GA-20 Dropping First Live Album ‘Live In Loveland’ March 17th
Blues barnstormers GA-20’s first full-length live LP, Live In Loveland is set for release on March 17, 2023. Featuring 11 rowdy, blistering performances (including five songs from 2022’s Crackdown, three from their 2019 debut Lonely Soul and three previously unrecorded tracks),
Sparks Return To Island Records For New Album ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’
The influential and well-loved power pop duo Sparks have had quite the career. It was back in 1974 when brothers Ron and Russell Mael first experienced success with their third album Kimono My House, which was released through Island Records. Sparks and Island had a fruitful relationship up until 1976 when the band switched over […]
The Wood Brothers announced their eighth studio album, Heart Is The Hero, will be released April 14 via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers. Recorded analog to 16-track tape direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight, brothers Oliver and Chris Wood, along with honorary sibling Jano Rix, stripped back their sound to its elemental core, focusing on the impact of […]
50 Years Later: Revisiting Little Feat’s Defining Studio Album ‘Dixie Chicken’
After two excellent albums as a quartet, duly applauded by critics but overlooked by the masses (despite yeoman’s work on the promotional parts of their Warner Brothers record label), Little Feat reinvented itself as a sextet for Dixie Chicken. It is in this configuration that the group gained the fame it holds today (albeit in one of many subsequently revamped lineups).
LISTEN: Mudhoney Returns With 11th Studio Album ‘Plastic Eternity’ Out April 7th
Continuing to add to their storied legacy, today (January 25), Mudhoney has announced their 11th studio album, Plastic Eternity will be released on April 7 via Sub Pop Records. Check out the song and video for the first single “Almost Everything” below..
50 Years Ago Today – Little Feat Release ‘Dixie Chicken’ LP
LISTEN: Zepet Offers Brit Pop Sensibility & Modern Flair On “Picking Up The Pieces”
The tonal perfection of the rhythm section is what will initially draw you into “Picking up the Pieces” The newest indie rock ballad from Argentina’s Zepet. Drawing from modern production-heavy songwriters like Mac Demarco, but with a Brit-pop sensibility, the track introduces itself with tight drums holding the foundation while dreamy melodic guitar and keyboards float above […]
LISTEN: Ryan Wayne Weaves Deep Echoed Musical Tapestry On “Crow Amongst The Sparrows”
Waking up from a dream that you don’t understand might leave you trying to grasp at its absurdity before letting it fade into your subconscious, but when it happens to a creative force like Montreal’s Ryan Wayne he decides to weave its threads into a musical tapestry. Opening with moody guitar and dropping quickly into […]
Portland’s Music Millennium Leads The Pack In Keeping It Weird, Friendly & Freshly Stocked (VINYL LIVES)
The city of Portland is arguably the most misunderstood city in the United States. Much like a lot of major cities, locals and their small businesses are being priced out of their homes to make room for transplants and trendy new shops. There are a few and proud Portland originals who want to keep the […]
Fucked Up Brings Fiery Punk & Self-Aware Poeticism On ‘One Day’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
On their latest album, One Day, the band took a different approach to the idea of a concept album than they have in the past. The name explains itself, the album was recorded in single 24-hour spurts despite some members recording their sections remotely.