King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Keep It Weird…. Again On ‘Flying Microtonal Banana’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=6.00] No one is questioning that King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are strange. Or that they are an extremely psychedelic, experimental and talented seven-member group. Their past albums alone prove this. The dreamy psychedelic fuzz of Oddments or the heavy-hitting that is supposed to be the “world’s first infinity looping album” are clear examples that […]
Rhiannon Giddens Explores Racial Strife on ‘Freedom Highway’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] “There is just one thing/I can’t understand, my friend/why some folks think freedom/ is not designed for all men,” sings Rhiannon Giddens in a fiery voice as she covers “Freedom Highway” a song the Staples Singers recorded back in the 1960s. Giddens teamed up with singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman and the duo recorded their own […]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Deliver Strongest Album Since Debut With ‘The Tourist’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] Since the release of their eponymous debut in 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have struggled to create something quite as monumental. In fact, after releasing three other LPs over the past decade and failing to receive much critical acclaim, founder Alec Ounsworth has decided to make the band a solo project and The […]
The Feelies Keep True Indie Alive On ‘In Between’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=9.00] Some 30 years ago, The Feelies gave new meaning and incentive to the alt-rock underground. Based out of the otherwise unassuming town of Hoboken New Jersey, they fused a psychedelic sensibility to the acoustic strum purveyed by REM, fashioning an allusive yet enticing sound that was undoubtedly hypnotic in its dryly distinct take on […]
Vagabon Marries East and West-African Sounds and Indie Rock On Debut ‘Infinite Worlds’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] Born in Cameroon, Lætitia Tamko moved to New York at the beginning of high school and much of the content on her debut LP Infinite Worlds is colored through the lens of this move. Tamko aka Vagabon has been around music in its many forms in both Cameroon and New York and has become an […]
38 Years Ago Today – Dire Straits Kick Off First Ever U.S. Tour in Boston (Watch “Sultans of Swing” Live ’79)
The Enduring Importance of ‘Lost Highway’: The Lynchian Nightmare Unrestrained
With the Twin Peaks revival just around the corner, and to celebrate its 20th anniversary. we look back on another work from David Lynch.
The Mountain Goats Return With ‘Goths’ May 19th – Share First Single ““Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds”
On May 19, The Mountain Goats return with Goths. The band has shared the first single via Spotify and can be heard below. The Mountain Goats have announced a run of tour dates including several opening for Jason Isbell. John Darnielle is currently on a book tour with his new New York Times bestselling novel Universal Harvester. More information including […]
Kevin Russell (Ex Gourds) Talks New Shinyribs Album, Tacos, Old Austin and more (INTERVIEW)
Kevin Russell never slows down. Since calling it quits with his beloved band The Gourds in 2013, the Austin musician has been devoting nearly every waking hour to his band Shinyribs. Russell formed the group as a side project of The Gourds when the band was still going strong. It soon became clear that Shinyribs […]
SONG PREMIERE: Killer Kaya Brings Mystical Funk Alive on “Understood”
Santa Barbara based psychedelic funk band, Killer Kaya, releases “Understood” (below) one of the tracks from their upcoming album said to be coming out later this year. While “Understood” holds true to the funk and soul elements found on their last EP “Cigarette Echolocation”, the addition of the saxophone indicates experimentation with a new sound that […]