The next batch of releases from Astral Editions, the rock offshoot of Astral Spirits, promises a lot of gems and this collaboration from Chris Cochrane (No Safety, Weird Little Boy) and John…
I caught Gift a while back opening up for Frankie and the Witch Fingers, but didn’t realize that the standout single from their set, “Gumball Garden” had been released. The Brooklyn band…
Coming out shortly after the band’s announcement, the long awaited Bajascillators is one of the most verdant and vital releases in Bitchin’ Bajas’ catalog. Shimmering with life, practically jumping from the speakers…
RSTB faves Uni Boys finally confirm their debut album. The band has been slipping out singles for the better part of a year, following up on their Curation debut single “Long Time…
New Goat album on the way and the band is still priming the psych-soaked party pump. “Under No Nation” slides in on funk-bound guitars and bouncing polyrhythms. The Swedish collective have been…
The new slab from More Klementines has hit the speakers sweeping between molten ascension and cool water comedowns. The record starts out amp fried and kicking through the muck with the rhythmic…
It’s always good news when Horse Lords crawl into view with a new album. The band’s latest, Comradely Objects, finds the band percolating along a similar axis to their last, but smoothed…
A verdant waft of cool breeze comes streaming off of this new EP out of the West Coast. Featuring members of Rays, Cool Ghouls, Galore, and The World, Almond Joy blends some…
Years in the making, the latest album from Bill Orcutt realizes his vision for a suite for four guitars, with himself as the spoke for the dizzying set. Where some Orcutt albums…
Quite a nice first peek into this collaborative album from Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn. The album diverges from Richard’s complex R&B. Pigments straddles avant jazz and ambient works with the help…
A little while back country-psych legend Farmer Dave Scher let out this sprawling single on Curation. “Ohana” is a rhythmic stomp with a dose of desert shimmer. Now he pairs up the…
If you’ve been tuned in, Styrofoam Winos have been making some of the finer indie odes of the past few years out of their Nashville Enclave. The band boasts three great songwriters,…
The new album from Badge Époque Ensemble is shaping up to be one of their best. Circling a few genres, from jazz fusion to lounge and psychedelic pop, the first few singles…
Another excellent entry to the ambient country / Cosmic Americana axis from Oakland’s Aux Meadows. The band’s new tape flutters between the melted road tar high body hum of late August and…
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