On their second EP for Meritorio, Swedish outfit Stephen’s Shore find comfort in the melancholy moments. Between linen covered jangles, the band captures a faded form of indie pop — not as…
Another great show for this month packed with new music, so much new music! It took all my efforts to pack it all in but there are great new songs from Joys…
Australian banjo player Andrew Tuttle elevates the instrument beyond mere accompaniment, bluegrass component, or country stereotype. With a refined pacing and delicate touch, Tuttle folds the banjo into the current wave of…
Despite the world collectively falling for Ringo as the hero and charmer behind the scenes this year in the Let It Be doc, George Harrison has long been the underdog of the…
A few more singles find their way out of the new Mapache record this week, following up on the band’s recently released album of covers. Roscoe’s Dream embraces the band’s warm evening…
Well this is a nice reissue facilitated by Chicago’s Eye Vybe Records. While the world absorbs the recent new of Les Rallizes Dénudés works appearing to the public, a much smaller release…
I missed this one on its first blush, but have been pouring back through some missed singles and dove right into this new track from Alison Cotton’s upcoming release The Portrait You…
This one looks like its flying a bit under the radar, but reveals a lot of charm on repeated listens. The debut from Austin’s Good Looks feels like a record from a…
I’m always gonna be a sucker for claymation and the latest video from The Mary Veils is packed with some psychedelic visuals via the always entertaining Spaghetti Jesus. The Philly band bring…
A second bout of punk fury lands today from the upcoming Vintage Crop. Adding a slippery twinge of synth, the Aussie band squirms and slides through this frantic ripper. With their hackles…
I’d hoped this news was on the way when Kikagaku Moyo announced their final tour. Today the band reveals the first dip into a new and, sadly, last, album from the band.…
The first dip into the new album from Flanger Magazine, the work of Louisville songwriter Christopher Bush, is a gorgeously serene bout of drone folk that slowly unravels over the course of…
Two albums on the site today that were born out of the last days of Black Dirt Studio, gotta love that. Cale’s latest album was recorded with Jason Meagher, a pivot from…
Happy to debut the first video from Turner Williams Jr. today. While Williams’ first studio LP under his own name, Briars On A Dewdrop, is on the way from Drowned Lands this…
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