{"id":195461,"date":"2026-04-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/?p=195461"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:02:31","slug":"local-music-singles-roundup-march-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/music\/local-music-singles-roundup-march-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ninety-nine tracks of local music on the wall, ninety-nine tracks of local music. You take six down, pass them around\u2026 I lost count. Pour one out for the melophile in your life with this boozy edition of Local Music Singles Roundup!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195608 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Gabi-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Gabi-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Gabi-1021x1024.webp 1021w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Gabi-768x770.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Gabi-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Gabi.webp 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Gab\u00ed<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cFor the Sake of Future Generations\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Distrokid<br \/>\nStreet: 11.07.2025<br \/>\nGab\u00ed = Roberta Flack + Leith Ross + Clairo <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the midst of a global climate crisis and widespread dystopia, Gab\u00ed\u2019s third single \u201cFor the Sake of Future Generations\u201d fights back despair without ignoring reality. The strong bass-line combines with bright guitar and a catchy rhythm to create an uplifting effect \u2015 both musically and emotionally. Gab\u00ed\u2019s earnest voice gains power and volume with every truthful lyric as she implores you to \u201chold on tight,\u201d to \u201cwrite that book and plant that tree before the devastation,\u201d to \u201cStand by what you say! \/ Represent yourself! \/ No one else will raise the flag you carry in your hands \/ Don\u2019t let them take it away.\u201d The song is a clarion rallying cry that will shoot straight to the hearts of listeners, especially those seeking a flame of hopeful resistance to push back against fear and gloom. I\u2019m totally adding it to my revolution anthem playlist.<em> \u2015Rebekah Bowman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1q88ii25TPpfPm1AwbYRnl?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195609 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-GUINEVERE-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-GUINEVERE-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-GUINEVERE-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-GUINEVERE-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-GUINEVERE-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-GUINEVERE.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>GUINEVERE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cKiss&amp;Tell\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Big.Ass.Kids \/ FAE<br \/>\nStreet: 01.21.2026<br \/>\nGUINEVERE = Clairo + Brittany Howard<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cKiss&amp;Tell\u201d is the latest agonizingly catchy single from local solo artist GUINEVERE. I get the feeling that I\u2019ll still be humming the melody over my fifth cup of coffee this afternoon. (Is it stuck in my head, or is it caffeine-induced psychosis?) The song drips with melody and a whole hell of a lot of ear candy, starting from the top with a gentle backhand slap of vibes and BPM. GUINEVERE has a sort of lidocaine voice that does a good job soothing the heartbreak insinuated by the lyrics. Produced by the Midas Touch of <strong>Nate Pyfer<\/strong>, \u201cKiss&amp;Tell\u201d has the pop structure formula down pat and dynamics that guide the listener by the pinkie from start to finish. With a pounding rhythmic grit reminiscent of <strong>The Strokes<\/strong>, it\u2019s perfect for those sunny spring morning drives that are creeping ever closer. <em>\u2014Cole Stocker<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5CgOkBTj7cHrqC6r5O3SzR?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195614 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Number-One-Babe-Team-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Number-One-Babe-Team-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Number-One-Babe-Team-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Number-One-Babe-Team-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Number-One-Babe-Team-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Number-One-Babe-Team.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Number One Babe Team<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cr.i.p. 2 u &amp; me\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Self-Released<br \/>\nStreet: 02.13.2026<br \/>\nNumber One Babe Team = Michael Cera Palin + Michael Cera<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Released on the first Friday the 13th of 2026, \u201cr.i.p. 2 u &amp; me\u201d is a cheeky breakup anthem and the perfect antidote to your lingering Valentine\u2019s Day woes. Sprinkled with horror references and spooky puns, the song reflects the reality that sometimes, you get hurt so ridiculously bad that you just have to laugh. Still, there\u2019s real emotion behind all the jack-o-lantern and zombie references. <strong>Austin Rian<\/strong> adds a tasteful amount of whine to his voice: \u201cYou stabbed at me a thousand times \/ A thousand cuts to end nine lives \/ But tell me how you\u2019re supposed to kill a ghost?\u201d The synth bridge sounds like a deleted fight scene from <em>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World<\/em> complete with <strong>Bly Wallentine<\/strong>\u2019s elegant flute trills. It\u2019s the perfect companion to the band\u2019s December single \u201cDevil\u2019s Plaything,\u201d which also features album art by <strong>John-Ross Boyce<\/strong>. While Number One Babe Team\u2019s 2023 album <em>See You Later<\/em> served up soft, melodic indie refrains, these two tracks mark a welcome turn toward playful, punchy emo pop. <em>\u2014Asha Pruitt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3MQLL9ameOJd44qLqT9gsd?