Two albums in, Tobacco City continues to be a conduit piped directly into the empty lots, darkened bars, and Formica dreams of the American Midwest. Scratched and patched by pay day sorrows,…
A second stunner of a single out of the new LP from Kassi Valazza. The Portland songwriter wrapped Canyon Country in icy English winds on her last album and there’s a strain…
Following quickly on their album from last year, Philly’s BASIC are back with a new EP of rhythm-wracked guitar chuggers. Following a mid-tour lineup change, Dream City reflects the band’s current configuration…
Awesome today to see RSTB faves The Reds, Pinks and Purples get a bump up to Fire Records for their latest. The long running project of Glenn Donaldson (Skygreen Leopards, Art Museums,…
RSTB faves Silver Synthetic return pulling the sun out of hiding as they crest through the speakers on sanguine strums and salt air. The band’s based in New Orleans, but the’ve alway…
The Tubs have been on of my indie pop favorites for the last few years. Anyone who’s found themselves facing down the speakers throughout one of their records knows that the band…
We Are Time prove fertile ground for post-punk once again. Following favorite releases by Motorists, Body Breaks, and label head Chandra, the band hooks into the debut from NYC’s Consumables. Infinite Games…
Amazing to see this collaboration take a second stab. Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas collaborated on a record in 2015 before both began to bloom into much larger entities. Now both…
This project has been in my mind for quite a few years and I’m really excited to see it come to life! Relatively Clean Rivers’ sole LP is an album that’s passed…
Often, West Coast musical offerings have come accompanied by soft breezes and a bucolic air that soaks the listener in warmth, but new stirrings out of Humboldt County find only foreboding tension…
A solo slice from a longtime favorite around here. There are few bands that have been on the site as long as Woods, and it’s nice to see Jeremy Earl carve out…
This one’s going far under the radar stateside, but in the runup of singles and into its first week in the world, this quiet album out of Australia has been climbing my…
It’s always a good time for the brutal pummel of Austin’s Water Damage. The sprawling noise unit follows quickly on their album, In E, from last year with news a new crusher…
Catching up on this one from the weekend. Virgina songwriter Joseph Harder slips into the dreampop foam as Babe Lewis. The first single from his new album for WarHen record finds Harder…
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