Archive: 2024

“I grew up in a really tight-knit community. Bakersfield isn’t necessarily a small town; however, it definitely has that energy. A lot of folks never leave, and this song is really based around that feeling of being trapped by your hometown,” says up-and-coming artist Jake Neuman about his hometown. Yeah, good ol’ Bakersfield is renowned […]

It is that time of year again; the weather begins to get warmer, the air feels fresher, and an entire slew of new releases are getting prepped for Record Store Day. The annual celebration of independent record stores brings out stars from across genres and decades as they come together to curate exclusive releases to […]

If Tool represents Maynard’s masculine side, and A Perfect Circle is that of his feminine side, then Puscifer is clearly the best representation of his inner weirdo. So, to round out our salute to all things Maynard this week, for his 60th birthday today, we’re spotlighting his most subversive band with this bizarre performance of […]

Miles Davis once said that he never changed how he played; he just changed his surrounding accompanists.  The same can be applied to guitarist Bill Frisell, as this 2-LP work by Orchestras attests to. This is Frisell’s fourth album for Blue Note, each with a different configuration, and is the 84th in his career. Frisell […]

Suppose you knew nothing about T-Bone Burnett’s Grammy and Oscar-winning credentials or his gleaming resume as a producer. In that case, you might react to this new effort, The Other Side, thinking it’s the arrival of a new folk-styled singer-songwriter. On first listen, it may not bowl you over. However, it will take on added […]

Can have announced Can Live in Aston 1977, the latest in an ongoing series of Can album releases focusing on the band’s live performances. It is set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on May 31, 2024 via Mute and Future Days. Pre-order  https://mute.ffm.to/can_lia77 Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new lens through which we can view a unique band with seemingly […]

Enter into the fuzzy, psychedelic garage rock of Planet of Ghosts on their hypnotic new single “Z-Man NYC”. The distorted textures evoke a youthful energy that infects the room with acid-drenched guitar work and soaring melodies. The warping tones coil around your ears like a cobra despite this being a loose single with bright chords […]

Interpolation is made to seem easy on Applied Communications’ new single “Tomboy Femme”. The ever-growing creative persona of Max Wood crafts an infectiously complex tune with touches of whimsy that are interrupted by the harsh realities of the electronic blips and neck-breaking drum patterns. The off-kilter vocals feel right at home over the unpredictable bounce […]

As he approaches two huge landmarks — his 3000th show and the release of his upcoming tenth album, Undefeated, on Friday, May 3 — Frank Turner today announces details of a unique challenge. On May 4, he will embark on the first-ever Music Venue Trust world record attempt to play the most shows in different cities in 24 hours by playing fifteen shows […]

Louise Post has it made these days, though maybe not in the way you think.  We talked with the Veruca Salt frontwoman and solo artist via Zoom about her journey 30 years into her career.  She first found success in 1994 with her indie/alt-rock outfit Veruca Salt, when it burst onto the scene with the […]

Record Store Day 2024 is approaching on April 20th, and the Jazz releases are plentiful. Rather than providing detailed reviews of these never-before-released and/or reissued jazz recordings, Glide will summarize each alphabetically by artist, focusing on 18 and listing 11 others we’ve found available. Entries lead this group from the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Mal […]

Keeley Boyle penned her first solo EP, Inviting, during the coldest, darkest months of the year in her hometown of Kenai, Alaska, a town with a population of only 7500 people. It is there in the depths of winter that Boyle was able to dislodge an almost decade-long spell of writer’s block, creating a glistening […]

Continuing with our salute to Maynard James Keenan on his birthday week (see yesterday’s Manic Monday), today we’re spotlighting another one of his critically acclaimed bands (safe for their last album anyway), A Perfect Circle, who burst onto the Y2K scene to much fanfare roughly 24 years ago.  Initially started as a side project while […]

You’ve likely heard some of their singles already. Still, the funk-fusion outfit Ghost-Note returns with their first album in six years, the expansive Mustard n’ Onions, a double-LP that extends beyond the 10-piece group to include a host of luminary guests.  This is their third album but the first for Artistry Music, part of the […]

RJD2 has announced his new album, Visions Out Of Limelight, out June 14th via RJ’s Electrical Connections, and shares its lead single/video, “Through It All” (feat.  Jamie Lidell). Following 2020’s The Fun Ones, RJD2’s eighth studio album channels the underground veteran’s many influences — soul, funk, hip-hop, and more — into another sublime entry in his expansive catalog. For Visions Out Of […]

Since their inception, Swash has embodied a DIY ethos, handling everything from writing to recording and releasing their own music. Now, after seven years of self-sufficiency, the band seeks fresh horizons, opting to collaborate. Their upcoming EP, “BEES,” marks this shift, featuring mixing and mastering by Christian Ankerstjerne Swash crafts impulsive yet catchy songs that […]

Odelet is a multi-faceted artist born in Detroit, MI, based on the West Coast. Her unique writing style draws inspiration from every corner of music, dissolving the lines between genres. More than just a gifted singer and songwriter, Odelet is a producer, writing and performing nearly all her instrumentation. Recently, she also began making an […]