It’s hard not to place at least a bit of importance on BMX Bandits, and with the 30th Anniversary of their Star Wars LP, a new reissue gives a reason to celebrate…
This latest fuzz chunk from the upcoming Birds of Maya does nothing to diminish the excitement for the record. The band’s been long gone from the stages, but the video for “Please…
Been no secret around here that Dire Wolves have burnt through the psychedelic space dust at an incredible pace, laying an enviable run of LPs in their wake over the past few…
This one is a curio to be sure. The songwriter Eden Ahbez (born George Alexander Aberle) became something of a mythical figure in vocal jazz circles after supplying Nat King Cole with…
Yet another amber-hued treasure out of Keven Louis Lareau this week. Lareau (Hand Habits, Cut Worms) is quickly becoming a favorite around here with his sun-swathed country singles. While the Ernie Graham…
There’s something nice about ending the day with the warm blanket of fuzz on Tony Jay’s “Saint Matthew.” The San Francisco songwriter Mike Ramos, also a member of concurrent Paisley Shirt band…
The last album from ROY embraced the conceptual pop album with all its might. Dipped in ‘60s psychedelics, the album explored a conspiracy-laced narrative involving extra-terrestrials, government agencies, a stone of infinite…
I’ve done a fair amount of gushing about the new John Andrews album. As he slips back in with the fictional (mythical?) Yawns once more, this time the haze that lingered over…
The last two Goon Sax LPs solidified the band’s deft touch with the fallout from jangle-pop and New Wave. They created an amalgam that was rhythmically tense, but shaggy in its adoption…
Chris Schlarb packed out last year with the release of his ambitious opus Houses of the Holy, under his Psychic Temple moniker, and (a personal favorite around here) the fictional archival release…
Another round of Crawl Out From the Fallout rained down last night and, as usual lots of new music found its way into the mix. There were new tracks from Green-House, Rosali,…
The new album from Fake Fruit jumps into the lineup over at Rocks in Your Head quite nicely, with a post-punk sprawl that bounces around the speakers with a rubbery delight. The…
I’ve had an open love for all things Pete Astor around here — from solo recordings to an insistance that The Weather Prophets’ material has long been in need of reissue. While…
Another gem out of the Tenth Court stable lands this week with the latest from Australia’s Shrapnel. The song mixes a jangled indie with a strain of ‘60s psych-folk that feels like…
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