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Atlanta punk band New Junk City has announced their fourth full-length album, Where Could I Go?, arriving November 6 via Lauren Records. The band offers the first preview of the record today with lead single “Lonely Now.”  "Lonely Now" is streaming on all platforms. Watch on YouTube here. “Lonely Now” captures the point when disappointment gives way to clarity. Against the wreckage of a relationship defined by backtracking, absence and repeated letdowns, New Junk City draws a firm line: “I won’t be the one / to hold your hand while you let me down.”  “People fail each other,” the band says....

Experimental folk band Foot Ox today announces Topanga Canyon, a new album out October 23 via Lauren Records. The band also shares lead single, “Prairie Song,” a song reflecting on grief, memory, and the ways people remain with us after they are gone. Stream "Prairie Song" here. “Prairie Song” feels like the ocean. There’s country music in it – pedal steel, fiddle, big open sky – but it never quite belongs to any tradition. Teague Cullen and Germaine Dunes, both with unmistakable voices, somehow fit together perfectly. On paper, the orchestration sounds like it shouldn’t work, but it all comes...

Brooklyn indie rock band Dogs on Shady Lane announces their debut full-length album, Knots, arriving September 25 via Lauren Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has shared the album’s lead single, "Grow."  Stream Grow on all platforms here. Watch Grow (Visualizer) - Dogs on Shady Lane on YouTube. "Grow" is an upbeat, acoustic guitar-driven song about change. The track leans into the band's indie folk sound throughout the verses, fused together with a heavier alt-rock chorus. From the perspective of being an aunt, songwriter Tori Hall reflects on the weight that comes with watching someone become their own person. Featuring melodic guitar solos,...

AJJ's new album "Dirty Old Power" is coming out September 25th. Pre-order the Lauren Records Exclusive colored vinyl!

Best known as the drummer and producer of Canadian indie band fanclubwallet, Watson has quietly spent the past three years crafting their debut Willow, a deeply personal and self-contained body of work. The title track “Willow” is one of the songs that focuses on the dedication and visual theme of the album – Watson’s late childhood dog, Cas, who passed away halfway through its writing. "Funny enough, this song was written before he passed, even though you wouldn’t get that impression," says Watson. Across Willow, Watson embraces life's uncertainties with warmth and curiosity. Shaped in part by the passing of Cas,...