For a lot of us, our relationship to music was re-evaluated this year. For us, the biggest change was losing live music. We had to dig even deeper into our album listening and work hard to find that mental space that live music occupied. For those of you who all of a sudden had some […]
This month, instead of our usual 5 favorites, we’re going to give you ten, because we’re sure you could use some good tunes, right about now. Also, this was a hell of month for new releases! Keep up the good stuff, everybody. We’ve been really proud to talk to and see so many caring individuals […]
Big Thief – U.F.O.F [4AD] In our eyes, Big Thief can do no wrong. When songs originate from such a deep place singer/songwriter Adrienne Lenker seems to have sole access to, any and all directions will be met with admiration and praise. U.F.O.F. puts aside a lot of the heavier “rock” moments that are […]
Another year in the books!!! So much has changed in the music industry, but we are still standing tall, thirty years in, and we couldn’t do it without all of you! One of the things we’ve always prided ourselves on is keeping the safe space of the record store alive; a place to explore new […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Lindsay – Jessica Lea Mayfield, Lucinda Williams Dario – Protomartyr Dominic – Kamasi Washington THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES David Crosby – Sky Trails CD/2xLP (BMG) Sky Trails, David Crosby’s third album of original material in four years, continues the fearless folk-rock legend’s unexpected late-period resurgence. Sky Trails […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – beirut lindsay – dungen, protomartyr dario – dungen jeff – alex g, el ten eleven THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Alex G. – Beach Music CD/LP+MP3 (Domino) “Alex Giannascoli, more commonly known as Alex G, is a lo-fi bedroom pop artist from Pennsylvania. Although he has tons of albums currently on Bandcamp, Beach […]