Frances Luke Accord create charming acoustic folk-pop laced with addictive harmonies. They recently released the second single, "Something Moving", from their debut full-length, Fluke, which is due out on May 20th.

You can catch Frances Luke Accord at Schubas on May 21st with Chris Dupont.

The Diving Bell (lead by husband-and-wife duo Clare and Steve Hendershot) will be performing their hybrid album/radio play "South and South: The Curious Tragedy of the Whiskey Jane Expedition, 1894" on May 22nd at Workshop Chicago (935 W. Chestnut, #530). South and South is about a 19th-century explorer who searches for Atlantis in the Great Lakes. Below is a video for "South and South 4: In the Forest / Belly of the Beast You Love".

San Francisco based electro singer/songwriter, Luke Sweeney announces the release of his new 7” release sharing the a-side single, Red Hot Demands. ​ Red Hot Demands is the a-side of a special 7-inch / 12-page novella ​release with a super-limited edition (30 copies) of clear, square 7" flexi-discs. The track is a psychedelic pop adventure that takes you on a driving trip featuring Sweeney’s vocal capabilities, a punching rhythm section and an addictive melody that commands your feet.

Outer Limb, the secret b-side, is a mostly instrumental track that showcases the pounding rhythm section, shredding guitars and overall talented instrumentation of Sweeney’s full band. Luke Sweeney will also be playing at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 10th with his full band, in support of NIGHT MOVES.

Ahead of the release of her latest album 'Choreographic' on 5/20, New York singer/songwriter Rachael Sage today premieres "I've Been Waiting" (streaming below) off the effort. A sultry yet warm song that smoothly melds potentially disparate genres as folk and pop, the string-lined track tells of interpersonal longing with Aimee Mann-like poetic bewitchment. "Cover me with butterfly kisses/I could be the one you haunt," Sage sings, unabashed desire sliding through. Rachael Sage will perform at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 on 5/13. - Zach Weg