Excited to see RSTB favorites Cactus Lee rising in profile once again. The band follows up releases on Mapache and ORG with a new record for Western Vinyl this year. If you…
While The Laughing Chimes debut was an admirably assured debut, written while songwriters Evan and Quinn Seurkamp were still in high school, it was also a record born and brushed by its…
A few crystalline transmissions have been beamed into the ether from RSTB faves Bhajan Bhoy. Created as part of a 40th anniversary celebration of Steve Barker’s On The Wire radio program, the…
A real burner here from L.A. Anatolian psych band ÖLÜM does nostalgia right, digging into a ‘70s sound with impunity, doing justice to the legacy of era standouts like Erkin Koray, Selda,…
Over the course of their last few releases, Chronophage have steadily become a favorite around here. The band’s wounded New Wave and post-punk crystalized on their eponymous album from 2022 but even…
The noise-soaked closer to The Sewerheads debut Despair is a Heaven chews on the wires of post-punk, run through with art school shrapnel. Feeling like kindred spirits to the similarly named Wireheads,…
I’m still catching up from the end of 2024 and this one’s been on the list for some time now. The work of Sarah Christensen, Sun Swept captures the sweeping vistas and…
A flurry of strings today from Kurdish/ Iranian tanbur player, Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian. The new album finds the artist honed in, not necessarily eschewing the the improvisational air of his last album,…
The second single out of the new Index for Working Musik runs at the listener with a railroad chug. The aura on the song is that of maintaining calm, but just barely,…
There could be no better winter warmer than a new record from Rose City Band. The outfit, headed by Ripley Johnson (Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips), has bloomed over the years from a…
An absolute highlight from last year was Rich Ruth’s Water Still Flows. Already a piercing, sweeping blend of jazz, psych, and post-rock ruminations, the album’s second side standout “Blue Shell” gets a…
RSTB faves Aux Meadows return to the fold this week, providing a little sonic solace with their ambient country aura. “Rooms Without End” tags a bit of rhythm into the headspace, slipping…
Another haunting single from the new Rattle slips out today. The band follows on their ambitious 15+ minute first single with a bit shorter peek into the album. Though, it’s no less…
Been a few years since I’ve found MIEN on the scene, but the band returns this week with a new single and news of an upcoming album for Fuzz Club. The band,…
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