The past couple of years have seen a flurry of activity out of the members of Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet. Much like their noisier counterparts in Bill Orcutt’s guitar quartet, the band…
Been a couple of years since Population II were on the site, smoldering off of their debut for Castle Face Records. The band’s been weaving their way through the psychedelic caverns ever…
It’s a big week around here for Bert Hoover. After a single yesterday from Hooveriii, the West Coast crusher lets loose the second single from Primitive Ring, his trio with Charles Moothart…
It’s a day packed with great new releases and plenty of RSTB faves, and in that regard, I’m always happy to see Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn back on the release schedule. Though it…
With a fresh scent of spring, a familiar name around RSTB floats back into frame this morning. On her last EP as Lady Apple Tree, LA singer-songwriter Haylie Hostetter tapped into an…
A surprise EP surfaced this week from RSTB faves April Magazine. The Bay Area band sits in a soft-focus foam alongside fellow obfuscation-pop faves Cindy, Tony Jay, and Flowertown. The new EP…
Kevin Dehan has quickly built the Cactus Lee catalog into a solid string of releases over the past few years. Rising from a bedroom entity, dipped in the trapping of the private…
Missed this single as we slid out of last week, but this new shot from Hooveriii is a great way to wake up the synapses on a Tuesday morning. Insistent as ever,…
Two West Coast faves collide in a new project this week, unveiling the first single from The Pennys. The band brings together Mike Ramos (Flowertown, Tony Jay, Cindy) and Ray Serephin (R.E.…
MG.ART, Manuel Göttsching’s label has been doing an excellent run of reissues of the Ash Ra Tempel catalog and I’ve enjoyed them immensely. There aren’t too many spots in the catalog that…
Saapato’s latest is a study in decomposition. The NY ambient artist has often interwoven pieces with verdant atmospheres, so an album based around nature’s trend towards the husking of life feels like…
Triptides slip back into rotation this week with a new album for Label 51 Recordings, known for latter day works from The Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade. The band hit on an…
With a bump or two in fidelity, West Coast indie outfit Semi Trucks swap Meritorio for PPM, divining the damage of grunge rather than indie pop on their latest single. “Lou and…
A low-slung new single slips out today from Adam Amram Family Band. The NY songwriter follows up his 2021 debut with a new album on Nudie. “Get In Line” finds Amram dipping…
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