Following last year’s excellently tempered Other You, Steve Gunn starts off 2022 with with an introspective spirit, reinterpreting songs from the record with friends and contemporaries. The opener finds Gunn sparring with…
Surprised to say that The Hanging Stars haven’t appeared here and its about time to correct that. The UK Cosmic Country band have built a catalog of lightly quivering sunset pop. “Radio…
One of the highlights of 2017 was David West’s third solo slate, Cherry On Willow. West’s bands shift focus, from the indie pop pounce of Rat Columns, the post-punk austerity of Rank/Xerox,…
Starting off with the first Hidden Gems of the year, featuring a regular around the site, Jeff Tobias. The name should sound familiar if you’ve been listening to any number of RSTB…
The new album announcements are stacking up today and this one is as lovely as the rest. Papercuts have long been haunting the site and Jason Quever keeps his influence rolodex constantly…
The lost of Broadcast is felt daily around here, a tragedy that reverberates each year marked with Trish’s passing. Some good news arrives today, though as Warp Records announces a trio of…
Some awesome news out of the Prefect Records camp today as longtime RSTB faves Ex-Vöid announce their debut LP, co-released with Don Giovanni here in the States. The band, which features members…
Been watching the singles out of this group for a couple of weeks now and it seem to only be getting better, culminating in the push-pull of German Progressive throb and post-punk…
This one’s kind of a mix that I needed personally and its always better to share. Been falling down past rabbit holes and looking for the keepers of the cosmic flame along…
Got a surprise one-off from the great Lewsberg today. The band announces that it will be the latest in the Speedy Wunderground 7” series, offering up a tightly wound, driving track that…
While the origins of Claypipe’s latest, Sky Wells, lie far from the barren, snow-covered hills of the East Coast US, there’s something of a kindred spirit flowing through the record. The New…
Another one that gets the video treatment after I’ve already hit the single, but like Color Green, this is too good not to share once more. If you missed Pearl’s new single…
Looks like a couple of RSTB faves have videos for songs that got a tracks writeup, but that’s just one more reason to remind you of how great they are! The excellent…
A psychedelic gut punch crawls out of the crevices over at Centripetal Force Records today with the release of Mirage’s “TV Screens.” Reminiscent of the early, asbestos blues of Purling HIss, the…
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