A nice cool down from YAI today, lead by the crystalline flutes of David Lackner. The duo straddles the line between ambient and jazz, dousing the first cut form their upcoming album…
Missed this a couple of days back, but it’s certainly worth revisiting — a weary wonder from UK favorites Mt. Misery. The song’s packed with the melancholy moorings of workplace tensions, but…
The last couple of years have seen Oneida swing back towards the sweat and swelter of their most overt rock impulses. Where their sounds got stretched and singed over their last few…
A second single snakes out from Dummy’s upcoming new LP, Free Energy. Hooked on the band’s penchant for propulsion, “Nine Clean Nails,” keeps the body moving and pushes their sound away from…
A second single slides out today from RSTB favorites Seawind of Battery. Like previous single “New Moon,” the song is anchored by beat, letting go of some of the ambient country connotations…
There could probably be a few bands dubbed North Stars for RSTB, but I’d certainly say that Beachwood Sparks is among the top contenders. Having first heard the band in the early…
I’ve spent quite a bit of time dedicating a corner of this site to hidden gems, the kind of records that got away. The debut from Birdie is certainly a contender for…
A second single from the upcoming Chuck Johnson LP today and it brings together Johnson with another RSTB fave. The track finds the guitarist collaborating with Cole Pulice, whose works in electronics…
Geelong’s O.R.B. had a pretty prolific run a few years back, ripping through three albums in three years, but as with many bands time’s slipped away over the last few years, and…
New West Coast outfit SML put out one of my favorite jazz LPs of the year, a far reaching release more rooted towards the German Progressives than the fusion set. The band’s…
The Soundcarriers stunned on a surprise comeback in 2022. Eight years after their previous album, the band continued to push psychedelic pop boundaries, re-establishing themselves as one of the most vital names…
RSTB faves Upupayāma are back with a new album today, and a new single that keeps the fire of their vibrant psychedelia lit. The band is the work of Italian artist Alessio…
The summers, once a bit of a respite from the release schedule, have now become just as packed as the rest of the year. This month’s radio revue only goes to prove…
The last single from Denver’s Honey Blazer spent some time on the speakers around here and they follow it up with a slow burnin’ new cut, “Diamonds,” today. Saturated with steel (courtesy…
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