Pre-Order the new Female Gaze album 'linea nigra' today

Female Gaze returns with their sophomore album, linea nigra. Frontwoman, Nelene DeGuzman, describes the upcoming record as “...a meditation on my thoughts and feelings around navigating labor, delivery, and the prospect of mothering while the world is on fire.” An accurate description given how the overall energy of the album screams sexy Apocalypse. Nostalgic alt-rock still shines through the cracks of this doomier, more evolved sound.

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Female Gaze linea nigra will be released on Friday, October 23, 2026, available on 180-gram vinyl.

REVIEW: BBgail 'What's the Point???'

[Repost from Arizona Underground; August 8, 2026]

Phoenix based artist BBGail just released her debut EP "What's the Point???" about a month back, and I knew from the first time I heard her play this EP live that it wouldn't disappoint, and I'd say it has me just as hooked now as it did when I first saw her perform it!

It's so fun and quirky, while also having personal and introspective lyrics that give this album a very well rounded track list, but the biggest thing that I think will draw you in is the production of this record.

Let's make one thing clear from the get go: this EP will have you in a trance. The production is absolutely spot on, it sounds like the music is literally all around me while I'm listening, and the vibe overall is just relaxing. I kind of wish I had better words to describe it but truly this is such an easy record to replay and just get lost in I can almost just close my eyes and imagine drifting in space while listening, the vibe is just so relaxing.

The EP starts off just right with the title track "What's the Point???", which immediately puts you in the mood and mindset of this EP with introspective lyrics about love, life, friendship, and being stuck in our own heads.

From there it continues with this theme on "Past Life" where this EP shows its quirkier side, because at the end of the day it really isn't our fault in a past life 200 people died.

One of my favorite tracks though has to be "Love Bomb" this track is so so good, if any track on this EP will put you in a trance it's this one. It has this ascending and descending synth melody that repeats through the whole song, with a more lo-fi sound and lyrics as the title suggests of love bombing and wondering if any of it is even real, I love everything about this song and it's one I've had on repeat for a while now.

Another standout track is "Book of Love", this song is so peaceful and almost other worldly, this is another one that I feel I can just put on and get lost in. I don't have any words other than to say this song is beautiful.

I highly recommend if you're a fan of chill synth-pop and into bands like Men I Trust, you will get so much out of this EP. I think BBGail has made a marvelous record, and there is certainly much to be proud of here with this EP. The production is amazing, the song craft is top notch, it's one that I'm definitely going to keep on my playlist and have on repeat for a very long time.

I hope to hear a full album, or just more music from BBGail in general very soon! Definitely go check this EP out as well as the rest of her back catalogue, and whatever shows she's playing next I would highly advise going to see her, it's a set certainly worth catching!

LET'S DANCE — August 1st and August 15th — at The Underfront Co. in Wilmington NC

LET'S DANCE is a Vinyl DJ Party, hosted by Fort Lowell Records, held at The Underfront Co. in Downtown Wilmington NC on Front Street every First + Third Saturday of each month featuring a variety of music — Pop, Disco, Boogie, Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, etc. — including the latest hits and spanning the past five decades. Dancing starts at 8:00pm and goes all night. A $5.00 cover charge will be collected at the door upon entry paid via Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or CashApp.

• Check out the LET'S DANCE Spotify Playlist below!
  
  

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• FIRST SATURDAY: August 1st
• THIRD SATURDAY: August 15th

REVIEW: BBgail 'what's the point???'

[Repost from If It's Too Loud; by Ken Sears, July 10, 2026]

Ethereal synth-pop artist BBgail is back with a brand new EP. what's the point??? is a collection of five songs that fit in this perfect laid back but energetic dance music space. It's synth-pop, but with a beat that could be from some 90's drum and bass, mixed with the groove and chill side of trip hop. The best part of what's the point??? is how much fun these songs are. It takes the best parts of the aforementioned genres and creates a new and familiar sound that you're going to have to actively try to dislike. Plus, just to make things more interesting, the entire EP is filled with both fun and oddly spooky vibes. Press play on this one and be prepared to groove at whatever level you're in the mood for.

You can listen to what's the point??? below. The EP is out now on Fort Lowell Records, and can be ordered through Bandcamp. For more on BBgail, check out the artist on Instagram.

Tracy Shedd... 24-Years Ago

On this very day twenty-four years ago — July 21, 2002 — Tracy Shedd, who was on the road promoting her album Blue for Teen-Beat Records, played at Modified Arts in Phoenix, Arizona along with Employee of the Moth and Matt Been.  Photos courtesy of Chrisnj and Arizona Music Scene Archive.

REVIEW: BBgail 'what's the point???'

