STAFF PICKS kimber – tarentel lindsay – psychic ills, whitney, minor victories dario – steve gunn jeff – whitney THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES 10,000 Maniacs – Playing Favorites CD (Omnivore) Recorded before an adoring crowd in Jamestown, NY, Playing Favoritesfeatures 14 live tracks, including hits and fan favorites from the group’s storied and influential career. The […]
Kacy & Clayton – Strange Country (New West) There’s no contesting the enduring nature of folk music. Even in between “revivals” and “waves” of folk entering and exiting the zeitgeist, you can always find a wealth of artists carrying the torch for the roots of most modern songs. While it’s usually split between more traditional styles […]
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 – diiv lindsay – lucinda williams, diiv dario – nap eyes jeff – porches, diiv THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Beacon – Escapements CD/LP+MP3 (Ghostly Int’l) “Our very own 2011 Band To Watch honorees Beacon tinker with beat-driven, addictive electro-pop goodness that works just as well on the dance floor or in headphones, and their […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – bonnie prince billy lindsay – shearwater, ty segall dario – tortoise, bonnie prince billy jeff – tortoise THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast [Reissue/2000] 2xCD/2xLP/3xLP (XL) When The Hour Of Bewilderbeast was originally released in 2000, it was met with critical acclaim and won […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – cheatahs lindsay – video, martin courtney, sharon jones dario – sun city girls jeff – sun club, beach slang, ugly casanova THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Alberta Cross – Alberta Cross CD/LP (Dine Alone) “For the better part of a decade, Alberta Cross was the creative outlet for friends Petter […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – lou barlow lindsay – unwound, uncle acid & the deadbeats, widowspeak dario – widowspeak jeff – widowspeak THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily CD/LP (Nonesuch) The Arcs is a new band led by The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. The band’s aesthetic isn’t too far removed from the Black Keys’ […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – la luz lindsay – iris dement, la luz dario – heather woods broderick jeff – mac demarco, mewithoutyou THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Deaf Wish – Pain CD/LP+MP3 (Sub Pop) Pain is a miraculously dissonant, wonderfully immediate display of Deaf Wish at their mightiest, alive with the same wild chemistry and […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – sarah cracknell lindsay – heather woods broderick, nap eyes dario – richard buckner jeff – eztv THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Between The Buried And Me – Coma Ecliptic CD/LP (Metal Blade) Grandiose, dynamic, heavy, melodic, technically challenging: these are all words that fall equally short when trying to describe Between The Buried And […]
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