Another new cut from Pittsburgh’s ‘70s-stung sweethearts Sweat hits this week. The band taps into the kind of towering stage presence that would make a Rush fan blush and give hope to…
An instrumental shift from perennial faves Allah-Las finds the band dipping back towards their surf soundtrack days while threading through a litany of longtime influences. The surf stamp stays in place, washing…
Some good news today that’s been a longtime coming. RSTB favorites Sylvie have announced a new album, signing to Ghostly International for their debut, New Seasons. The band’s been consulate purveyors of…
I’m very excited to have a new mixtape curated by longtime RSTB fave Jeffrey Silverstein this week. Outside of being one of country’s steadiest voices, Silverstein is an accomplished DJ and he…
I’ve been no small champion of The Bures Band, one of the best Aussie exports over the last few years. The band’s first album came at the forefront of a wave of…
Last year brought an excellent collaboration from Montreal outfits Yoo Doo Right and Population II along with a Texan turn from Nolan Potter. The record quietly slipped out, but held a grip…
Still catching up a bit this week, but I’ve been meaning to get something up on this one for a while. Revered ‘90s outfit The Yummy Fur returns with their first album…
Good news out of Philly today. After a stellar standalone single last month, 2nd Grade has announced a new album with another buoyant bout of power pop in tow. Peter Gill returns…
Following a few singles over the last couple of years, Texas drone-psych outfit Chrome Chasm drapes news of a debut on the speakers along with a new song this week. Featuring RSTB…
Site favorite Nick Mitchell Maiato’s been out of the eye for a few years now, popping up briefly for a standalone single but largely quiet since a 2020 solo album and a…
Happy to see this band back as I truly enjoyed their debut a couple of years ago. The Bay Area band still have a love for the deep delirium of shoegaze, but…
Perenial RSTB faves and one of the best new bands of the past few years, The Bures Band, returns with another sweetly stung single from their new album, Ozonia. The title track…
A second single from P.P. Rebel, the new outfit from Paris Rebel Richens (Parsnip, Hierophants) brings a sunnier sound, less threaded with the VU veneer of the first. Instead “Ascension” leans into…
A few months ago I wrote about a tour CD from Yr Knives, the excellent new Chicago post-rock rippers who’d been on a tear opening for The Messthetics. The live cuts on…
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