RSTB faves Aux Meadows return with a new EP for the always excellent label Perpetual Doom. The band’s blend of cosmic psychedelics and country converge once more for a track that’s chugs…
Following some bonus recordings from the sessions, out earlier this month, Matt Lajoie has announced his final piece in his elemental cycle, a representation of air entitled On Guardian Wing. A shortened…
Among the rampant flock of reissue labels it’s often hard to carve out a proper niche. Simply rifling through the forgotten debris of the past can only go so far. Unearthing a…
Triptides trawl through the past with an ear for the most coveted corners of pop. Their early years found them glazed and glued to the psych-pop ‘60s, traversing both sides of the…
Auckland’s Guardian Singles return with a new album and a biting new single this week. The band’s sound continues to look to the Northwest shores of the US rather than the distinct…
The upcoming album from James & The Giants finds itself exploring the full breadth of James Toth’s songwriting. With curatorial help from producer Jarvis Taveniere, Toth plucked songs new and old and…
Sunfruits’ debut has been long simmering, but its arrival comes just in time to tame 2023. The record is a packed bag of summertime psych-pop glazed with layered harmonies and dayglo charms.…
The opener off of the new record from South African band Seven Rivers of Fire only hints at the darkness that’s to come on new album Way of the Pilgrim. Steeped in…
Remembering back to the early works of Orcutt that found their way onto the site, there’s an immediate schism between those records and Bill’s latest, Jump On It, his first solo acoustic…
Every single that swaggers out of this album makes me love it more. The Pittsburgh band’s debut is a windows-down neighborhood-rattler with touches of ‘70s hard rock, glam, and prog under the…
There’s been such a barrage of necessary new music these days, its easy to miss a true gem among the ranks. Tinarwen have a new album on the way, Amatssou, which marks…
There’s been no lack of love for the new Rose City Band (or any other RCB release) around here, but I’ll keep the torch lit for them one more time. The new…
A lovely, overcast cut from California songwriter Nydia Gonzalez captures the tenor of her eponymous new EP. The record features members of Mapache, and captures a similarly sanguine side of the West…
Another killer rides out of the new Cory Hanson record this week. Hooked on a heavy guitar lead, this “Horsebait Sabotage” pushes as far from the expectations behind Cory’s solo works as…
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