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195615 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-OMNI-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-OMNI-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-OMNI-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-OMNI-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-OMNI-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-OMNI.webp 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>OMNI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cice cream sandwiches\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Self-Released<br \/>\nStreet: 02.14.2026<br \/>\nOMNI = lo-fi Bad Bunny + Djo + Choker<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OMNI\u2019s latest single is like catching a yawn from your favorite person. Featuring a jazzy riff of the <strong>Cocteau Twins<\/strong> variety, which bookends a wall of washed-out Latin shoegaze, OMNI raps lines to his sweetheart in a contented, lovestruck, lazy manner. His silken delivery makes lyrics like, \u201cMy hands were made to give you everything,\u201d and, \u201cI could survive but I could never live without you,\u201d sound cool, rather than mushy, and when he switches into Spanish, his romanticism flourishes with a keen, sensual zeal. When he says, \u201cI see you in everything,\u201d you can picture him watching the sunset as it dapples the green boughs of leaves in the forest and seeing not the trees, but the one face of his unnamed lover in the beauty of it all. He sounds so genuine that it makes you believe this contagious track must have come easily, while fitting the mold of OMNI\u2019s typically sleek but bare honest style. <em>\u2014Kyle Forbush<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0txOQrfCOzBCch7m8sN3rt?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195635 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-The-Kilans-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-The-Kilans-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-The-Kilans-1024x1022.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-The-Kilans-768x767.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-The-Kilans-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-The-Kilans.webp 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The Kilans<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cHaunt Me\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mom+Pop Records<br \/>\nStreet: 02.13.2026<br \/>\nThe Kilans = Cardinal Bloom + The Frights x The Backseat Lovers (but like not in a cliche way)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can people turn into ghosts before they\u2019ve died? How does love turn our hearts cold when it\u2019s meant to warm our bodies and minds? The Kilans bring together these polarizing sensations into a single preluding their upcoming album release. \u201cHaunt Me\u201d tells the story of boy-meets-girl, who wants to keep her so badly that he would rather have his bones and home possessed by her essence than lose her entirely. The lyrics, \u201cSuck all the air \/ Out of my lungs\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m tongue-tied with lost eyes\u201d create a monstrosity of desire. The soft guitar chords slowly ramp up in imagined necessity until the chorus breaks down. By the end of the track, you are sucked into this feeling of hopeless desire for what\u2019s already passed. Afterlife and life meet each other more often than we would like. If they were two entities who fell in love, I am certain their romance would sound like this song. <em>\u2014Marzia Thomas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7xKtm7nXBMwdQTkHyL1m3d?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195636 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Silverine-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Silverine-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Silverine-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/448-ED-Silverine.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Silverine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cAntiblind\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Self-Released<br \/>\nStreet: 12.17.2025<br \/>\nSilverine = Thursday + Dance Gavin Dance &#8211; math rock<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAntiblind\u201d is the debut single by Salt Lake two-piece Silverine. It\u2019s metal, but a scenery type of metal \u2014 a subgenre I have recently heard termed \u201cswancore.\u201d Under the distorted rhythm guitars there is a watery, pleasant melody that feels as ethereal as something floating in space. The song twists like a whitewater route, eschewing a verse-chorus-verse situation in favor of a proper journey. It feels cold, moody and as melancholic as a <strong>Linkin Park<\/strong> AMV. The vocals alternate between growling and soaring; though the singer\u2019s voice shows cracks as it hits the upper registers, it\u2019s refreshing for a debut single. Too often in independent music there is a fear of over-exertion and a tendency to play it safe, but there is a real beauty to pushing one\u2019s tools to their limits in an effort to make something the way you want to make it. <em>Antiblind<\/em> might be a tad \u201c-core\u201d for some metalheads, but it\u2019s brilliantly uncompromising, tightly produced and undeniably passionate. If you enjoy this track, <em>\u201cAzimuth\u201d<\/em> by <strong>Distant Lands<\/strong> will be up your alley as well. <em>\u2014T\u00edn Rodriguez<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=690383247\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/silverinetheband.bandcamp.com\/track\/antiblind\">Antiblind by Silverine<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more past Local Music Singles Roundups:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/music\/local-music-singles-roundup-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/music\/local-music-singles-roundup-february-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You take six down, pass them around\u2026 I lost count. Pour one out for the melophile in your life with this boozy edition of Local Music Singles Roundup! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/music\/local-music-singles-roundup-march-2026-2\/\" title=\"Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2026\" class=\"read-more\">&hellip;&nbsp;read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":195606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[357,355],"tags":[32040,30515,17743,29648,32042,32044,21828,16207,20935,32043,32045,32039,32041],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}