Always nice when an old favorite shows back up. Nathan Roche, an Aussie Expat who’s been spending the last decade or so in the Parisian scene, has often been known around here…
This EP slipped out rather quietly from West Coast faves Strawflower. The L.A. band’s blend of Americana ease with touches of power pop and country made for an excellent mix on their…
This one has been bubbling up for the last few months, littering the site with singles that are brief, but incredibly infectious, lighting up the indie pop radar like a handful of…
Following on the ecstatic anti-imperialist pop pounce of his first single, Jeff Tobias slows the pace but not the pressure for “Political Solution.” The second single from the upcoming One Hundredfold Now…
This one slipped out late on Friday, but it’s a perfect start to the new week. A few months ago John Whitson, the founder and head of the great Holy Mountain Records…
A new weekly mix this week serves up a host of site faves (Woods, The Pink Stones, Winter McQuinn, Major Stars) with some tried and true indie favorites like Wednesday and Sloan.…
Live records are a tricky bunch to get just right. The kind that span a tour might cull from the best takes, but the patchwork process can leave an uneven feeling, less…
Every new single out of the new Good Flying Birds has been a charmer. The band takes a ramshackle shot at indie pop, stripping back the layers until they get to the…
Strap the name Michael Hix on a release and I’m certainly expecting something soaked in the cosmic end of the spectrum; an exploration of ambient country that sticks to the underside of…
Through a host of personal growth, including loss, marriage, children, and upheaval, L.A.’s Massage have evolved more than most between albums. The band returns next month with their third album, an examination…
If you’re in need of a seething mind scrape bound to boil the blood, then look no further than the latest from Canadian collective EarthBall. The band’s been hurtling through the horizons…
A while back, Max Turnbull from Badge Époque Ensemble shaved down the lineup for a solo stint as Badge Epoch. The record retained the full band’s balance of jazz, funk and prog…
The second album from Portland country janglers Cruise Control breathes a bit of fresh air and sunshine into the alt-country kickers of late. The band skirts some of their more cosmic contemporaries,…
Just a year after the release of their intoxicating album, Rose Main Reading Room, Peel Dream Magazine cue up a new record, a mini-album culled from the sessions that birthed RMRR. The…
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