The second album from Portland country janglers Cruise Control breathes a bit of fresh air and sunshine into the alt-country kickers of late. The band skirts some of their more cosmic contemporaries,…
Just a year after the release of their intoxicating album, Rose Main Reading Room, Peel Dream Magazine cue up a new record, a mini-album culled from the sessions that birthed RMRR. The…
More goodness out of the South Hemi today with a new video from Joe Ziffer. His 2023 album, Long Shadows, was a favorite around here, flying largely under the radar with it’s…
I’m always a fan of what’s coming out of Gob Nation, the Southeast London collective / label that’s associated with The Tubs and Ex-Vöid folks. The label has a habit of digging…
It’s safe to say that Winter McQuinn has been a favorite around here. The Aussie songwriter has been at the helm of fellow faves Sunfruits while steadily building up a catalog of…
Another burner out of the new album from Major Stars. The East Coast luminaries don’t lose a step on their twelfth album, still slinging singe better than most of their peers. The…
Despite their proximally to RSTB’s zip code, I think this might be the first time that The Nude Party has hit the site. The band’s been a longtime fave among the neu…
Must be slipping these days, because this one eluded me last week No matter when the news reaches you, though, it bodes well for 2025 to have a second helping of Natural…
Another weekly wrap up culls from the announcements and releases that caught my ear this week. Some great new tracks in the mix this week, including new tracks from Primitive Ring, Population…
Got a brand new episode of Crawl Out From The Fallout, RSTB’s monthly radio show, in the archives this week. This month’s show features a huge roundup of new singles, including new…
As they near the East Coast and a run at Woodsist, a second single slips out this week from The Cosmic Tones Research trio’s 2nd album. “Spirit of Truth” burrows deeper into…
One more indie pop confection for the day and it comes from the already packed new album from The Cords. Another Skep Wax slab (and Slumberland for us Stateside folks), this one’s…
The debut LP from Creative Writing has been high on the ‘anticipated’ list since their first single hit a month or so back. The band grabbed momentum off an excellent EP earlier…
Getting a late start today, but there’s a wealth of indie pop on the plate starting with this excellent debut single from UK outfit Tulpa. The band has been gaining traction live…
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