A towering glam stomp echoes out of Pittsburgh’s Sweat. The debut Tee Pee single from the band is hung heavy with the storm of the ‘70s. Swerving away from the plaid stomp…
Got a new one this morning from Kingston locals Fraternal Twin. The first single from the Cloudsong EP is an overcast and gauzy bit of indie that edges into dream pop at…
Diverging from the experimentation and scope of his previous album, The Dreaming Bridge, Matthew Rolin returns to serve a solo guitar record in the truest sense. Relying heavily on making his 12-string…
Typically I’ve associated the Italian label Black Sweat with more outre releases scrawled with free jazz and noise. Their latest offering pushes well into the woods of psychedelic folk, though. A new…
More ‘70s-coated cool arrives in advance of the new Drugdealer LP this week. The new single brings together two RSTB faves, with Kate Bollinger dropping in for a vocal collaboration while Natalie…
This one’s a bit of a throwback for the site, as I covered the original 7” that serves as the inspiration for this collection from The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The single…
Throw a brick and you’ll find a post-punk band talk-singing over wire-strung riffs, but most of the time the mood is dour and the band’s demeanor is set to ‘brood.’ Not so…
Tons of new music in the October installment of Crawl Out From The Fallout. A double shot of new music from El Paraiso, some psychedelic sway, and a huge block of new…
There have been so many good new announcements over the past couple of days, this one almost slipped by. Meg Baird returns with her first solo LP since 2015’s Don’t Weigh Down…
Fuckwolf have been kicking around the SF live scene for quite a while now, building up pressure on their debut LP for just shy of two decades, but now seems like the…
On first blush, the debut from NY’s GIFT seems too put together, an almost perfect encapsulation of the kind of hot-light psych-pop that ruled rock through the early aughts. While some blurred…
There’s never been a lack of talent coming out of the Canadian coffers, but the country’s psych-jazz contingent always seems like a pocket that doesn’t get as many accolades as it deserves.…
There have been tons of ‘lost’ albums that don’t quite live up to the expectations or legend associated with them. Natureza is one of those, if not necessarily legendary albums, it certainly…
Often lacquered with jangles, the roster of Spain’s Meritorio Records has become a haven for indie pop, but with Model Shop they offer up a thicker crop of indie charms. The band,…
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