It feels like I’ve been waiting for more from Michael Rault since the moment I got his last LP. I know that sounds greedy, but It’s A New Day Tonight was such…
Ned Collette’s excellent 2018 album Old Chestnut is an ambitious, evocative song cycle that was built on years of honing a nuanced and experimental vision of folk. Though it feels fully formed,…
Nance strikes again with a killer Bandcamp Friday tape that slides under the collective radar, but snags the right ears every time. A bump up from the backyard bliss of his last…
Also packed into a crowded day last Friday, the news broke that a new Simon Joyner album is on the way. I couldn’t rush this one along with the deluge of other…
Always keeping an eye on what’s coming from Steven R. Smith, whether its from one of his alters as Ulaan Khol, Markhor, Passerine, or Hala Strana. This time Smith is back under…
While not the first to take up the name Heavenly Bodies, the Philadelphia trio may be the ones who most completely embody the ideal of slowly colliding stars on their debut for…
Another favorite of mine from last year returns, the soft-hearted indie pop of The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness. The band’s sophomore LP hardly left my turntable, mixing power pop and indie…
Stolkholm’s Kungens Män have been storming through the psychedelic halls of Europe for quite some time, but they’re just starting to breach the veil on the US. Thankfully with the upcoming Kungens…
In a meditative mood to start out the day, “Lure” is the first taste of Wake, the debut from Rosa Beach Mason (Ashan) and Sean Conrad (Channelers, Ashan). Like fellow fluid travelers…
After a Summer release on Paisley Shirt the underrated bedroom burner, Hey There Flower, from Tony Jay finds a vinyl home on Mt.St.Mtn. Sounds like the format swap sees it get a…
Always happy to see Kelley Stoltz back with another album, and after a busy 2020 with two albums and a reissue of his long OOP Antique Glow last year, he’s back with…
Coming across even more potent than his first, Jed Smith’s latest outing under the Mick Trouble banner once again embraces the shadow of ‘80s UK jangle-pop with a precision that’s often unmatched…
São Paulo’s Sessa finds a balance between the West Coast’s sunwash psychedelics, Tropicália fallout, and the lush air surrounding Quartin releases like José Mauro. On “Gostar do Mundo” the lull of guitar…
An outlier in the Curation Records lineup, Leeds’ Elkyn (aka Joey Donnelly) joins Sean Thompson outside the band’s West Coast circle, and as the first international artist signed to the label. Tonally,…
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