The second release from UK quartet The Tubs only solidifies the band’s hold on the new wave of jangle pop. Featuring former members of the much-beloved Joanna Gruesome, the band comes ready…
There are always gems that land in my lap that I love, but seem to miss out on the accolades they deserve. At least Stateside, that fate seemed to befall The Surfing…
Got a new one today from Oakland’s Blues Lawyer. The band has become West Coast favorites over the past few years, melding indie pop, post-punk, and riot grill impulses into the kind…
Rock is inherently cathartic. Tension and release are built in, but there’s something that goes above and beyond the norm on Upper Wilds’ Venus. The songs crackle with an electricity that’s absorbed…
Leave it up to me to take a vacation during a week of banner announcements. The death of Neal Casal is still felt reverberating through music communities and in the wake of…
Longtime RSTB faves Dungen don’t often find themselves in collaborative company. With the exception of their EP with Woods, recorded in the desert light of Marfa, they’ve kept their lushly orchestrated psychedelic…
After a bit of a drought, I’ve got some great Hidden Gems on the way starting off with perpetual Aussie faves The Goon Sax. The band’s new album tightens their influences and…
On their last album, WEEED began a proper crossover with the current wave of Cosmic Americana, finding themselves more often than not wading in the same tributaries as Garcia Peoples’ expanding universe.…
Another one creeps out of the upcoming Heavy Lidders album and its just one more reason to keep eyes on August 6th. This album’s so packed full that each new bit is…
Been a hell of a run for Rosali this year, with two essential albums out already — one under her own name and the other as Monocot. She follows with a palate…
A second burst of funk-saturated bliss escaped last week from Badge Epoch, the solo Max Turnbull maximalist extension of Badge Époque Ensemble. “Fruit Cocktail In Heavy Syrup” comes laden with a blast…
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