[Repost from Here Comes the Flood; by Hans Werksman, July 9, 2026]

Phoenix, AZ electronic pop musician BBgail, stage name of Abigail Corinne, is sitting on the fence between the mainstream and left-field excursions on her debut EP what's the point???, a small batch of introspective songs people can dance to. Recording from the comfort of her own home allowed her to layer-upon-layer without worrying about the clock in a studio.

She is a searcher for the meaning of it all, who is she is and how another person might fit into her life. As a composer she does not have to worry about that. Corinne has found her niche, with infectious melodies sprinkled on top of pulsating soundscapes, a spot-on pairing of radio-friendly phrasing and "blink-and-you-miss-it" musical inventiveness.

Pre-Order Female Gaze's new album 'linea nigra' now!

Tucson, Arizona's own Female Gaze have a brand new album coming out this October — their sophomore record, titled linea nigra — and we've made the pre-order link available now for the vinyl version of this album, which we are pressing on 180-gram black vinyl — the first 180-gram vinyl record we've ever released before; pretty exciting! 🖤 Reserve your copy today:

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Female Gaze linea nigra [October 23, 2026]

OUT NOW: BBgail 'what's the point???' [Digital EP]

Today is the day... BBgail's first collection of recordings produced entirely on her own — her debut Digital EP, titled what's the point??? — is out now and available everywhere and anywhere your heart desires to download / stream / whatever your music on the ol' world wide webs.  Enjoy!

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LET'S DANCE — July 4th and July 18th — at The Underfront Co. in Wilmington NC

LET'S DANCE is a Vinyl DJ Party, hosted by Fort Lowell Records, held at The Underfront Co. in Downtown Wilmington NC on Front Street every First + Third Saturday of each month featuring a variety of music — Pop, Disco, Boogie, Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, etc. — including the latest hits and spanning the past five decades. Dancing starts at 8:00pm and goes all night. A $5.00 cover charge will be collected at the door upon entry paid via Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or CashApp.

• Check out the LET'S DANCE Spotify Playlist below!
  
  

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGES:

• FIRST SATURDAY: July 4th
• THIRD SATURDAY: July 18th

New BBgail 'what's the point???' Digital EP drops July 9th — Pre-Save Now!

BBgail is an ethereal synth-pop artist residing in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona. She started producing her own music over the last year and has been on a journey to discover and shape her personal sound. Although her style is ever-changing and evolving, you can be sure to hear celestial soundscapes, hypnotic melodies, and a constant push toward the unknown.

• "fun and highly vibey indie dance pop" ~ If It's Too Loud
• "BBgail’s vocals feel calming and reassuring" ~ V13
  
• "Smooth and richly layered vocals serve as the paint used to draw beautiful works on arpeggiated synth canvases" ~ Blood Makes Noise

BBgail's new Digital EP titled 'what's the point???' drops on Thursday, July 9th!

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For fans of Biig Piig, Rebecca Black, George Clanton, Tiffany Day, Eurythmics, Alison Goldfrapp, Rose Gray, Gelli Haha, Grimes, Human League, Jane Remover, Joy Electric, LCD Soundsystem, Magdalena Bay, The Marías, Mechatok, Neggy Gemmy, Ninajirachi, Ora the Molecule, PinkPantheress, Planningtorock, Postal Service, Robyn, Tatyana, Tei Shi, TOKiMONSTA, TV Girl, underscores, Jessica Winter, or Yazoo

BBgail; photo by Josue Orozco

REVIEW: Vulture Twin - s/t

[Repost from If It's Too Loud; by Ken Sears, June 4, 2026]

Vulture Twin are a duo out of Chapel Hill, NC featuring Elizabeth Vallero (vocals, guitar) and Eddie Sanchez (drums, bass, synthesizer), who used to be in The Love Language and Fing Fang Foom. They recently released a three song self-titled EP that's going to be loved by fans of 90's indie rock, particularly the North Carolina scene. The songs have a noisy and drone-y quality to them, with a lo-fi element that is decidedly a feature of the songs. Plus, all three tracks are heavy on psychedelia, which is only aided by the use of synthesizers. Maybe it's because I've been listening to a lot of Fiery Furnaces in anticipation of their show in Somerville, but I'm getting vibes of a trippier version of that band. Vulture Twin knocked it out of the park on their debut release, and we can't wait to hear more from them.

You can listen to Vulture Twin's new EP below. It's out now on Fort Lowell Records, and is available via Bandcamp. For more on Vulture Twin, check out the band on Instagram.

REVIEW: Blase 'Somewhere Out There'

[Repost from Daily Vault; by Tom Haugen, May 5, 2026]

Chicago native and Wilmington, North Carolina resident Blase returns with this sophomore album, where 11 tracks of dream-pop might bring to mind Beach Fossils, Cigarettes After Sex, The Flaming Lips or The Radio Dept.

