It’s a day for catching up, and hell, I’m the first to admit my own blind spots and correct my errant ways. Filling in the gaps on some excellent EPS from West…
Another good one that slipped through the cracks, this first single from the Bay Area’s shoegaze set Seablite finds the band pushing as close to pop as they ever have. The first…
Making up for lost time on this one as I was out of town when this graced the speakers, but the new album from Hartle Road hits hard from the outset with…
Bloomington’s banner burners, The Cowboys, continue to be a Midwest secret gem that only gets better with age. The band has long been tapping the well of garage, R&B, power pop, and…
A towering single today from Chicago songwriter Maria Elena Silva features the artist’s accomplished backing band, which brings together Marc Ribot and Stephen Hodges for the first time since the pair collaborated…
The warm hug of hiss is seeping out of San Francisco and into the world at large. Alongside Cindy, Flowertown, and April Magazine, the Bay Area’s Tony Jay has been harnessing the…
Third Eye Stimuli is having a pretty banner year, and the latest single from Chet Sounds only solidifies that fact. The band, a solo outing from Uplifting Bell Ends’ Chet Tucker, moves…
The works of Jim Jupp, and in particular Belbury Poly, carry with them a sense of storybook wonder. The Ghostbox founder’s flagship band has quite often traded in a style that straddles…
More familiar under the name Bhajan Bhoy, Ajay Saggar swerves from the hive of drones and psychedelic haze for a project more rooted in pop than ever before. Along with Holly Habstritt,…
The impeccable crew over at RVNG, Intl have another great archival project on their hands. Shedding light on the works of composer, healer, and medium Pauline Anna Strom, the label have worked…
Got a double dose of Donaldson (Glenn) on the brain this week. Covering the pop side of the spectrum was the new single from Helpful People yesterday. Today’s release shifts the dial…
More great singles continue to careen ever so quietly out of the new Smashing Times album. The band pairs up their latest tumble through the runout reverie of Television Personalities, Jacobites, and…
Another essential single rides out of the upcoming Lewsberg LP, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. The Dutch four-piece embark on their latest LP for 12xU, further refining their stripped and…
Getting a bit of a slow start to this week after a rather busy weekend, but I’m just in time to catch an excellent new single from new RSTB faves Helpful People.…
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