STAFF PICKS kimber – sylvan esso lindsay – still corners, papa m dario – solange jeff – jay som dominic – broken social scene THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Tori Amos – Boys For Pele [Reissue/1996] 2xCD/2xLP (Rhino) Newly remastered version of Tori Amos’ 1996 album, expanded with 21 bonus tracks including a selection of B-sides, rare recordings, and […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – david bazan lindsay – papa m dario – lnzndrf jeff – david bazan THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Daniel Bachman – Daniel Bachman CD/LP+MP3 (Three Lobed) Guitarist and former wunderkind Daniel Bachman, at 26, can no longer be considered “precocious.” On even his earliest recordings Bachman’’s guitar prowess and compositional voice were staggeringly mature. […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – lambchop lindsay – lee fields, hope sandoval dario – hope sandoval jeff – strfkr, toro y moi THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES American Wrestlers – Goodbye Terrible Youth CD/LP (Fat Possum) “American Wrestlers’ self-titled debut was a true diamond in the rough, a lo-fi collection of timelessly hazy pop songs that practically glowed with homespun warmth. Since […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – nada surf lindsay – olympians, marching church dario – the rachel’s reissue jeff – the olympians THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Lou Barlow – Apocalypse Fetish CDEP (Joyful Noise) The Dinosaur Jr. bassist and all-around alt rock icon releases an all-ukulele EP. [Vinyl edition due November 11.] The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Third World Pyramid […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – jimmy eat world lindsay – leonard cohen, john prine dario – nico muhly/teitur lassen jeff – american football THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES American Football – American Football (LP2) CD/LP+MP3/Cassette (Polyvinyl) Not long after Polyvinyl Records released American Football’s self-titled debut album in 1999, the band called it quits, having only played a smattering of Champaign-Urbana […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – fela kuti reissues lindsay – califone reissue dario – califone reissue jeff – nicolas jaar THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Terry Allen – Lubbock (On Everything) [Reissue/1978]2xCD/2xLP+MP3 (Paradise Of Bachelors) Legendary Texan artist Terry Allen occupies a unique position straddling the frontiers of country music and visual art; he has worked with everyone from Guy […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – hiss golden messenger lindsay – goat, hiss golden messenger dario – xylouris white jeff – goat THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Apoptygma Berzerk – Exit Popularity Contest CD (The End) On Exit Popularity Contest, APOP founder Stephan Groth distills the essence of carefully selected pioneers to construct a classic yet refreshingly contemporary sound. […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – low, blonde redhead lindsay – justin peter kinkel-schuster, jenny hval, blonde redhead, itasca, low dario – yann tierson, eztv jeff – sam evian, eztv THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Banks – The Altar CD/LP (Harvest) Goth R&B artist Banks follows up 2013’s brooding Goddess with her sophomore effort. Big Jesus – Oneiric CD/LP (Mascot) […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – billy bragg & joe henry lindsay – true widow dario – devendra banhart, kronos quartet reissue jeff – lvl up THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Devendra Banhart – Ape In Pink Marble CD/LP (Nonesuch) “In the three years since he released Mala, more and more artists have found space for themselves in the surrealist, freak-folk […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – hamilton leithauser & rostam lindsay – handsome family, woven hand dario – hamilton leithauser & rostam, wreckmeister harmonies jeff – preoccupations THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Against Me! – Shape Shift With Me CD/2xLP+MP3 (Total Treble) Seventh full-length studio album from punk rock band, dropping right before lead singer Laura Jane Grace’s memoir titled Tranny: Confessions […]