STAFF PICKS Kimber – Justin Townes Earle Lindsay – Underworld, Sam Amidon Dario – Sam Amidon Brittany- Pet Symmetry THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Sam Amidon – The Following Mountain CD (Nonesuch) New solo album by experimental folk artist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. The Following Mountain represents a new approach for Amidon, who shifts here from his previous […]

STAFF PICKS Kimber – Do Make Say Think Lindsay – Land of Talk, Pokey LaFarge, Helium Dario – Do Make Say Think, Jane Weaver Brittany- Nick Hakim, Land of Talk THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES !!! – Shake The Shudder CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) Shake The Shudder is a product of !!!’s DIY punk roots presenting a harder edge […]

STAFF PICKS Kimber – Elf Power Lindsay – L.A. Takedown Dario – Woods Brittany- Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Jim Avett and Family – For His Children And Ours CD/LP (Ramseur) The second Jim Avett and Family collection following an eponymous 2008 release. Produced by and featuring Seth and Scott Avett of The Avett […]

STAFF PICKS Kimber – Slowdive Lindsay – Slowdive, Perfume Genius, Joan Shelley Dario – Juana Molina Brittany- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Mac DeMarco, Slowdive, Big Walnuts Yonder, and Afghan Whigs THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Afghan Whigs – In Spades CD/LP+MP3/Cassette (Sub Pop) From its evocative cover art to the troubled spirits haunting its halls, In Spades casts a […]

STAFF PICKS Kimber – Slowdive Lindsay – Colin Stetson, Feist Dario – Colin Stetson, Brittany- Thurston Moore, Feist THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Between The Buried & Me – Coma Ecliptic Live CD+DVD+Blu-ray (Metal Blade) Between The Buried & Me performed their 2015 Coma Ecliptic in its entirety live on October 4, 2016 at The Observatory North Park in San Diego, […]

STAFF PICKS Kimber – Robyn Hitchcock Lindsay – Black Angels Dario – Charly Bliss Brittany- Bowie, Ravonettes THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Actress – AZD CD/LP (Ninja Tune) Darren Cunningham aka Actress returns with a new album and a new alter-ego AZD (pronounced Azeed), a chrome-plated journey into a parallel world. AZD is themed around chrome both as a reflective surface […]

Kimber- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Lindsay- Smokey and Miho Dario- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Brittany- Lillie Mae   Little Hurricane – Same Sun Same Moon CD/LP+MP3 (Mascot Label Group) Third album from the alt-rock duo. A gritty and down-home 21st century blues-rock duo out of San Diego, California, Little Hurricane formed in 2010 when guitarist and vocalist […]

Kimber- Father John Misty & The New Pornographers Lindsay- The New Pornographers, Wire, & Timber Timbre Dario- Timber Timbre & Brittany- The New Pornographers, Wire, Timber Timbre, & Father John Misty Arca – Arca CD (XL) Arca is the first to feature the Venezuela-born, London-based producer’s untreated singing voice. He sings in Spanish – the language of his childhood […]

Kimber- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Lindsay- Jake Xerxes Fussell and  Hauschka Dario- Julia Holter Brittany- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Richard Buckner – Impasse [Reissue/2002] CD/LP+MP3 (Merge) The words are entrancingly cryptic, as if their simplicity conceals unfathomable depths. The music is sparse, almost whispered at times, like a secret. The title gives everything away, though. During the […]

Kimber- Vic Chestnutt, Jesus and Mary Chain Lindsay- Pontiak Dario- Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble Brittany- Wolf Eyes Arbouretum – Song Of The Rose CD/LP+MP3 (Thrill Jockey) The Baltimore torch-bearers have long been famed for their ability to entwine elegant songwriting with an erudite poetry, both sonically and lyrically. Weaving contemplations on philosophy, mysticism, redemption, and the implications of […]