The extremely warm and hazy “Middle Of Nowhere” begins the record with dense waves of synth that complement Blase’s striking and smooth voice, as punchy drumming and floating melodies enter. “Finding Myself In You” then follows with a soft approach of introspection and pop ideas which enter the cautious climate.

Up next is the lush acoustic guitars and scrappy drumming of the beat friendly “Under The Same Stars,” as well as the swirling dynamics of the dreamy “Directions.” “Dirt Into Gold” then showcases the depth of Blase’s really lovely singing voice alongside rich waves of synth that unfold with timeless, colorful, ambience.

The back half continues the meticulous nature of the album with more sugary sweet songwriting. “My Mind Set On You” is highly drum focused and even invites dancing, but it’s the bare and intimate “Where Only We Know” that stakes its claim as the best on Side B.

Getting close to the end, the retro alt-rock fun of “No Other Place” comes with nostalgia, and “Don’t Want This To End” embraces a charming jangle that invites singing-along immediately. “Reflecting Time” finishes, a blur of ambience and ear candy song craft that we won’t soon forget.

With a body of work that’s rooted in traveling across the country, Blase cut his teeth playing drums in Chicago, but these days he’s a one-man band who wrote, performed and recorded every song here. Residing somewhere in and around indie-pop, bedroom-pop, shoegaze, and the early days of alt-rock, every moment of Somewhere Out There is heartfelt and balances vulnerability with occasional bouts of animated gestures.

Rating: A-

REVIEW: Vulture Twin 'Vulture Twin'

[Repost from Here Comes the Flood; by Hans Werksman, May 31, 2026]

Psych garage rock Duo Elizabeth Vallero and Eddie Sanchez used a hell of a lot fuzz on the self-titled EP by their Vulture Twin project, three dusty sounding songs wherein guitars and muffled synths are trying to commandeer the spotlights. The push and pull between the instruments has spilt over to the songs, ensuring that melodies that are pretty as such don't get a chance to become sugarcoated or, even worse, boring.

The pair set out to create a bunch of tracks that they would love to hear themselves and offer them as a take-it-or-leave-it statement. They may sing about wanting to connect (Signals) and the need for healing after going through a rough patch (Messorem), but those things will need to happen on their own terms, a very rock 'n' roll outlook on life indeed.

LET'S DANCE — June 6th, Jun 13th, and Jun 20th — at The Underfront Co. in Wilmington NC

LET'S DANCE is a Vinyl DJ Night, hosted by Fort Lowell Records, held at The Underfront Co. in Downtown Wilmington NC on Front Street every First + Third Saturday of each month featuring a variety of music — Pop, Disco, Boogie, Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, etc. — including the latest hits and spanning the past five decades. Dancing starts at 8:00pm and goes all night. A $5.00 cover charge will be collected at the door upon entry paid via Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or CashApp.

• Check out the LET'S DANCE Spotify Playlist below!
  

Plus, the month of June features a bonus night on the Second Saturday:

• LET'S DANCE + RizzyBeats are teaming up one again to bring you the best 80s Night / Vinyl DJ Party on Saturday, June 13th at The Underfront Co. in Downtown Wilmington NC on Front Street.
  
  
• James Tritten of Fort Lowell Records, resident DJ for LET'S DANCE, and RizzyBeats will be going back-to-back, song-for-song, spinning all of your favorite music on vinyl records from the 1980s all night long. Dancing starts at 8:00pm and goes until 1:00am. Tickets are available to buy in advance here: https://kindtix.com/tix/event/22; otherwise a $10.00 cover charge will be collected at the door upon entry paid via Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or CashApp.
  
  

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGES:

• FIRST SATURDAY: June 6th
• 80s NIGHT w/ RizzyBeats: June 13th
• THIRD SATURDAY: June 20th

OUT NOW: Vulture Twin 'Vulture Twin' [Debut EP]

Vulture Twin’s self-titled debut EP is a three-song transmission—“Signal,” “Tides,” and “Messorem”—cut from hypnotic grooves, blistering, fuzzed-out guitars, hazy and haunting synth, and low-burning, entrancing vocals. Rooted in garage rock but reverberating into a more darkly ethereal atmosphere, the songs feel like a dark Baroque hymnal echoing off cathedral walls. Nothing is overworked or too clean. It’s more immediate, slightly unsettled, and intentionally left with a raw edge— like something unearthed. Vulture Twin– Elizabeth Vallero (vocals, guitar) and Eddie Sanchez (drums, bass, synthesizer)-- formed out of a desire to create and share something earnest and cathartic. Recorded during the first snow of a North Carolina winter 2026, the EP lives in that contrast– stillness and movement– something breaking open from the inside, heat and color pushed through sound against a cold, quiet monochrome. “Signal” sits with the silent panic of disconnection, reaching out into nothing and hoping someone or something answers back. “Tides” pushes against inherited harm, pulling at cycles of patriarchal oppression with a sense of resistance and the power of reclaiming the self. “Messorem” turns inward, exploring death, rebirth, and the long arc of healing stretching beyond a single lifetime. “We didn’t want to over-explain ourselves,” they said. “If it feels open to interpretation, that’s probably the point.” Vulture Twin doesn’t want to define itself as much as mark a beginning. “Nothing about this is conclusive– it’s a beginning, and it could unfold in any direction.” This EP sits in the space between isolation and connection, damage and repair, ending and return– and embraces the tension that remains.

