Despite her Northwestern environs, there’s something reminiscent of the open West in Marisa Anderson’s work. It’s not that her pieces necessarily evoke the telltale tropes of ‘60s cinema so much as they…
Anti-Fade keeps up their spotless run of late with a new 7” from newcomers Phil & the Tiles. Buzzing with the kind of curdled, off-kilter pop that fed Ausmuteants and UV Race,…
I’ve been looking forward to this Tarotplane album and now its out in the works with a mesmerizing new video by Timothy Nohe. While PJ’s works with Tarotplane have straddled lines between…
Lots of music on the dock today and this second single from Welsh quartet Sister Wives lets fuzz-gnarled guitars grab listeners’ attention right quick. The band straddles the punk and post-punk lines…
This one’s been getting a bit of a quiet reception Stateside, but Kiwis Jim Nothing have been making plenty of noise with their latest album, In The Marigolds. The record employs no…
Arizona’s Emotional Response gear up for the sixth installment in their female punk and indie series Typical Girls and setting things straight in the wake of the announcement is a new track…
The last album from Daniel Bachman pushed his composition well past the fingerpicked folk and atmospheric drone of his early works. Axacan picked apart Americana and laid it bare, cut it open…
More jangles out of Meritorio today with a new single from Seattle’s Model Shop. The band grew out of the ranks of Math and Physics Club, winding up as a natural progression…
I don’t know how this announcement slipped out so quietly, but just from the first inroads on the available track, this is going to be an essential release for 2022. Jeff Parker…
As the weather finally starts to cool and turn towards autumn I’ve seen numerous calls to bust out the UK Folk — gathering up Pentagle and Fairport albums for a descent into…
Elkhorn’s catalog has been building steam for a while. It’s no secret around here that Sun Cycle, and it’s partner album, Elk Jam were a few of my top albums when they…
A double set of singles announces the debut album from Fremantle Aus’s Spice World. The band embraces the scrappier end of the jangle spectrum. Bright guitars and shout along vocals make this…
These days I’ve had Jeffrey Alexander’s Heavy Lidders on, well, heavy rotation. The band’s output has been particularly potent these past few years. Dovetailing out of the great run of Dire Wolves…
Another short-format Aussie band makes good with a debut and this one’s buzzing with an ecstatic synth-punk glee. Melbourne’s Delivery have already put a couple of great EPs under their name and…
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