Nine years in the making, the debut from Aussie psych collective Spawn invites the listener into a winding psychedelic journey. Simmered in the psych scorch of Stoner signifiers, shrouded in Doom clouds,…
Just the prog pop that the week called for. RSTB faves Magic Fig stunned on a debut EP last year, and they follow it quickly with the full length for Exploding In…
It’s been nearly 30 years since East Coast institution Major Stars first set fire to the speakers, and as they arc into their latest album, they show no signs of abating. Still…
It’s a big year for RSTB fave Barry Walker Jr. Following a record with his newly formed Barry Walker Unit, featuring fellow members of Rose City Band, and a tour with RCB…
Topside, the new single from Optic Sink is an exploration of control, grasping for something infinitely desired but always just out of reach. Below the surface, though, the song sways towards the…
While there’s certainly been no drought of jangle pop over the past decade, Good Flying Birds throw a good dose of punk fray and frazzle into the mix that feels like it’s…
This is an exciting one to see pop up today. GUU first hit the speakers around here when they appeared on an indispensable comp from Guruguru Brain last year. The song from…
In the world of reissues, the long out of print gem is good, but a truly unearthed, unreleased treasure might be better. A remnant of the psych-folk aughts, which are now getting…
More excellent new music from El Paraiso, this time bursting outside of the inter-label bubble that often tangles musicians in different tessellations. The label picks up Norwegian four-piece Kronstad 23, offering up…
Somehow the October edition of Crawl Out is already upon us and it was packed as usual with brand new music. I had a hard time cutting this one down from the…
RSTB faves Winged Wheel bring some exciting news this morning as they announce a follow up to their 2024 stunner, set for release in early 2026. The band, featuring members of Spray…
An unexpectedly straightforward love song from Joel Cusumano (Sob Stories, Body Double) today, pushing aside breakups and cold crushes for the kind of spark that can only exist inside the everyday infatuation…
Smudged with youthful infatuations with ‘60s strummers and lo-fi ‘90s Paisley Pop pickers, Kai Slater (Lifeguard, Dwaal Troupe) has a handle on the heartsick swoons that scratched off Nuggets singles and WEA…
The second album from Adelaide’s Joe Ziffer slips further into the suds of psych-pop. Like his 2023 debut, the record revels in a murkiness, but this there’s a connective tissue that runs…
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