What seems to be most endearing about Australia’s Shrapnel is that they have no fear of skewing towards record nerd impulses, splattering them all over the expanse of their new record Alasitas.…
Got another jangled gem from the upcoming Tubs EP on Trouble in Mind today. The band, who, like their compatriots Ex-Vöid grew out of the amicable dissolution of Joanna Gruesome, launches into…
Well it seems that the ambient guitar gods continue to smile upon us as Williams Tyler enters his second inspired team-up of the year. Having already announced his collaboration with Marissa Anderson,…
In a short time the new label from Foxy Digitalis’ Brad Rose has grown to become a perfect crossection of what’s historically made FD great and what makes the reignited site such…
Seeping out of the Brighton psych scene, the second album from Rokurokubi is on its way out this week and like fellow friends and collaborators Wax Machine, the duo excels at nailing…
Another propulsive, deeply grooved cut sneaks out from the upcoming Cochemea album. His sax has lifted works from The Dap-Kings, Kevin Morby, and Run The Jewels, but nowhere is he as potent…
A waking dream arrives this week from Devin Shaffer. The Chicago musician shares her smudged wonderland with the likes of Grouper, Jefre-Cantu Ledesma, Juliana Barwick, and Matchess. A thread of field recordings…
Last year Spencer Cullum released an excellent prog-tipped folk album for YK records. The scant run was gone too soon, but the unsettled calm that Spencer left lingered in the air far…
A while back I had up a great single from Chicago band Tobacco City and now it seems that the band’s long gestating debut LP is on the way from Scissor Tail…
Been a little while since I’ve heard from La Luz, but Shana Cleveland’s solo LP was a constant around here when it was released a little while back. The band returns with…
Gotta pay attention these days to catch some of the reissues that pop up in small corners and are gone before they’re even announced. This might be especially true of some of…
With the revival from The Black Twig Pickers already on the shelves for 2021 it would seem that Mike Gangloff and Isak Howell have already paid their debt for excellence this year.…
It’s been an amazing year for music so far, and since we’re about at the tipping point of the year, I thought it was time to run down some of my favorites…
While this slipped out digitally earlier in the year, the eponymous album from Upupayāma is now getting a physical release from Cardinal Fuzz and Centripetal Force. With a bonus cut added on,…
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