STAFF PICKS kimber – alan vega / alex chilton / ben vaughn lindsay – laddio bolocko, holy sons dario – sam amidon jeff – inventions   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Sam Amidon – But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted [Reissue/2006] CD/LP+MP3 (Omnivore) Before Sam Amidon’s acclaimed albums for Nonesuch Records and Bedroom Community, he’d released a few on his […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – sigur ros reissue lindsay – mogwai dario – bjork jeff – sigur ros reissue   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Bibio – Fi [Reissue/2005] CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) Bibio’s debut album Fi (originally released on the Mush imprint) scored instant credibility in 2005 with a ringing endorsement from Boards Of Canada’s Marcus Eoin, which summed up the […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – tinariwen lindsay – neko case, beat happening dario – shye ben tzur, jonny greenwood and the rajasthan express jeff – six organs of admittance   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Adele – 25 CD/LP (XL/Columbia) “‘Hello’ doesn’t just introduce 25; in many ways, it sums up the album. On 25, the rage and […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – soul jazz records presents: caxsone’s music lindsay – traams dario – a sunny day in glasgow jeff – oneohtrix point never, panda bear   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Mini Album Thingy Wingy CD/LP (A. Records) Seven brand new and exclusive Brian Jonestown Massacre tracks recorded […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – made of oak lindsay – tracey thorn dario – magnetic fields jeff – courtney barnett   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   9th Wonder & Talib Kweli – Indie 500 CD/2xLP (It’s Wonderful A World Music Group) 9th Wonder has established himself as hip-hop’s top educator, working as a professor at Harvard, Duke […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – joanna newsom lindsay – fuzz dario – joanna newsom jeff – gza, fuzz   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Beat Connection – Product 3 CD/LP+MP3 (ANTI-) What began as a party-starting DJ duo at the University of Washington, has since blossomed into a four-piece that brings the beats with an incandescent, sample-heavy sound that […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – here we go magic, twilight sad lindsay – wilco, holly golightly dario – here we go magic jeff – deerhunter, here we go magic   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   !!! – As If CD/2xLP+MP3 (Warp) Combining punk abandon and tightly-coiled dance music has always been bonded into !!!’s DNA. It’s this […]

Beach House has been a busy band this year, having released their critically acclaimed Depression Cherry not even two months ago, only to spring another release on us, seemingly created from thin air. Thank Your Lucky Stars is the newest full length from this Baltimore duo, and their 6th release since 2006. And, like Depression […]

Often scoffed at and regarded as one of the lesser forms of music media, it would seem the Cassette tape has long since gone the way of the slide rule or the home telephone. However, there is one factor that can save almost anyone or anything from permanent obsolescence…Music! This is apparent when you look at […]