Last year WEEED created one of my favorites of 2021, their densest and most expansive record yet. The band follows up quickly with the first of two EPs on the way from…
On his new album, Jonny Halifax sets aside his blistered blues for a set of creosote raags that delve deep into the heart of desperation. Setting one foot in the waters of…
Another one seemingly out of nowhere today, the debut from Joys Union Group is a welcome respite from the daily punishment of life on this slowly simmering rock. Headed up by Neil…
RSTB faves Weak Signal are back again with a new album from Colonel Records this week. Following up on the scorch and simmer of last year’s Bianca, War & War finds the…
No matter where you know the inimitable John Reis — Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu — there’s no mistaking that low slung guitar and 40 grit rasp. Reis…
Holding up the banner of UK psych-country, The Hanging Stars have been working through their own particular desert for a few years now, but with Hollow Heart the band boil down their…
This one slipped out during a Bandcamp Friday rush last month and got buried in the debris (as often happens). While the short-run tape is sold out, the digital is just as…
After a long buildup and a string of excellent pre-album singles, UK indie-pop outfit Ex-Vöid release their debut this week. Featuring members of long-beloved group Joanna Gruesome, who’ve since split members between…
Hanging in the air like condensation, the opening track from Finnish duo Tapani Rinne & Juha Mäki-Patola’s album, Open, is patient and contemplative. Straddling the intersection between ambient auras and jazz minimalism,…
There’s a lot to love on this new album from Tommy and the Ohs, but the mid-point, late-night groove of “Mama Allcaps” stands out as a highlight. Blending country croon, oil-slicked rumble,…
Yet another solid comp out of L.A.’s quickly solidifying Forager Records. This one feels like almost a proper follow-up to Belong To The Wind, the compilation that touched the whole label off…
There have been some lovely, tender records emanating from RVNG this year and the label adds one more to the list with Time~Lapse Nature, the new record from Taos-based songwriter Delisa Paloma-Sisk…
If you missed out on the excellent new solo album from Jeff Tobias (Sunwatchers, Modern Nature) a new opportunity hits today as Jeff rolls out a video for album standout, “Thank You…
Three Lobed continue to be an unstoppable juggernaut of goodness these days and, following the completion of their 20th Anniversary run, the label announces a new record from Mary Lattimore featuring multi-instrumentalist…
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