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…
rootless has been a familiar name around these parts, but rarely has he been in such form as he is on Other Reasons. The new record is still rooted in the acoustic…
Another excellent single from the upcoming Jeffrey Silverstein album glides onto the speakers this morning. With a video treatment from Mark Neeley, “(Theme From) Western Sky Music” exemplifies the kind of sundown…
The sophomore album from Jana Horn is a delicate exfoliation of dream and reality. Hung on the kind of gossamer glow that permeated works by Linda Perhacs, Sandy Denny, or Nick Drake,…
On their last album, Natural Information Society opened their circle and let the blistered energy of Evan Parker into the fold. For their latest, the band widens the circle ever further, augmenting…
Site favorite Mat LaJoie has cycled through the bulk of a series of recordings rooted in the four elements, already covering ground on Water, Fire (via sunlight), and Earth. As he prepares…
The new Rose City Band album is almost upon us, arriving this Friday from Thrill Jockey. Before we get there, though the band joins the ranks as the latest to get the…
Every few years or so the assembled members of Terry convene and crank out a barnacled gem of Aussie indie. It’s been five years since their last, and, to be fair, the…
RSTB faves Woolen Men are on a continual tear through singles these days and this week they offer up an excellent cover of The Nerves’ “Workin’ Too Hard,” harnessing a scuffed-up fuzz…
The last few years have seen quite a few artists embrace the cosmic corners of country and the earthen, yet expansive niches of Americana. In quite a few ways the current musical…
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