Riding in on a calm wind, the debut from Nashville Ambient Ensemble taps into the calm core we’re all looking to find, perhaps more than ever lately. Assembled by Michael Hix, the…
Another cut creeps out from the upcoming LP Made Out Of Sound from Bill Orcutt & Chris Corsano. While the pair have unleashed a devastating bout of noise in the past, this…
So this one comes with a caveat considering Evan Parker’s recent Covid misinformation spree, but I’m inclined to be excited for this massive new work from Natural Information Society all the same.…
Two kindred spirits let out a collective sigh today with the announcement of Marisa Anderson and William Tyler’s collaborative album Lost Futures. As is the case with many artists from the last…
L.A.’s Triptides have been a psych-pop fixture for quite some time on the West Coast, balancing their releases between a breezy Byrdsian strum and cosmic touches that can run a ripple through…
Well this one snuck out a little while back, but its been a packed couple of weeks around here so who couldn’t use a little bluegrass pick-me-up today? The return of The…
A second dose of the upcoming new record from Silver Synthetic comes ‘round today and it takes the band’s Cosmic Americana to clear blue heights. Above bucolic strums the band lays into…
It’s been a good clip since there was some new music from Teddy and the Rough Riders around here, but can’t blame anyone these days, pandemic recording is no joke. The band’s…
I’m a sucker for a well thought out reissue label and upstart L.A. label Forager is starting off strong. The label has put together a collection of psychedelic folk and softly rippled…
Another great song off of the upcoming LP from The Natvral (Kip from The Pains of Being Pure at Heat). The last time he was haunting these parts he’d ditched the indie…
A real ripper out of this NOLA band pounds down on the spine with the full force of the SST classics that fuel it. Bent and battered guitar runs underpin a sweat…
Given how much I’ve gushed in the past, you probably don’t have to guess that there’s some excitement over here for the new Rose City Band LP. Ripley’s latest refines the cosmic…
Hobbies Galore has always done a good job of scooping the fringes of Aussie music, though they’ve not ventured too far into the past at this point. This collection of songs from…
In the last decade Daniel Bachman has seamlessly transitioned from wunderkind to a beacon of experimental guitar. Emerging from the specter of Jack Rose, James Blackshaw, and Robbie Basho allusions, the Virginian…
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