STAFF PICKS Kimber – Mirah Lindsay – Weather Station Dario – Jamila Woods THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Blue Hawaii – Tenderness CD/LP (Arbutus) Blue Hawaii is a duo comprising Raphaelle “Ra” Standell of Braids and Alex “Agor” Kerby. “Björk meets the xx and DJ Koze.” Citizen – As You Please CD/LP+MP3 (Run For Cover) For their third album […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lindsay – Metz, Hiss Golden Messenger Dario – Phoebe Bridgers, Godspeed You! Black Emperor Dominic – Moses Sumney, Jon Langford THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Amadou & Mariam – La Confusion CD (Because Music) Eighth full-length album from acclaimed Malian musical duo. [Vinyl edition due October 6.] Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Antibalas Lindsay – Willie Watson Dario – Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Antibalas – Where The Gods Are In Peace CD/LP (Daptone) Antibalas new studio album is an epic Afro-Western Trilogy searching for solace from American political opportunism, greed and vengeance. Through its battle cry of resistance against exploitation […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Lindsay – LCD Soundsystem, Penny Sparrow Dario – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Babe Rainbow – The Babe Rainbow CD/LP+MP3 (30th Century/Columbia) Australia’s The Babe Rainbow have signed to 30th Century Records, the label spearheaded by Danger Mouse, for the release of their debut […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Soul Of A Nation comp Lindsay – War On Drugs, Together Pangea Dario – Oh Sees THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Alex Chilton – A Man Called Destruction [Reissue/1995] CD/2xLP+MP3 (Omnivore) As lead singer of The Box Tops and co-founder of Big Star, Alex Chilton already had a place in rock history. But […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Kacy & Clayton Lindsay – Kacy & Clayton, Rainer Maria, Grizzly Bear Dario – Kacy & Clayton THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Ghostpoet – Dark Days + Canapés CD/LP (PIAS America) Dark Days + Canapés is Ghostpoet’s most defining album to date. Produced by Leo Abrahams, best known for his work with Brian Eno and Jon […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Bonobo Lindsay – David Rawlings Dario – Oneohtrix Point Never THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bonobo – One Offs… Remixes & B-Sides [Reissue/2002] CD/2xLP (Tru Thoughts) Successfully beating the bootleggers at their own game, 2002’s One Offs offered Bonobo fans the chance to get their mitts on rare 12” and 7” cuts, as well as some truly […]