STAFF PICKS Kimber – Calexico Lindsay – Marie/Lepanto, HC McEntire Dario – Khruangbin, Mimicking Birds Paula – Django Django, Khruangbin THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us CD/LP+MP3 (Epitaph) The ninth studio album from Calexico is a timely snapshot of the Arizona-bred band: a family portrait capturing their stylistic variety and […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – First Aid Kit Lindsay – Shopping, Tune-yards THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Arcade Fire – Creature Comfort 12” (Sony) Limited 180gm white 12” vinyl pressing of this single taken from the album Everything Now. Includes “Comfort My Sleng Teng” (Geoff Barrow Mix/12″ Vinyl Version). Belle and Sebastian – How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Elbow Lindsay – Panda Bear Dario – Panda Bear, Betty Davis Paula – Elbow THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Elbow – The Best Of Elbow CD/2xCD (UMe) New collection curated by the band spanning 20 years. Features Elbow’s cover of The Beatles’ “Golden Slumbers,” as featured on the John Lewis Christmas ad, as a bonus track. […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Courtney Marie Andrews, Jim James Lindsay – Courtney Marie Andrews, Jim James, Califone Dario – Courtney Marie Andrews THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Courtney Marie Andrews – On My Page [Reissue/2013] CD/LP (House Arrest) Courtney Marie Andrews’ predecessor to the highly successful Honest Life (2016) is back in-print on CD and available on […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – The Wedding Present Lindsay – Wilco reissues Dario – Dancehall comp Dominic – Chris Stapleton THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Van Morrison – Versatile CD/2xLP+MP3 (Legacy) Following the success of his 37th studio album Roll With The Punches, Van Morrison returns in the same calendar year with his 38th. While Roll With […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Sufjan Stevens Lindsay – Mavis Staples Dario – Townes Van Zandt Dominic – Sufjan Stevens THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Björk – Utopia CD/2xLP (One Little Indian/The Orchard) Björk’s ninth studio effort, co-produced by Venezuelan DJ Arca, follows-up her 2015 breakup record Vulnicura and celebrates her reemergence on the other side of […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Sharon Jones Lindsay – Sharon Jones, Mavis Staples Dario – Sharon Jones Dominic – Mavis Staples, Electric Wizard THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Adicts – And It Was So! CD/LP/Cassette (Nuclear Blast) With their Clockwork Orange Droog attire, infectious high energy, uptempo music and unforgettable performances, The Adicts are no strangers to the scene having formed […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Andrew Bird, Four Tet Lindsay – Lucinda Williams, Escape-ism Dario – Angel Olsen Dominic – Childish Gambino THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Andrew Bird – Echolocations: River CD/LP (Wegawam) Recorded under the Hyperion bridge in Los Angeles, California’s Atwater Village, Echolocations: River is the second piece in a series of short films and recordings documenting site specific […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Bibio Lindsay – EERA Dario – Bibio Dominic – Survive THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Anti-Flag – The American Fall CD/LP (Spinefarm) “The politics of distraction influences people to lose focus on what makes a positive impact on their lives and the world,” the band explains. “It encourages people to make choices […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Julien Baker Lindsay – Weaves Dario – Curtis Harding Dominic – Hundred Waters THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Julien Baker – Turn Out The Lights CD/LP+MP3 (Matador) From its opening moments — when her chiming, evocative melody is accompanied by swells of strings — Turn Out The Lights throws open the doors […]