Another exemplary notch by Misha Panfilov into 2026. Following his collaboration with Tomo Katsurada (already a 2026 essential) the Estonian composer is back with a new album of breezy pastoral jazz, hopefully…
Last year The Goods set their hold on power pop with a sterling debut. The project of Rob Good (also of indie pop faves Ryli), the first record held tight to the…
So it happens, just as we round onto the 20th anniversary of Comets on Fire’s swan song, Avatar, and the pangs of longing for their absence grow louder, there’s a new era…
Collaboration’s been good for RSTB fave Winter McQuinn. Following a string of solo record in his post-Sunfruits years, McQuinn began a fruitful string of collaborations that have given us Beefheart & McQuinn…
I love a good dose of getting what’s due. Following a lovely compilation of their early works and singles dating back to the early ‘90s, Australian indie pop outfit The Cat’s Miaow…
An itchy, insistent cut from Baltimore’s Crying Laughing puts the band’s new record for Hausu Mountain quickly into the queue of records to watch for 2026. Chopped and snipped, wracked with a…
Hard to believe it, but this marks the 20th year of the site. A big thanks to all those who’ve stuck through it with me. I’m happy to keep independent media alive…
Very excited to see the return of Dummy today. The band has long been living in the seams between the baggy dance dynamics of BritPop’s most buoyant characters and the smeared-lens streaks…
A fevered dive into friction from the always entrancing Bill Orcutt. Tackling one of the most covered songs in history, Orcutt doubles his Louies for a new 12″ that takes the ’60s…
Another hazy, healing bout of pop out of Minneapolis’ Real Numbers hits this week. The band’s been churning the pop wheels over the the last quarter decade, painting through the patterns of…
There’s never been a lack of love for Steven R. Smith around here. From the long lost Jewelled Antler days through solo works and the many phases of the Ulaan universe, the…
Love an unlikely pairing around here, and the surprise announcement of a collaboration between RSTB fave Rich Ruth and acclaimed clawhammer banjo player Allison de Groot gets instantly added to the necessary…
A thunderous return from longtime faves Flowers Must Die hits the speakers this week. The expansive Swedish collective decamped to Silence Studios, built by the classic Swedish psych label of the same…
Japanese favorites Maya Ongaku continue to evolve their sound. After a dip through synth cycles on Electronic Phantoms, the band returns to the calm waters of their debut. Here they swap that…
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