Indonesian band Crayola Eyes are hitting that psychedelic sweet spot that’s reserved for Spacemen 3, Loop, and early Black Angels. The band’s debut is out now and stirring up a hazed hurricane…
There’s a delightful lightness to Scree’s album Jasmine On A Night In July. The album carries a self-applied genre of Spiritual Lounge, and that might be the crux of what makes the…
Another great single slides out from the upcoming North Americans album this week. “The Last Rockabilly,” contrary to the connotations of its title, is a meditative circle around the drain of existence.…
I’m a bit excited to see that the loose collection of singles that have been coming out of the Sunfruits camp have coalesced into an album. The band releases the third single…
It still stymies me the quality reissues that remain to be dug up vs. some of the completely rote roster rock that finds its way back to the shelves each RSD cycle.…
Two RSTB favorites pairing up is pretty much always a good thing. Max Turnbull (Badge Époque Ensemble) and Michael Rault announce this week that they have formed the duo Symphony Orchestra. It’s…
Without a doubt one of my favorites from last year was Hollow Heart from The Hanging Stars. The record found the UK band folding more styles into their sound, long dominated by…
Friday was a bit packed in terms of announcements and new music, but it would be a shame to let this one slip through the cracks. The new album from Lauren Barth…
I mentioned earlier that Slumberland had a wealth of releases today and this new single from Chime School cozies up nicely next to the 7″ just released from labelmates The Laughing Chimes.…
A spare collection is released today from Donna Allen’s home-recorded demo works, a preamble to a proper record out soon from ever/never. The collection from the Chronophage songwriter is confessional, as the…
Quite a lot going on over at Slumberland today with a new single off of the excellent, and highly anticipated new Reds, Pinks and Purples album and two singles from stable standouts…
Been excited about this record since I saw a “working on new stuff” post last summer from Mystic 100s (Milk Music). The Northwest band has been away so long its hard to…
As we crest into this Bandcamp Friday, there’s plenty of new releases to get on your radar, and a good place to start is this new album of country kickers from Ryan…
“Corners” is the second single off of Kassi Valazza’s anticipated new LP Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing. Where the first single paired her country air with a touch of Anglican folk, this time…
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