A gorgeous single from Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few preceded the group’s upcoming new album, The Almighty. The song finds Collier not only in his role at the sax, but adding…
A busy year already for Matthew Rolin, following the announcement of the sophomore LP from Winged Wheel, he lets out news of a new solo slab on the way from Dead Currencies.…
Warm weather’s on the way and it couldn’t be a better time to get a new cut from site favorite Keven Louis Lareau. Keven’s been known as a consummate side man over…
The show is, again, packed with new releases on the show this month. As the upcoming release announcements stack up this month, there’s lots of old favorites and new faces with records…
Longtime RSTB faves Trummors are back with a new one on the speakers and the desert air has only continued to cure their cosmic country credentials. The band’s latest album, 5, finds…
A lovely little jangler from Swedish indie pop outfit Stephen’s Shore. The band’s been on a run of EPs lately, finding their footing in the short format, never overstaying their welcome, but…
Plenty of shoegaze gracing the speakers these days and it’s sometimes hard to pick out the best from the blur. I caught NYC’s Gift a couple of years back and they were…
A couple of familiar names with a new outfit cropping up this week, Peter Kerlin (Sunwatchers, Solar Motel Band) and Rob Smith (Grey/Smith, Rhyton, Pigeons, D. Charles Spear) combine talents to form…
Haven’t heard from Swiftumz in some time, but SF’s Christopher McVicker is still a wellspring of pop gems, and that feels just right around here. Swiftumz isn’t always the first name that…
Still catching up on a crush of singles from the past week and, as usual, Upset The Rhythm delivers. With members of Sauna Youth and Cold Pumas in the lineup, the odds…
I’m always a sucker for Slumberland, but this new album from NJ’s Lightheaded is a particularly fun romp through indie pop’s most endearing moments. “Moments Notice,” the band’s second single, doubles down…
Another stellar single out of the upcoming TJO album. This time the propulsion of the last single has faded for a more dusk light linger. “Glass Island” creeps onto the speakers, patient…
It seems that lately, the world has finally paid a portion of its due to Sunburned Hand of the Man. The long-serving psychedelic enclave has been the bedrock of the Northeast free…
The Third Man debut from Rich Ruth was one of my favorites when it hit in 2022. An elevated vision of jazz fusion and psychedelic sorcery, the record turned trauma into into…
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