STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Chicano Batman Dario – Jim White Kimber – Ride and Jim White Jake – Sea and Cake, Shabazz Palaces, and Ride Zach – Chastity Belt, serpentwithfeet, and Kelly Moran Ride – Interplay CD/2xLP/Cassette (Wichita Recordings) Everything feels like it has been leading to Interplay, Ride’s seventh album, the third since their […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Sierra Ferrell, Wye Oak reissue, Elbow, and Adrianne Lenker Dario – Julia Holter and Adrianne Lenker Kimber – Adrianne Lenker and Pan American & Kramer Jake – Sam Evian Zach – Adrianne Lenker, Rosali, Elbow and Thee Sinseers  Sierra Ferrell – Trail Of Flowers CD/LP (Rounder) One of the brightest young […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Innocence Mission Dario – The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Kimber – Coil reissue Jake – Xiu Xiu reissue Zach – The Messthetics and Cake ressiue Thundercat – Apocalypse (Ten Year Anniversary Edition) LP [Reissue/2014] (Brainfeeder) Award-winning virtuoso bassist & singer Thundercat will release a very special deluxe edition of his […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Bill Fay, Julian Lage, Sheer Mag Dario – Faye Webster and Julian Lage Kimber – Julian Lage Jake – Yard Act, Mannequin Pussy, and STRFKR Zach – Mannequin Pussy, Sheer Mag Faye Webster – Underdressed At The Symphony CD/LP/Cassette (Secretly Canadian) Faye Webster’s songs are direct lines to the human subconscious, […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Mary Timony, Mama Zu, Laetitia Sadier, Can, Stan Getz Dario – Loving Kimber – Real Estate and Fela Kuti reissues Jake – MGMT and Hurray For the Riff Raff Zach – Loving, Fucked Up reissue, Previous Industries, Miles Davis MGMT – Loss Of Life CD/LP (Mom + Pop) A joyous return […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Molly Lewis, IDLES, Codeine/Bedhead, Grandaddy, El Perro Del Mar Dario – IDLES Kimber – El Perro del Mar and Béla Fleck Jake – Friko Zach – Omni, Laura Jane Grace, Friko, and IDLES IDLES – Tangk CD/LP (Partisan) Tangk is the righteous and vibrant fifth album from madcap truth-seekers, IDLES. Pronounced […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – American Analog Set and Helado Negro Dario – Itasca and Thee Conductor w/Bonnie Prince Billy Kimber – American Analog Set Jake –  Don Caballero and Glass Beach Zach – Glass Beach, Helado Negro, and Itasca American Analog Set – New Drifters 5xLP (Numero) Limited-edition green with white spilt colorway. Gathered here […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Willi Carlisle and Link Wray Dario – Karate reissue and Past Lives soundtrack Kimber – Karate Reissue Jake – Past Lives soundtrack Zach –  Eccentric Soul comp J Mascis – What Do We Do Now CD/LP/Cassette (Sub Pop) What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Anna Calvi, The Smile Dario – Flower Festival and M. Ward reissues Kimber – William Elliott Whitmore Jake – The Smile Zach – Flower Festival, MIKE, Ty Segall, and The Smile SMILE – Wall Of Eyes CD/LP (XL) The Smile is Radiohead’s Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood + Sons of Kemet’s […]

STAFF PICKS Lindsay – Colter Wall reissues Dario – Mary Halvorson Kimber – Swervedriver reissue Jake –  Spiritualized and Mid-Air Thief Zach – Daniel Johnston, 90 Day Men, Mid-Air Thief Danny Brown – Quaranta CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) As the intro notes, Quaranta is Italian for “forty.” According to Brown, Quaranta is the spiritual sequel to XXX, […]