One more sweet ‘60s ode from RSTB favorites The Mellons before the band’s new album descends next month. Album closer “Say Goodbye” layers harmonies on harmonies, topping up an orchestra of strums,…
Hell of a year for surprise albums. This week’s already got the short-notice Boards of Canada on deck and then the Aussie punk pantheon has to go right ahead and double the…
International Anthem are stacking essentials this year as they bring another live curio to the table for 2026. An effective companion piece both to Jeff Parker’s recently released live-born LP, Happy Today,…
There’s plenty of ‘90s noise excavators, shoegaze diviners, and punk plunderers out there these days but when a band unravels the threads between nostalgia and nuance it’s always fun to watch. Mopar…
There’s never been much noise on this trio Stateside, but UK outfit Formal Sppeedwear have been blistering the post punk palette for the past few years in all the right ways. The…
An album built on tradition and destruction of folk forms, RSTB favorites Magic Tuber Stringband return to Thrill Jockey for a new record with deep roots in their South Carolina community. The…
The return of RSTB favorite label Language of Stone just keeps getting better this year. Following new works from Greg Weeks solo and his new duo with partner Jessica, Magus, this week…
A buzzing, incandescent new track from Gnoomes charges the speakers this week. The Russian duo pairs the album with a move to Slovenia, never losing their penchant for cocooned pop and propulsive…
Last year the good folks over at Third Man dug into the world of Ted Lucas, long already a beloved figure among psych-folk heads, most notably for his 1970 eponymous album. The…
A mid-week indie pop sugar shock comes courtesy of Kiwi Jr. The band returns after a brief break to lay down their fourth album, another clutch collection of jangles n’ jostles threaded…
A second single from Canadian duo Fuses solidifies the anticipation for the band’s debut album. Featuring Motorists’ Craig Fahner with Swedish drummer and bassist Moa-Linn Rösenlof (Orkan, Spela Död), the pair excels…
There’s been plenty of cosmic country revival and Canyon crooner revisits, but the current wave of the genre has still has a slight dearth of dig into the ‘90s grit that grew…
There’s always been a ramshackle grace to The Spatulas, a scabbed ‘n sutured vision of indie as it filtered down through the Kiwi ruckus and the itch of Olympia. Essentially the vision…
A familiar name from deep into the Blogspot days of the site, Picastro has been weaving seances in drone and folk that dip the listener deep into the vortex. On her latest,…
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