Moses Sumney – Aromanticism [Jagjaguwar] We are entering an era of music that will be defined by it’s inclusiveness. Genres are being bent and intermingled to the point of being unrecognizable. I’ll admit to letting the more purist side of my taste get the best of me, often putting my foot down, stating “just commit […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Chad VanGaalen, Jolie Holland Lindsay -The National, Mogwai Dario – Deerhoof, Chad VanGaalen THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Alvvays – Antisocialites CD/LP+MP3/Cassette (Polyvinyl) Antisocialites is the much-anticipated follow-up to Alvvays’ 2014 self-titled debut. Across its 10 tracks and 33 minutes the Toronto-based group dive back into the deep end of reckless romance and […]
STAFF PICKS Kimber – Soul Of A Nation comp Lindsay – War On Drugs, Together Pangea Dario – Oh Sees THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Alex Chilton – A Man Called Destruction [Reissue/1995] CD/2xLP+MP3 (Omnivore) As lead singer of The Box Tops and co-founder of Big Star, Alex Chilton already had a place in rock history. But […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – 50 foot wave lindsay – summer cannibals, quasi reissues dario – sonny & the sunsets, summer cannibals jeff – holy fuck THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES 50 Foot Wave– Bath White CDEP/12” (Happy Happy Birthday To Me) 50 Foot Wave is a side-project to Throwing Muses, created in 2003 to satisfy the noisy, mathy side […]
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 […]
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 – marc lanegan lindsay – spoon dario – spoon, jennylee jeff – badly drawn boy THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast [Reissue/2000] 2xCD (XL) When The Hour Of Bewilderbeast was originally released in 2000, it was met with critical acclaim and won the […]
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 – youth lagoon, bikini kill lindsay – kurt vile, youth lagoon dario – julia holter jeff – kurt vile THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bikini Kill – Revolution Girl Style Now [1991] CD/LP+MP3 (Bikini Kill) Bikini Kill’s first collection of work (previously cassette-only) has been expanded with three previously unreleased tracks: “Ocean Song,” […]