The new record from Guadalajara’s UAY captures a rhythmic psychedelic spirit culled from works from across the globe. Finding the connective tissue between Erkin Koray, Guru Guru, Os Mutantes, and Kikagaku Moyo,…
A second single from the upcoming new record from Mapache hits this morning and it’s just the dose of bittersweet bliss that early summer called for. While we’re just getting started, “What…
Sam Blasucci’s been a West Coast lynchpin these past few years, anchoring Mapache, and guesting on records from Pacific Range and the reverential George Is Lord project. He extends his reach this…
The debut from Symphony Orchestra falls far from the implications of the band name with hardly a string or tympani coming within fifty feet of the collaboration between songwriters Michael Rault and…
Last week got busy, but that’s no reason to ignore this gem from Cut Worms, That’s just negligent. Max Clarke returns after the ambitious environs of the double LP, Nobody Lives Here…
There’s always been a satisfying balance with Rosali’s output between the coctail-napkin honesty of her impeccable vocal work and the rumpled immediacy of her solo guitar excursions. This time she moves away…
In the interim since their last album, Ruby Puff of Dust, Philly’s Honey Radar have kept busy in the short format, releasing several EPs and 7”s. They add another to the stack…
Yesterday Hiss Golden Messenger announced a new album on the way from Merge. The record boasts some of M.C. Taylor’s most self-reflective work yet, finding him hunkering down with his compatriot and…
Another Aussie institution kicks out a gem today. The rusted wobble of Wireheads has been haunting RSTB for some time and it’s good to have ‘em back after a short hiatus with…
I’ve long had a soft spot for RVG. The Australian band digs into a strain of New Wave that glimmers with an enticing darkness. The band’s last few outings were albums for…
Maya Ongaku has released one of the year’s best albums, a low-key record full of soft winds and quiet contemplation. In my review a while back I noted, “The album warms, like…
The upcoming James & The Giants record is shaping up into a real essential for 2023 and a new single this week helps firm up those suspicions. Album opener “I Wanna Go…
Last year’s inaugural Deep In The Valley Fest brought together a cross-section of musical genres with a common thread of experimentation and exploration. The roster exemplified the current crop of Cosmic American…
Pedal steel player Rick Pedrosa’s The Far Sound has been a favorite around here. His new album for Centripetal Force is steeped in ambient country, Italian Library Soundtracks, psych-folk smolder, and kosmiche…
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