Independent NYC creative music recording labelhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mjx3dgclwk2aComing out this Friday — Ann DuHamel: Prayers for a Feverish Planet: New Music about Climate Change, Vol. 1 Pianist Ann DuHamel releases the first volume of her commissioning project of solo works that are inspired by and draw attention to the climate change crisis20 Apr 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx3dgclwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mjx22l2e3s2cComing out this Friday — SydeBoob Duo: Au Naturel SydeBoob Duo is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of performance in repertoire for soprano & flute, bringing their virtuosity to ambitious works that highlight their commitment to broad representation and the highest aesthetic standards20 Apr 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx22l2e3s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mjpi5dnoxk2hOut now — Michael Jones: The Promise of Escape Three solo percussion works by composers Pluto Bell, Nicholas Deyoe, and Scott Wollschleger, performed by Michael Jones https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-promise-of-escape17 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpi5dnoxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mjph2ia5m226Out now — Eric Chasalow: ...arching, reaching, breathless This collection of Eric Chasalow’s music for strings balances his extensive work in electroacoustic contexts with his chamber music and spotlights his integration of literary sources https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/arching-reaching-breathless17 Apr 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjph2ia5m226https://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mji5bgqgzs2yComing out this Friday — Michael Jones: The Promise of Escape Percussionist Michael Jones releases an album featuring three works that resulted from close collaborations he has had with composers Pluto Bell, Nicholas Deyoe, and Scott Wollschleger https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-promise-of-escape14 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji5bgqgzs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mjfka3oknc2mComing out this Friday — Eric Chasalow: ...arching, reaching, breathless Composer Eric Chasalow releases ...arching, reaching, breathless featuring several pieces for strings in chamber and electroacoustic settings https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/arching-reaching-breathless13 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfka3oknc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mj5wqnel3k2fOut now — Lei Liang: Six Seasons — Instrumentation Lab A two disc set of multidisciplinary works by composer Lei Liang, with musicians from Ensemble Dal Niente, Mivos Quartet, loadbang, [nec]shivaree, and pianist Stephen Drury https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/six-seasons-instrumentation-lab10 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5wqnel3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mj3rnz56yk2tFrom composer Lei Liang's new album Six Seasons: Instrumentation Lab coming out tomorrow, here's Season 6: Bloom performed by [nec]shivaree led by Stephen Drury https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/six-seasons-instrumentation-lab https://soundcloud.com/new-focus-recordings/lei-liang-season-6-bloom09 Apr 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3rnz56yk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3miwju4ir7s2nComing out this Friday — Lei Liang: Six Seasons: Instrumentation Lab Lei Liang crafts multi-disciplinary works that bridge scientific research, electroacoustic composition & contemporary improvisation to create a cohesive message of holistic symbiosis https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/six-seasons-instrumentation-lab07 Apr 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwju4ir7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mimbmgnenk2mOut now — Matthew Shlomowitz: Explorations in Polytonality and other Musical Wonders, Volume 5 An EP of short form pieces exploring genre and tonality by composer Matthew Shlomowitz, written for the K!ART ensemble https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/matthew-shlomowitz-explorations-in-polytonality-and-other-musical-wonders-volume-503 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimbmgnenk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3micbz4iq222pComing out this Friday — Matthew Shlomowitz: Explorations in Polytonality and other Musical Wonders, Volume 5 Composer Matthew Shlomowitz embraces short form pieces, each of which engage with a historical trope from the compositional toolbox https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/matthew-shlomowitz-explorations-in-polytonality-and-other-musical-wonders-volume-530 Mar 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3micbz4iq222phttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mgxnoxhl2s22Out now — José Martínez: Short Stories Five electroacoustic works by composer José Martínez, integrating tradition, technology, and text, featuring performances by percussionist Jordan Walsh, saxophonist Noa Even, HOCKET, Hot Second and Martínez himself https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/short-stories13 Mar 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxnoxhl2s22https://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mgnsy7zakk2fComing out this Friday — José Martínez: Short Stories Composer José Martínez releases Short Stories, a collection of his compositions that integrate tradition, technology, and text to tell stories, both direct and surreal https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/short-stories09 Mar 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnsy7zakk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mgg4qepwy22tOut now — Peter Kramer: To a Green Thought in a Green Shade Solos, duos & trios for winds, strings, piano & guitar by composer Peter Kramer, featuring Longleash, clarinetist & recordist Zachary Good, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward, guitarist Daniel Lippel, and Kramer himself on piano