UK janglers Tulpa return with a new single, following the ‘90s burn of their opening volley “Let’s Make A Tulpa.” The new cut, “Transfixed Gaze,” turns down the ‘90s nods just a…
Making good on the glam-grit promises of their last album, New Zealand’s Earth Tongue returns with a new single today, produced by Ty Segall. The band slings fuzz with the best of…
Continuing his journey towards pop transcendence, Jeff Tobias (Sunwatchers, Modern Nature) offers a beacon of hope on his latest solo album. Jumping in where he left off on Recurring Dream, Tobias moves…
The last time Agnes Martian were around these parts they had Laraaji, Music for Connection, and Hair and Space Museum in tow. After that detour into deep tissue collaboration, the duo returns…
A second single swims out from the sophomore LP from SML. The West Coast ensemble, culled from ETA standouts Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann, stunned with…
Some of the best moments on Glyders last record found them turning down the fuzz and rumble for a richness that embraced country’s sweet caress. They return to the fold with “Moon…
A truly underrated record from the ranks of the 2010s, Possible Humans debut for Hobbies Galore / Trouble In Mind was a tangled indie treasure that tipped to the 80s/‘90s guitar axis…
A round up of the one’s I’ve missed this week, including a surprise new album from faves Possible Humans (more on that soon), new singles from Golden Brown, Muriel Grossman, Goat, Lorelle…
A record so sweet one label couldn’t contain it. The new album from longtime favorites Massage is out on a trifecta of trusted sources (Mt. St. Mtn, Bobo Integral, Prefect Records) and…
Just yesterday I was mentioning the power pop prowess of Billy Tibbals, and lo and behold here he is today with another candy-coated single. A double shot of slickened swagger, the new…
There’s definitely a dividing line between bands that find themselves lumped into the power pop tag by lazy journos, and those that embrace it with the kind of reverence and studied dedication…
A new single from Vanity Mirror finds them coasting from the ‘60s towards the early ‘70s, lobbing a lounged ballad that brings to mind Wings and Badfinger. “The Apple Tree” would fit…
There’s been some uptick in motion from Aussie legends Eddy Current Suppression Ring this year. The band had an excellent, untethered single out in March that was followed by a surprise EP…
A familiar face with a new name slips out a debut single today. Formerly known as Large Plants, who released two great albums on Ghost Box over the past couple of years,…
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