If there’s one thing that might dull the sting of 2025, it’s word of a new album from Sir Richard Bishop. The longtime RSTB fave, and Sun City Girls luminary returns with…
Second single from Midwest shoegaze flayers Forever★ takes the template and adds a heavier rhythm plate to the process. The Kansas City duo still serves up a heady dose of amp-fed fury,…
This one ought to be getting a few more shouts, a rhythmic wrecker that slices the seance auras of kosmiche with noise. Bringing together members of Animal Collective, GWAR, Alter-Natives, and Third…
Another return of an RSTB fave today as Cochemea Gastelum pops into the news with the third and final installment in his ancestral trilogy. Extending the work of his last two LPs,…
This one’s been building anticipation for some time, and I’m excited to see an official release after dozens of live teases. A Nashville trio built from three RSTB faves in their own…
A second single slips out from Glasgow’s Dancer, hung on their penchant for the slipping from the nineties into the early aughts. “Happy Halloween” brings the bitter crunch of guitars, the squeak…
A surprise return over the weekend from Canadian psych-stompers Stonegrass. The RSTB faves cull from the Cosmic Range collection of players, featuring familiar faces Jay Anderson, Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn, and Asher Gould-Murtagh.…
It’s always great to see a return from Tasmanian rippers Native Cats. The band slipped out a 7” last week and it’s already climbing the play counts over here. The double dose…
BNDCMPR was down last week, but I’m back with a big mix for the (US) holiday weekend. The mix this week features new music from Cowboy Sadness, The Natural Yogurt Band, Orbital…
Following up their excellent 2023 album, Jasmine On A Night In July, and an engrossing live outing from last year, Scree returns to their lounged and limber vision of jazz. A first…
Solo tributary from one of my Northeast faves, Bridge of Flowers. Holed up alone in the studio, songwriter Jeffrey Gallagher goes by the handle of Jeff Unfortunately. Riding the free folk lines…
RSTB faves Lorelle Meets The Obsolete return with a new single that starts shrouded in darkness and fog. They open up “Regresar / Recordar” with nods to their shoegaze past. With a…
A second jangler out of the new Galore album. The SF quartet continues to charm with their new album, Dirt. “Bastard” lets in a little more bite than the sweet vernal strums…
The Pink Stones return, just in time to help the Summer swelter soak in. For their first single, the band slips away from some of their more cosmic elements for a trad…
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