The new single out of Montreal’s Private Lives kicks off the runnup to the band’s sophomore LP, a record boiled and burned and bound to draw blood. The first single, “Psychic Beat,”…
I mentioned this one a little while back, but it’s time for a deeper exploration of the debut from MA/VT alt ‘ indie explorers Creative Writing. The band lays things bare with…
Digital Regress bring another scorcher to the speakers. Though, in the case of Nowhere Flower, though the music melts the mind, but the aura is more humid and mossy than arid and…
This one snuck out a few days ago and deceivers a proper spotlight in the run up to the excellent new album from The Rishis. If the group’s off the radar, you…
Spunflower sprouted in the woods and wilds of Humboldt County’s fertile free music scene, assembled from members of DDT and White Manna. The band locked themselves away in a 120 year-old church…
More music out of The Tubs this week and I couldn’t be happier to have a song on the speakers. “Chain Reaction” finds the band at their most boisterous, pounding through breathless…
I’ll be far from the first to sing the praises of Horsegirl this year. The band built expectations on their 2022 debut, labeled quite vociferously as “youth’s return to the guitar,” which…
It’s nice to start the day off with news of a new album on the way from William Tyler. Following collaborations with Kieran Hebden and Marisa Anderson, film scores, and a more…
Broadcast as a part of the celebration of the On The Wire radio program’s 40th anniversary, Bhoy On The Wire is a testament to the experimentation and sonic malleability that has become…
“Very Berk Squad’ dips into the new record from James Elkington. The guitarist, songwriter, and producer has popped up here quite a bit lately, but his is the first solo release since…
Another bout of elastic indie out of Brooklyn’s Consumables lands today. I enjoyed the band’s first single and the second, co-written and produced by Bodega’s Ben Hozie lands pretty prescient for these…
An album that’s been seemingly lost to time, You Ishihara’s solo debut was a victim of schedule and circumstance, slipping between the cracks of fan expectations and press attention. The record was…
It’s been no secret around here that Pearl Charles has been an RSTB favorite. Charles has been steadily building towards a new album for the past few years, slipping out singles in…
A gauzy new single wafts out of the new Exploding Flowers LP. The band’s second single from Watermelon/Peacock stares into the sun and lets the listener melt for a few moments. The…
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