Oakland’s Blues Lawyer announce their third album, All In Good Time, this week with a new single and video that dips into love connections and extraterrestrials. “Chance Enconters’ finds the band channeling…
Over the last few years Tony Molina has begun to crystalize his sound — an indie pop overload crammed into bite-sized blasts that are somehow crunch and calm. He’s found a way…
The dissolution of Joanna Gruesome made way for Ex-Vöid and their counterparts The Tubs. While the beloved band’s passing was a definite loss, out of the rubble grew two new favorites around…
Jeff’s album was included in my 2022 favorites, and if you missed out, its a pithy pop gem packed with earworms, including this standout single. Back when the single first popped out…
Far removed from physically from the open expanses and arid afternoons they evoke, New York ambient county outfit SUSS bring together a collection of EPs that cap off a tumultuous time for…
After a few great singles, Sacramento’s Julian Never steps up for a debut LP on Mt.St.Mtn. The band is the work of Julian Elorduy (MAYYORS), and he takes a dive into the…
Whew the last couple of weeks have been busy and things just seem to fall through the cracks. I’ve been listening to the Glyder’s album Maria’s Hunt non-stop lately and its already…
The second part of the year-end wrap, this list runs down my favorite reissues and archival compilations for the year. It was a good year for holy grails and lost albums with…
For me this is a bit early, as I often fully embrace the idea that the year isn’t over just because it’s the beginning of December. But if there’s a theme for…
RSTB faves Arbor Labor Union return with a new album this morning. Taking a label shift to Sophomore Lounge, the band continue their embrace of Cosmic Americana that began on New Petal…
As the year begins to draw to a close I’m already sliding into playing catch up. With a year so full of releases, there were bound to be quite a few good…
A fuzzy, twang-washed new cut from Bristol’s Langkamer accompanies the band’s new EP. “Hamlet” skids out of the speakers with a touch of ‘90s alt-country flair. Embracing the crunch of guitars, the…
The third single from the upcoming debut from Shirley Hurt is measured dry and dark, curled in an arid smoke. The track slowly crawls from the wings, floating on Hurt’s affecting baritone…
A record nineteen years in the making, Fuckwolf’s debut is far from the kind of overwrought prog that would often accompany a tale of this sort. The band has been knocking about…
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