Staff Picks Kimber – The Decemberists Lindsay – Stinkweeds Top 50 of 2020 Dario – Stinkweeds Top 50 of 2020 Eric – Childish Gambino Drive-By Truckers – The New OK CD/LP (ATO) Drive-By Truckers released The Unraveling in January 2020 and set out for what was supposed to be a full year of touring. Needless […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Kamasi Wahington Lindsay – Kacy & Clayton + Marlon Williams Dario – M. Ward Eric – Sturgill Simpson, Osees The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You CD/2xLP (Astralwerks) Australian electronic duo The Avalanches’ new album, We Will Always Love You is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2016’s Wildflower. Described as “an […]
Staff Picks Kimber – S. Carey, Calexico Lindsay – Lee Fields, Bonobo, Calexico Dario – McCoy Tyner Eric – Lee Fields, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Arctic Monkeys – Arctic Monkeys Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2xCD/2xLP+MP3 (Domino) Recorded at the start of the band’s Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino tour, Arctic Monkeys […]
Staff Picks Kimber – The Telescopes Lindsay – Trees Speak Dario – Enrique Rodriguez & the Negra Chiway Band Eric – Orville Peck Daniel Avery – Love + Light CD/LP+MP3 (Mute) Love + Light arrives unexpectedly, following Avery’s recent collaborations with Alessandro Cortini on the critically acclaimed Illusion Of Time LP (“a record that suggests […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Nick Cave Lindsay – War on Drugs, Nick Cave Dario – Dirty Projectors Eric – King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Gwar The War On Drugs – Live Drugs CD/LP (Super High Quality) Culled from over 40 hard drives of recorded live shows spread out across years of touring behind multiple […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Lambchop Lindsay – Lambchop, Molchat Doma Dario – Quakers Eric – Alice in Chains Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide CD/2xLP (Rhymesayers) Since his debut in the late nineties, Aesop Rock’s writing has been of the highest caliber, but one thing that has continually evolved is his near-flawless and diverse […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Pylon Lindsay – Pure X, Heather Trost Dario – Heather Trost, Mort Garson Eric – Mort Garson, Public Enemy David Bowie – Metrobolist (aka The Man Who Sold The World CD/LP (Rhino/Parlophone) Originally titled Metrobolist, the album’s name was changed at the last minute to The Man Who Sold The World […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Devo, Elvis Costello Lindsay – Atmosphere, Tobacco Dario – Mourn Eric – Devo Atmosphere – The Day Before Halloween LP (Rhymesayers) For over two decades, Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing over two dozen studio albums, EP’s and collaborative side projects in as many years. In that time, […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Mountain Goats Lindsay – Loma, Plants & Animals Dario – Loma, Adrianne Lenker Eric – John Frusciante Clipping – Visions Of Bodies Being Burned CD/2xLP+MP3 (Sub Pop) Visions Of Bodies Being Burned contains thirteen scary stories disguised as rap songs, incorporating as much influence from Ernest Dickerson, Clive Barker, and Shirley […]
Staff Picks Kimber – William Elliot Whitmore, Kevin Morby Lindsay – Fuzz Dario – Kevin Morby Eric – Fuzz Autechre – Sign CD/2xLP+MP3 (Warp) Practically pocket-sized in comparison to their sprawling torrent of live material and radio recordings in recent years, Sign is a return to the sort of concision found circa Exai and their […]