It’s not the first time that Ricky Albeck has popped up around these parts, but the Aussie songwriter finally releases his debut LP this week. Like the EPs and singles that preceded…
Checking in with Ansible Edtions, the jazz offshoot of Idée Fixe and they’ve got an excellent offering on the way from Toronto’s Dun-Dun Band. Lead by Craig Dunsmuir (Glissandro 70, Guitarkestra), the…
The pop hits just keep coming from the upcoming new album from Aluminum. The SF outfit has a deft ability to carve through the ’80s/90s curve of Creation, moving from Shoegaze to…
A short, sweet, and shrouded release out of Earth Libraries this week finds the debut single from L.A. trio Soft Meet. Skimming a ‘70s side of Rundgren, the song brings a shaggy…
The runup to the new La Luz album has been strewn with essential singles and the band drops one more before their new album, News of the Universe, arrives next month. With…
A bittersweet goodbye to GospelbeacH serves up some of the band’s most affecting material, dovetailing with Brent Rademaker’s return to Beachwood Sparks. Wiggle Your Fingers, it has been said, will be the…
A big week for Centripetal Force as they unveil another excellent offering for 2024. This time site favorite Drew Gardner (Elkhorn, The Heavy Lidders) sets up solo for an album steeped in…
Three Lobed queue up the next release in a long run of greats, a new outing from Danny Paul Grody. Billed as a sort-of sister album to his 2023 record, Arc of…
A sunny second single slides out from New Zealand’s Joe Ghatt today. With a ‘60s shake that recalls Bananagun and Babe Rainbow, the Kiwi songwriter knows his way around mellow moorings. A…
A searing new single off of the upcoming It’s Yours by Canadian crushers Earth Ball hits today. The band expands its lineup for their new album, embracing the entropy of improvisation and…
Making good on promises left open on their first collaboration, Ghosted, Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werlin return to the trio format for a proper follow-up, aptly titled Ghosted II. Ambarchi’s…
A second single soars out from the upcoming Magic Fig record. Lead by Inna Showalter’s (Whitney’s Playland, Blades of Joy) gossamer vocals, and featuring members of other Bay Area indie-pop acolytes The…
Nice to wake up to a sonic treat from Centripetal Force this morning. The label announces a new collaborative record from Elijah McLaughlin & Caleb Willitz. The pair have been working together…
Alex Izenberg’s last album found the pop chameleon creeping around the edges of Nilsson and Newman, but as he expands his sound with a first foray into a full band format, the…
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