STAFF PICKS kimber – destroyer lindsay – chris cohen, psychic temple, anohni dario – joanna brouke, psychic temple jeff – chris cohen, anohni THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker [Reissue/2000] 2xCD+DVD/4xLP+DVD (Pax Americana) Deluxe reissue of Ryan Adams’ first solo album, expanded with unreleased outtakes, pre-album demos, exclusive photos, and a DVD of a solo acoustic […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – rogue wave, plants and animals lindsay – plants and animals dario – konono no 1 jeff – plants and animals, pity sex THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid CD/2xLP+MP3 (Rhymesayers) On his first new album since 2012’s Skelethon, Aesop continues finding new ways to improve on the skills that have made […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – wavves/cloud nothings split lindsay – higher authorities dario – higher authorities jeff – higher authorities, greys THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Dälek – Asphalt For Eden CD (Profound Lore) The first new album since 2009’s Gutter Tactics marks the return of the cult hip-hop/noise originators after a long hiatus.Vinyl edition due May 6. Nicolas […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – pj harvey lindsay – suuns, ashley shadow dario – kevin morby jeff – suuns THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Sam Beam/Jesca Hoop – Love Letter For Fire CD/LP+MP3 (Sub Pop) Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam spent much of 2015 working the studio with other artists. He and Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – frightened rabbit lindsay – parquet courts, frightened rabbit dario – woods, kings of convenience reissues jeff – kings of convenience reissues THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Daniel Ash – Stripped CD (Main Man) Released on vinyl for RSD 2015 — now available on CD. For over 35 years, he has been one of the seminal […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – bibio lindsay – andrew bird, black mountain, charles bradley dario – bombino jeff – tim kinsella, rob crow’s gloomy place THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Audacity – Hyper Vessels CD/LP+MP3 (Suicide Squeeze) From the opening bedlam of barnburner “Counting The Days,” Audacity demonstrate that while their songwriting has become more nuanced, their […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – eric bachmann lindsay – eric bachmann, joy formidable dario – eric bachmann jeff – white denim, radical face THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Eric Bachmann – Eric Bachmann CD/LP+MP3 (Merge) Twenty-five years after Archers Of Loaf broke onto Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s vital indie scene, frontman Eric Bachmann is recording the rawest, most honest work […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – damien jurado lindsay – wayfaring strangers dario – bitchin bajas/bonny prince billy, damien jurado jeff – damien jurado THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bitchin Bajas and Bonny Prince Billy – Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties CD/LP/Cassette (Drag City) Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties contains moments of tranquility and trance, with the […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – the feelies lindsay – lnzndrf dario – sunwatchers jeff – gza THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bent Shapes – Wolves Of Want CD/LP+MP3 (Slumberland) Boston band Bent Shapes churn out earnest, expertly-crafted pop and post-punk laced with “some of the tightest punk poetry around’” (Liz Pelly). Wolves of Want” is an album full […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – nada surf lindsay – thao and the get down stay down dario – heron oblivion jeff – rob crow’s gloomy place, THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Coral – Distance In Between CD/LP (Ignition) After a five-year hiatus The Coral return with their eighth studio album. Recorded at Liverpool’s Parr Street Studio with co-producer Richard Turvey, Distance […]