The end of the year always winds up busy and even the best things can fall through the cracks. Case in point, the first single from new band Echolalia dipped my radar…
After a few weeks out it’s nice to be back, and already with exciting news for 2025 on the horizon. First up, the always excellent Eremite has a new trio full of…
I’ve covered a few singles from Oakland’s Blue Zero, but as you nest in for the holidays and start to pile up the records you missed from 2024, this one should take…
Following a pair of self-released gems and 2021’s SGTP on Devil in the Woods, Hermosillo, Mexico’s Sgt. Papers return with their debut for In The Red. Splashed with psych, soaked in fuzz,…
One of the best new bands to come along in the past couple of years has been Aussie enclave The Bures Band. Combining the sun-soaked interplay of The Byrds with the most…
A second outing from Ann Arbor’s fling ii finds the band deep in the cosmic curl, hurling the listener through synth vortices, their guitars soaked in sonic sap. From the first moments…
It’s started to become a yearly tradition that in addition to the favorites list, I compile a mix of my favorite Cosmic American singles for the year. The mix this year gives…
List season may be upon us, but there’s still work to do and a ton of releases to put on the speakers. Legacy janglers Boyracer return with their fifteenth LP, a breezy,…
The latest edition of RSTB radio is live and in the archive. It’s a lighter month for singles, so this month is a nice balance between old favorites that need a good…
Providence’s Paper Jays add a bit of fry to the folk scene for 2024 with their eponymous album for ESP-Disk. Built on a bed of fingerpicked folk, the album finds Justin Hubbard…
The second Horsegirl album is shaping up to be one of the first great indie outings in 2025. The band led off with the stripped-back and buoyant “2468” and follow-up this week…
This year was admittedly packed for albums, as evidenced by the 100 title list of favorites this year (and I could barely whittle it down to that)! This year also brought in…
I can’t remember a year that felt like such a gift for music. While the rest of 2024 can go in the bin, musically we were set. Each week was so packed…
The temptation to wrap up the year seems to have caught quite a few early in 2024, but it’s hard when there’s still so many albums just eking their way out. This…
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