Continuing the weekly wrap-up this week with another Snapshot. This week’s mix runs down some of the highlights of the week along with some cuts that caught my ear and didn’t have…
A hidden gem that was tipped to me from the good folks in Gold Dust, Boston’s The Croaks captivate with a combination of folk and pop. The band’s latest single, “Grey Girl,”…
I’ve had a chance to sit with this one for a while and each listen leaves a few more scorch marks on the speakers. Hooveriii have spent the past few years perfecting…
A little buried treasure from the good folks over at Aural Canyon. The label has offered up the latest from Sean W. Spellman, who operates just under the last name as a…
Following the fragrant fusion of 2022’s The Human Jazz, Berlin’s TWÏNS returns with a new album that expands his cocoon of influences, slipping seamlessly through jazz-psych, lounge, kosmiche, folk, and pop with…
Another archival treasure from the vaults of Elephant 6 approaches this week. Following the first new music from Olivia Tremor Control, out just a few months ago, Orange Twin has announced that…
A busy day around here, but there’s always time to get a new track from Zoh Amba into rotation. Fresh off dates with her Sun Ensemble, and an excellent cover of Suzanne…
After a series of EPs that cut, curdle, and re-contextualize folklore into haunting psych-folk hallucinations, Milkweed brings their approach to a full length. Out of pamphlets and into epics, the band uses…
A short and sweet EP that’s become a recurring favorite around here. Coming on like The Concretes gone country, the new EP from Daphne’s Demise is awash in a hazy pop glow.…
Long running favorites Dummy have bloomed from home-recorded roots into some of the most adventurous purveyors of propulsive pop out there. Before their lauded albums for Trouble In Mind, the band introduced…
Last week was packed with releases and something had to give, but there’s still time to catch up on this excellent new single from RSTB faves Lightheaded. The New Jersey band effortlessly…
A record that just immediately feels right. Joe Harvey-Whyte (The Hanging Stars) and Bobby Lee have been holding down the corners of the Cosmic American outpost in the UK for sometime now.…
Reissues in the current age tend to get a bit cyclical, recycling some of the same ol’ piles without a treasure in sight. However, there’s the occasional gem that makes you sit…
I know that not everyone wants to read through a week’s worth of posts. Sometimes, you just want to skip to the music, so I figured why not round the best of…
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