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 – 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 […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn Lindsay – Destroyer Dario – William Eggleston Dominic – The Sea And The Cake reissues THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Brand New – Science Fiction CD/LP (PMTRAITORS, LLC) Science Fiction serves as the long-awaited fifth full-length (and potentially final) album from cult Long Island band Brand New and their […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – The Radio Dept. Lindsay – Barr Brothers Dario – Courtney Barnett / Kurt Vile Dominic – St. Vincent THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Courtney Barnett / Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice CD/LP+MP3 (Matador) Lotta Sea Lice is a conversation between friends Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, documented in raw, unvarnished song, […]