An absolute essential as the warmer days move in, RSTB favorite Cole Pulice announces a new album for New Age / experimental powerhouse LEAVING Records. The Oakland songwriter has been around these…
This one slipped out last week, but it remains a necessary listen after a few days to marinate. Exploding Flowers have had a sterling run of singles leading up to the release…
There are a few nice surprises on the dock today, but leading off with a new single from Philly favorites Florry is pretty high on the list. The band’s sunburnt country has…
On the band’s second outing, UK jangler’s The Tubs tap into a confrontational energy that drives them to new heights. Rooted in the lesser plumbed wells of jangle pop – from The…
One of my favorites from the East Coast underground, Ma Turner, returns. Turner’s been integral in Warmer Milks, State Champion, Teal Grapefruit, and the criminally underrated Huevos II, but one of his…
This one came out as an excellent surprise over the weekend. RSTB favorites Eddy Current Suppression Ring have kept their place atop the Aussie indie pantheon for years, but the band is…
Lots to digest, as usual on a Bandcamp Friday, but there are a few that shouldn’t slip through the tracks. Case in point, RSTB favorites Emergency Group slip out a new record,…
Two albums in, Tobacco City continues to be a conduit piped directly into the empty lots, darkened bars, and Formica dreams of the American Midwest. Scratched and patched by pay day sorrows,…
A second stunner of a single out of the new LP from Kassi Valazza. The Portland songwriter wrapped Canyon Country in icy English winds on her last album and there’s a strain…
Following quickly on their album from last year, Philly’s BASIC are back with a new EP of rhythm-wracked guitar chuggers. Following a mid-tour lineup change, Dream City reflects the band’s current configuration…
Awesome today to see RSTB faves The Reds, Pinks and Purples get a bump up to Fire Records for their latest. The long running project of Glenn Donaldson (Skygreen Leopards, Art Museums,…
RSTB faves Silver Synthetic return pulling the sun out of hiding as they crest through the speakers on sanguine strums and salt air. The band’s based in New Orleans, but the’ve alway…
The Tubs have been on of my indie pop favorites for the last few years. Anyone who’s found themselves facing down the speakers throughout one of their records knows that the band…
We Are Time prove fertile ground for post-punk once again. Following favorite releases by Motorists, Body Breaks, and label head Chandra, the band hooks into the debut from NYC’s Consumables. Infinite Games…
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