Vulture Twin Vulture Twin [Debut EP] is out now and available everywhere as of today.

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Vulture Twin is Eddie Sanchez + Elizabeth Vallero

Buongiorno, everyone!

We took most of the month of May off to visit Bologna, Italy and celebrate our own 26th Year Wedding Anniversary, so not too much activity here in the world of Fort Lowell Records.  Fortunately, while we were there we were able to catch Fort Lowell Records' very own Brian Lopez live in concert at Frida nel Parco, which was real treat!  

That being said, we have a lot of new stuff in the pipeline for the rest of the year ahead — like the debut from Vulture Twin, a brand new EP from BBgail, the release of Female Gaze's sophomore album, and more — so stay tuned.

Grazie mille! Ciao!

Pictured here with our new friend Cesare Carugi [L], booking agent for Brian Lopez, in Ferrara, Italy

Brian Lopez live at Frida nel Parco

LET'S DANCE *80s Night* — June 13th — at The Underfront Co. w/ RizzyBeats

LET'S DANCE + RizzyBeats are teaming up one again to bring you the best 80s Night / Vinyl DJ Party on Saturday, June 13th at The Underfront Co. in Downtown Wilmington NC on Front Street.

James Tritten of Fort Lowell Records, resident DJ for LET'S DANCE, and RizzyBeats will be going back-to-back, song-for-song, spinning all of your favorite music on vinyl records from the 1980s all night long.  Dancing starts at 8:00pm and goes until 1:00am. Tickets are available to buy in advance here: https://kindtix.com/tix/event/let-s-dance-2026-06-13-22; otherwise a $10.00 cover charge will be collected at the door upon entry paid via Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or CashApp.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

RizzyBeats is a DJ / Producer from Wilmington NC, often found working at Gravity Records on Castle Street, who spins Hip-Hop every 'First Friday' of each month at The Underfront Co.

LET'S DANCE is a Vinyl DJ Night, hosted by Fort Lowell Records, traditionally featuring a variety of music — Pop, Disco, Boogie, Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, etc. — including the latest hits and spanning the past five decades, held at The Underfront Co. on the First + Third Saturday of each month.

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James Tritten (L) + RizzyBeats (R)

LET'S DANCE — May 2nd and May 16th — at The Underfront Co. in Wilmington NC

LET'S DANCE is a Vinyl DJ Night, hosted by Fort Lowell Records, held at The Underfront Co. in Downtown Wilmington NC on Front Street every First + Third Saturday of each month featuring a variety of music — Pop, Disco, Boogie, Indie, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electronic, etc. — including the latest hits and spanning the past five decades. Dancing starts at 8:00pm and goes all night. A $5.00 cover charge will be collected at the door upon entry paid via Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or CashApp.

• Check out the LET'S DANCE Spotify Playlist below!
  
  

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• FIRST SATURDAY: May 2nd
• THIRD SATURDAY: May 16th

REVIEW: MoeSOS DC and Tracy Shedd - This Water Is Life, Vol. V

[Repost from If It's Too Loud; by Ken Sears, April 23, 2026]

This Water Is Life is a split EP series that is designed to highlight indie artists from North Carolina, as well as providing a platform for Cape Fear River Watch and Coastal Plain Survival Group. The fifth volume was released yesterday (Earth Day) and features five songs from hip hop artist MoeSOS DC and indie rocker Tracy Shedd. Personally, I love genre hopping releases like this, with MoeSOS DC's tracks showing off his style which brings the golden age of hip hop into the modern era and Tracy Shedd's music which combines classic, vintage indie rock with a more modern style. MoeSS DC has a killer, laid back style which is perfect as we start to edge into the warmer months, and Tracy Shedd is a little more boisterous but still fairly chill. If you went through your younger years equally obsessed with hip hop and indie rock, you're going to love this release.

You can listen to This Water Is Life, Vol. V below. The EP is out now on Fort Lowell Records, and is available via Bandcamp. For more on MoeSOS DC, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Tracy Shedd's website can be found here.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Record Release Party for ‘This Water is Life, Vol. V’ ft. MoeSOS DC + Tracy Shedd at Satellite Bar & Lounge in Wilmington NC 🩵

Photos by Ben Coffman