https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/to-a-green-thought-in-a-green-shade06 Mar 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg4qepwy22thttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mgawvg7xps2cFrom composer Peter Kramer's new album To a Green Thought in a Green Shade coming out Friday, here's Pietà performed by Longleash https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/to-a-green-thought-in-a-green-shade https://soundcloud.com/new-focus-recordings/peter-kramer-pieta04 Mar 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgawvg7xps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mg3vbptyhk27Coming out this Friday — Peter Kramer: To a Green Thought in a Green Shade Peter Kramer cultivates a compositional library of ideas from which he draws on and fashions lyrical, thoughtful music https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/to-a-green-thought-in-a-green-shade02 Mar 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3vbptyhk27https://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mfu62wt5ms2lOut now — Wilfrido Terrazas: Trilogía del Dolor An album length work by composer Wilfrido Terrazas exploring the complexities of pain https://wilfridoterrazas.bandcamp.com/album/trilog-a-del-dolor-an-investigation-of-human-pain-in-three-parts27 Feb 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu62wt5ms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mfk3iy4tpk2zComing out this Friday — Wilfrido Terrazas: Trilogía del Dolor Flutist & composer Wilfrido Terrazas presents Trilogía del Dolor (Trilogy of Pain), a collection of works blending music & poetry to explore the complexities of the human experience of pain https://wilfridoterrazas.bandcamp.com/album/trilog-a-del-dolor-an-investigation-of-human-pain-in-three-parts23 Feb 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk3iy4tpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mfcglc7jvk25Out now — Portland Percussion Group: Patterns & Form Three new works written for the Portland Percussion Group by Alejandro Viñao, Mendel Lee, and Daniel Webbon https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/patterns-form20 Feb 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcglc7jvk25https://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mfbd7nxdcs2rComing out tomorrow — Karol Rathaus: Piano Sonata No. IV, Op. 58 Pianist Donald Pirone releases Karol Rathaus' expansive Piano Sonata No. IV, a culminating work of a composer/pianist who had fled the political instability in Europe in the 1930s https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/karol-rathaus-piano-sonata-no-iv-op-5820 Feb 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbd7nxdcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mf34zlgg7222Coming out this Friday — Portland Percussion Group: Patterns & Form Portland Percussion Group’s newest release features three works commissioned by the ensemble by Alejandro Viñao, Mendel Lee, and Daniel Webbon Bandcamp: https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/patterns-form17 Feb 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf34zlgg7222https://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3me7i4yh44s2cOut now — Mariel Roberts Musa: Sunder Two works by composer & cellist Mariel Roberts Musa, featuring pianist Conor Hanick, and cellists Felix Fan & Roberts Musa herself marielroberts.bandcamp.com/album/sunder https://marielroberts.bandcamp.com/album/sunder06 Feb 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7i4yh44s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3me63i6375c2hFrom composer & cellist Mariel Roberts Musa's new album Sunder coming out tomorrow, here's a track from the title work performed by pianist Conor Hanick marielroberts.bandcamp.com/album/sunder https://soundcloud.com/new-focus-recordings/mariel-roberts-musa-sunder-i06 Feb 2026 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3me63i6375c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mdvmrttvik23Coming out this Friday — Mariel Roberts Musa: Sunder Listening is central to composer Mariel Roberts Musa’s music, which engages landscapes shaped by physical presence, human meaning, and the subtle intersections of sound and politics marielroberts.bandcamp.com/album/sunder02 Feb 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvmrttvik23https://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mdnxfrfeuc2rOut now — Richard Carrick: l’Algérie An album length work by composer Richard Carrick inspired by the music of the Maghreb in North Africa, featuring the Either/Or Ensemble https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/richard-carrick-l-alg-rie30 Jan 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnxfrfeuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mdli6beiuk2eFrom composer & pianist Richard Carrick's new album length work coming out tomorrow, here's a movement from l’Algérie performed by Either/Or Ensemble https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/richard-carrick-l-alg-rie https://soundcloud.com/new-focus-recordings/richard-carrick-lalgerie-les-cloches29 Jan 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdli6beiuk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3mddyna7ar22pComing out this Friday — Richard Carrick: l’Algérie Composer & pianist Richard Carrick's recent work fuses his penchant for long form composition, fluency in extended techniques, versatile performance practice and interest in structured improvisation https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/richard-carrick-l-alg-rie26 Jan 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddyna7ar22phttps://bsky.app/profile/newfocuslabel.bsky.social/post/3md4dms7bok26Out now — Jonathan Bagg: Viola Revival — Mid-Century Works by Marion Bauer, Ulysses Kay & Margaret Bonds Three viola and piano sonatas from mid-century American composers Marion Bauer, Ulysses Kay, and Margaret Bonds, performed by violist Jonathan Bagg with pianists Emely Phelps and Mimi Solomon https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/viola-revival-mid-century-works-by-marion-bauer-ulysses-kay-margaret-bonds23 Jan 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:eruuuxboyu46jbe2nzhfi7ak/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4dms7bok26