Archive: 2023

The Sisters of Mercy have announced their first US tour in over 14 years: 19 dates, commencing on May 10, 2023. For over four decades, The Sisters of Mercy (TSOM) have been an iconic force in underground music; defining, defying and denying numerous subgenres of rock and roll. Their unique blend of punk-psychedelia, metal, dance […]

Jared James Nichols enters more rocking territory with his self titled new album

Paul Jacks has an intoxicating delivery that scans the universe of bands like My Morning Jacket, Fruit Bats, and Blitzen Trapper. With a hazy electronic-hued musical delivery, the veteran singer-songwriter has continually progressed his sound to that of edgy studio precision. For almost twenty years Paul Jacks has created a unique and challenging sonic landscape, […]

Formed in 1972 in Portland, Oregon, West Coast funk pioneers Pleasure combined funk, rock, soul and jazz to create a truly unique sound that is still sampled today. After catching the ear of The Crusaders’ Wayne Henderson, they signed with Fantasy Records where they released six albums. Their third album Joyous has been long sought […]

Peter Gabriel has released the Dark-Side Mix of “The Court,” the second song from his forthcoming album i/o.

Delfeayo Marsalis leads his large ensemble, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra in a set of joyous tunes celebrating Mardi Gras and New Orleans.

Watch out Bad Bunny, there’s a new Latin player spicing a familiar scene. The Latin Dead feat. John Kadlecik will release its debut album, Eyes Of The World on February 14th. In advance of the release the band has shared the video for the first single “Shakedown Street.” While there have been various incarnations of Grateful Dead-related reinterpretation projects over the […]

For the first time in over two decades, post-punk icons Unwound is hitting the road. They kicked off their reunion tour last night (February 3) at the iconic Showbox in their hometown of Seattle, Washington.

Originally released in 2016, Champions has become something of a fan favorite and developed an enduring legacy as one of the band’s finest works. Nearly 7 years later we’re back with a special deluxe edition version of the album, just in time to coincide with the original lineup that recorded the album performing together again […]

What starts with a mostly melancholy-sounding finger-picked guitar part on “Better Bird” turns into an unpredictably creative earworm from Oakland’s Maya Elise and the Good Dream. Enter bass thumps, half-tempo snaps, and her tightly harmonizing counterparts to create a light, but phenomenally full gratifying sound. The whole song strongly utilizes a full pan stereophonic sound, but when […]

Now and then, a rock band comes along that delivers such a dynamic and unrelenting live performance that even the skeptical must eventually succumb to its raw power. A band that puts on a live show where crowd surfing isn’t just a possibility, but a foregone conclusion. For many fans of hard-driving psychedelic garage rock, […]

With the first month of 2023 in the bag, February is already shaping up to outdo January with a slew of new releases slated for the month

On April 07, North Americans—the project of Los Angeles guitarist Patrick McDermott and Portland’s Barry Walker on pedal steel—will release their new album Long Cool World via Third Man Records. Pre-order today on CD, cassette (TMR store only), black LP, and limited cream color LP in the Third Man Store, or through participating record shops. Earlier this morning, Uncut Magazine premiered Long […]

The Chickasaw Mudd Puppies rocked the late ‘80s/early ‘90s seminal Athens, GA music scene with their idiosyncratic, Deep South sound — swamp rock with a dash of hillbilly blues. The group have returned with a new album, Fall Line, on the New West Imprint Strolling Bones Records and will be performing at SXSW 2023 as […]

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams have never lent themselves to easy comparisons to classic duos of the country genre–Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton or Tammy Wynette/George Jones.

The pairing of acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jim Snidero with contemporary guitar great Kurt Rosenwinkel may seem unlikely at first but the unique harmonics in Snidero’s Far Far Away attest to its success.

An artist who finds strength in sensitivity and embraces the full power of a moment, Ailbhe Reddy has a talent for crafting intensely moving alt-folk tunes. On her debut album Personal History, the Irish artist blurs the boundaries between personal and universal experiences to strike emotional chords with her relatable lyricism and uniquely tender vocals. […]

There are moments where nothing truly fills the musical void like a straight-to-the-point introspective indie rock song with emotive, but still little-sleepy vocals. That’s just what Vancouver, B.C.’s Apollo Ghost has to deliver with their new single “Gave up the Dream”. With a constant steady rhythm, the drums and bass drive the song across the whole three […]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces the release of the previously-teased forthcoming double album V, due March 17th via Jagjaguwar. Conceived in Palm Springs, California between the dry freeways and the lush coastline of Hilo, Hawaii, V is led by Hawaiian-New Zealand musician Ruban Nielson and draws from the rich traditions of West Coast AOR, classic hits, weirdo pop and Hawaiian […]