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 […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Budos Band, The Doves Lindsay – Budos Band, Metz, The Doves Dario – Metz Eric – Metz, Budos Band The Budos Band – Long In The Tooth CD/LP+MP3 (Daptone Records) 15 years after the release of their debut album, Daptone’s Royal Court from Staten Island deliver a truly epic collection of […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Sufjan Stevens Lindsay – Jónsi, Brent Cobb Dario – Death Valley Girls Eric – Death Valley Girls Dawes – Good Luck With Whatever CD/LP (Rounder) Far from apathetic, Good Luck With Whatever is Dawes at their most unapologetic. It’s sympathetic and magnetic, 50% genetic and highly kinetic. Songs like “Didn’t Fix Me” […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Sylvan Esso Lindsay – Bill Callahan, Idles Dario – Idles, Makaya Mccraven Eric – Idles, Prince Deftones – Ohms CD/LP (WB) Multiplatinum, Grammy Award-winning alternative rockers Deftones are back with their ninth studio album. Ohms is an other-worldly body of work meticulously crafted by the five-piece band. It is a magnificent […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Mirah Lindsay – Run The Jewels, Osees Dario – Valium Aggelien Eric – Osees Run The Jewels – RTJ4 CD/2xLP (BMG) Run The Jewels, the lauded duo of El-P and Killer Mike, return with their feverishly anticipated new album, Run The Jewels 4. The eleven song, 40 minute powerhouse is their […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Sam Prekop Dario – Sam Prekop Lindsay – PJ Harvey Eric – Bent Arcana PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love: Demos CD/LP (Island) PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love [Reissue/1995] LP (Island) PJ Harvey’s third album To Bring You My Love, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2020, receives a heavyweight vinyl […]
Staff Picks Kimber – Throwing Muses Lindsay – All Them Witches, Yo La Tengo (reissue), Blonde Redhead (reissue) Dario – Dirty Projectors, Thor & Friends Eric – All Them Witches All Them Witches – Nothing As The Ideal CD/LP (New West) All Them Witches have built a career out of playing music that cannot be […]