLaren plays tomorrow night at the Soundspace at Captain Quack’s on Menchaca Rd. with Hannah Aldridge.

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