The year’s pretty wrapped up for the most part, but there’s been a yearly tradition of putting together a Cosmic American mixtape to wrap up the singles that stung me over the…
While everyone else is flipping through holiday singles, I’m warding off the snow with the summertime glow of late season power pop. The debut single from Detroit’s Mod Lang positions the band…
Outside of a smattering of EPs and singles, it’s been just shy of ten years since Jacuzzi Boys have graced us with a new record. The hole in our collective hearts gets…
Got a bit busy over the past week, but that’s no reason to let this one slip away. A second single from Benji Knight again assembles a West Coast dream in the…
Despite heavier links to the electronic sphere, this new single from Portland’s Natural Magic ought to have heavy appeal to fans of Moon Duo, Tuluum Shimmering, and the recent outing from Bobby…
Capping off the year for Crawl Out From The Fallout and there’s still a wealth of new music even as the year winds down. The latest show features new music from Papir,…
Bloomington’s favorite sons The Cowboys hit back with hints at a new album a couple of months back, though it’s been easier to find it in the streaming trenches than anywhere physical…
All right, we’re finally here, the end of the year, and while the year might have been a slog in many ways, musically it was a total treasure. It’s usually a pretty…
As much as I love rifling through new music, archival releases have always been a cornerstone of the site. We’re getting dangerously close to so many albums that helped start the site…
Proof that you can’t judge a year too quickly, even December has kept the quality releases coming in 2025. Following a tributary excursion into new territory as Wine Country earlier this yer,…
Furthering his tack into the Britpop winds, GUV’s second single off the upcoming Warmer Than Gold burbles with a slightly baggy beat. The title track from the new record is a bit…
Smudged and smeared, the indie pop perch of “Push” is a long way from where I first encountered Julian Elorduy so many years ago among the strangled racket of Mayyors. As Julian…
From some of the year-end histrionics, you’d swear no one was making rock records anymore and current-day Brooklyn just rescued it by digging through their moms’ basements. Real searchers know that the…
A continuation and reconfiguration of the late, great Aussie band The Ocean Party, Pop Filter permeated the pandemic year with not one, but two great records as an introduction. They’ve kept steady…
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