Staff Picks Lindsay – Sure Fire Soul Ensemble  Dario – Japanese Breakfast Zach – Pup, Beirut, Whatever the Weather Caleb – Guided By Voices Kimber – Soul Jazz Comp   Beirut – Artifacts CD/2xLP (Pompeii) Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Ibibio Sound Machine, Aldous Harding, Binker and Moses Dario – Aldous Harding Zach – Fucked Up, Tom Rogerson, Destroyer, Ibibio Sound Machine Caleb – Destroyer and Guerilla Toss Kimber – Destroyer and Aldous Harding   Destroyer – Labyrinthitis CD/LP+MP3 (Merge) Destroyer’s new album brims with mystic and intoxicating terrain, the threads of Dan […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Springtime and Young Fathers Dario – Springtime Zach – Midlake and Sonic Youth  Caleb – Sonic Youth  Kimber – Broadcast reissues    Midlake – For The Sake Of Bethel Woods CD/LP (ATO) Loss and hope, isolation and communion, the cessation and renewal of purpose. These themes echo throughout the 5th album from Midlake, their […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Knitters and Widowspeak Dario – Widowspeak and Midlake reissue Zach – Bodega, Ethan P Flynn, and Alex Cameron Caleb – Bauhaus Kimber – Midlake reissue     Franz Ferdinand – Hits To The Head CD/2xLP+MP3 (Domino) Hits To The Head is a 20-track greatest hits collection showcasing the world-conquering success of Franz Ferdinand’s […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Weather Station, King Hannah, Rival Consoles and Karate Dario – Weather Station Zach – Cécile McLorin Salvant and Peach Pit  Caleb – Guided By Voices Kimber – Roy Montgomery and Band of Horses  Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage: Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By LP (Bulk) This masterpiece is […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Lo Moon, Carson McHone, Sasami Dario – Robert Glasper Zach – Caroline, Moldy Peaches, Matchess Caleb – Deerhoof Kimber – Fela Ransome-Kuti and The Africa ’70 with Ginger Baker Robert Glasper – Black Radio III CD/2xLP (Loma Vista Recordings) Four-time Grammy Award-winning artist and producer Robert Glasper delivers his highly anticipated […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Hurray For The Riff Raff, Saint Etienne, and Water From Your Eyes Dario – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges Zach – Beach House, Water From Your Eyes  Caleb – Beach House  Kimber – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges Beach House – Once Twice Melody CD/LP/2xLP+MP3/2xCassette (Sub Pop) Once Twice Melody is the eighth […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Big Thief, Cactus Blossoms, and Holy Hive Dario – Holy Hive and Josephine Foster Zach – Pedro the Lion, Moonchild, Los Retros, and Alt-J  Caleb – Josephine Foster Kimber – Big Thief  Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You CD/2xLP+MP3 (4AD) Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Cate Le Bon and Erin Rae Dario – Cate Le Bon Zach – Black Country, New Road, Animal Collective, and The Reds, Pinks, & Purples Caleb – Cate Le Bon Kimber – Erin Rae and Animal Collective Animal Collective – Time Skiffs CD/2xLP+MP3 (Domino) Time Skiffs‘ nine songs are love letters, […]

Staff Picks Lindsay – Lady Wray  Dario – Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy Zach – Pinegrove and Anteloper  Caleb – Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy  Kimber – Fruit Bats Half String – A Fascination With Heights 2LP (Independent Project Records) Arizona’s own Half String’s A Fascination With Heights gets a special reissue treatment by […]