When the first New Bums record rolled around it was an unexpected treasure, the meeting of two minds already in high esteem around these parts. Donovan and Ben both came from cinder-laced…
The past few years have seen no drought of Cosmic American music, but a good deal of those records have been wrapped in a crisp, rippling aura that hangs on the wide…
Must be a good day to wobble on the edge of consciousness because yet another skewed view lands from Dom & The Wizards, the new band from Dom Trimboli of RSTB faves…
Last year Toronto’s Roy delivered a syrupy batch of psych-pop rooted in government coverups and alien enlightenment. He follows up with a new record on Idée Fixe that shelves the tin hat…
Last year brought an excellent surprise in the lovely Unbecoming from guitarist Eli Winter. The young player mixed pastoral stringwork in a way that evoked Daniel Bachman, Peter Walker, and Jack Rose.…
Got a nice cut for a clear day from the upcoming Triptides record, Alter Echoes. The band makes the jump to Alive Naturalsound Recs for this release, pursuing a more progressive palate…
Heard a bit from this one when I posted a track a few weeks back, but now the release is out in the wild and its definitely one worth gettin a copy…
A second slip into the universe of the new Djinn record finds the band pushing away from the Don Cherry mysticism of “Love Devine,” yet it doesn’t float free entirely. With a…
The March episode of Crawl Out From the Fallout was last night and it was another great round up of new songs that have been haunting the site lately. Started with serenity…
Cool Ghouls have long been a staple at RSTB, their sunny psych-pop lighting up the speakers year over year. This latest album sees the band dive deeper into their influences — moving…
While it’s certainly correct to say that Sunburned Hand of the Man never truly went away — with a steady stream of CD-rs and digital releases populating their voluminous catalog — their…
San Francisco’s Telephone Numbers have been bubbling under for quite a few years, releasing singles that dive straight into the heart of indie pop and stay lodged until they get absorbed forevermore.…
As I mentioned Friday was constrained chaos and things slipped through the cracks, but now that the dust has hit the floor there’s time to explore some vital rippers like this new…
Hell I’ll take any reason to shine a light on The Embarrassment, and with this low key reissue sneaking out via Brooklyn’s Almost Ready records. Formed in 1979 in Wichita on a…
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