Archive: 2022

Forest Ray experiments in the analog and psychedelic, combining guitar-driven psych-rock with elements of raw synth-laced post-punk, folk-rock, and organ-laden pop. Following in the footsteps of Pacific Northwest greats from The Sonics to The Kingsmen, Forest Ray brings a new spin to the classic garage lineup but with the same youthful punk spirit.  Here to […]

Hailing from Milwaukee, WI, Diet Lite started in 2017 as a collection of various recording projects between drummer Evan Marsalli and guitarist Kelson Kuzdas. The band quickly brought guitarist Max Niemann into the fold, and they’ve been hammering out tunes across the Midwest ever since.The band’s eclectic style has been described as where “garage rock […]

Cuban big band Orquesta Akokán released their new album 16 Rayos last fall on Daptone Records, a triumphant follow up to their 2018 Grammy nominated debut. Led by dynamic lead singer and composer José “Pepito” Gómez, producer Jacob Plasse and arranger Michael Eckroth, and fused with the “island’s greatest instrumentalists” (New York Times) from storied […]

The Lied To’s is a duo comprising Doug Kwartler and Susan Levine. The two met at a folk festival in 2009 and, after reconnecting in 2013, began playing shows together. On their previous albums, Kwartler and Levine sang, as many musicians do, about the difficulties in relationships. This is particularly true of The Lesser of […]

When this reviewer first saw Khruangbin live in 2017, co-headlining a 1,000-person venue with Chicano Batman, he might not have pegged the mostly-instrumental Texas trio as a band that would be playing sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall less than five years later. But, in a testament to both the skill of the band […]

In a new weekly roundup, Glide drops caustic commentary on selected tracks from release day Friday. Alex Cameron – “Hold the Line” Cameron uses the same tricks on each album, he comes up with an infectious and heavily burrowing earworm, and then uses it to embody some kind of skeezy, oft-kilter anti-hero and sell you […]

“Long live analog, says Kramer about the title of his latest song- and we hear you loud and clear about the sound’s warm and fuzzy signal. Jad Fair & Kramer are back with their third collaboration on (and first in almost 20 years): The History of Crying, a 12-track record produced and recorded by Kramer at his studio in […]

Bobbie Nelson, older sister of Willie Nelson and the Texas musician’s piano player for more than 50 years, passed away at the age of 91 “peacefully and surrounded by family,” the family said in a release to news media. The Austin American-Statesman newspaper reported the news and quoted the Nelson family statement. “There’s just no way to […]

New York City art-rock icons Battles are set to take their incendiary live show around the globe through 2022 – find full dates and club show flyers below. The shows will be in continued support of their most recent full length, 2019’s Juice B Crypts, which married synthesizer loops, cut-throat drum patterns, and cyclical riffs into a sensory […]

Coming in hot with a savage punk sound that would put them as an ideal opener for Turnstile, Liily has shared a brand new music video for their track “Man Listening to Disc,” directed by Sam De La Torre. The track comes off their highly acclaimed debut LP, TV or Not TV, which was released last year and just […]

Whether it be a struggling lounge-lizard, a kind of provocateur incel, or the benefits of stigmatized excess, Alex Cameron has found a way on each of his albums to satirize just about everyone on the fringe of society. In that sense, Oxy Music follows along the same lines, this time tracing one of those men […]

The sonic gut-punch of Mike Clark and The Sugar Sounds’ title track from their latest release Moon Rock materializes out of an unsettling psychedelic cloud layer. The wind picks up with pounding drums, bass, and organ chords. You look out, survey the musical landscape in front of you and something is just . . . […]

Dig out your boom boxes friends, and get ready for something spectacular as Family Vision is back with their second album, out on cassette March 11 via Julia’s War Recordings. While their first, self-titled album was beautifully grimy in its lo-fi presentation, Plastic Form is a little bit cleaner, but no less true to the […]

Those of you out there with a fondness for the number 11 and also are fans of The Black Keys are going to love this.  The Black Keys will release on May 13 their 11th studio album, Dropout Boogie, their first album of originals since 2019’s Let’s Rock, following on the heels of 2021’s album of 11 […]

Performing “Wet Dream” from their upcoming self-titled debut album, please welcome Wet Leg,” Jimmy Fallon pronounced last night (March 9) on The Tonight Show as the up-and-coming duo with a three-piece band made their first television appearance. They did not disappoint, rocking through a 2:33-version of their debut single like they’d done it a thousand […]

Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros. rolled through Nashville last night (March 9) for their tour opener, filling the hallowed Ryman Auditorium with Grateful Dead songs and a string of notable special guests. The Kid opened up with Shakedown Street -> Greatest Story Ever Told and quickly shifted into Country Bobby mode — fittingly, living there […]

Today, Spiritual Warfare and the Greasy Shadows — the project of noted Phoenix-area musician Joel Marquard — share their sophomore album, Ad Hoc, on streaming and for vinyl pressing with Birmingham, AL-based indie label Earth Libraries. They have also included a bonus track, “Thick of It,” as a free download when you purchase the record. […]

Consider it tragic that Will Bradford of SeepeopleS isn’t as recognizable a name as Bonnie Prince Billy or Sam Beam. As the bandleader/songwriter/producer of this unique band with a must-listen discography for 22 years, there is no band that can nail down so many facets of indie rock as if each genre was truly their […]