A familiar name from the RSTB past surfaces via Third Man this week. Atlanta’s power pop powerhouse Jesse Smith has been a staple of the site for as long as I can…
Another excellent show for RSTB’s monthly series over at WGXC, if I do say so my self. While a few older favorites popped in, for the most part the show was packed…
A second single slinks out of this upcoming album from Sessa and its even better than the last. With a kind of midnight aura about it, the song exploits a cavernous sound.…
A lovely piece (among many others) from an upcoming tribute to John Fahey organized by José Medeles and featuring M. Ward, Chris Funk, and Marisa Anderson. Mendeles, a drummer who has worked…
The sophomore album from Flanger Magazine ditches the solo aesthetics and welcomes in a team of players to support the open-concept folk of Christopher Bush. Members of The Other Years, Sapat, and…
Ben Cook continues his sterling run of recent Young Guv singles. While the last album was a power pop treasure, Guv IV is shaping up to devour quite a bit more influences,…
At this point Terry Allen has enshrined Lubbock (on everything) as a treasure in any collection. Paired with its predecessor, Juarez, the early works of Allen have a certain hangdog humility about…
Longtime site favorite R.E. Seraphin returns with a new E.P. (his best format) for Mt. St Mtn and this time he’s back in the arms of synth-pop, finding solace in the chromatic…
There was a deep nostalgia to Supercrush’s last album, but one that was so nicely rooted in the late ‘90s power pop tradition that it hit me square in the soft spot.…
Keeping on a pretty sterling run of late (Golden Brown, Channelers, Nimbulala) Inner Islands continues to tap into a sense of deeply layered calm that’s needed as the pot seems to boil…
After delivering one of my absolute favorites of 2021, Joseph Allred is already back with the promise of a new record. The first taste skews away from some of the soaring, beautiful…
A new single from power pop gems The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness brings news of a new album on the way from Bobo Integral. Their third album finds them as comfortable…
Over the years Japanese psych outfit Kikagaku Moyo went from fringe import for the heads to bumping up to the legible text on psych fests worldwide. Rightfully so, as the band’s mix…
Meritorio Records continue cull the best indie pop going, from West Coast janglers to Swedish pop pickers. This time they take a tour through the American south with Birmingham-based Slack Times. The…
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