San Francisco psych legends Quicksilver Messenger Service are one of the greatest and most underappreciated OG psych bands. This second album remains the most influential and essential. It’s an excellent record of the band’s original quartet lineup and early repertoire. Beyond it, the band itself deserved […]
The 6th album by the late great Malian guitar legend, one of my all time favorite guitar players. This record most accurately reflects the high energy live performances which him and his band were known for. Essential music that any fans of North/West African guitar music […]
This incredible collaboration was among my favorite albums of 2023 (digital release and international vinyl release September 28th 2024.) Mong Tong and Gong Gong Gong are two of my very favorite bands and I immediately got a copy of this LP shipped from the wonderful White […]
It’s hard to nail this one down, and this for the best. Look at that cover art, I mean, come on. Shit is gorgeous, and it does a hell of a job of visualizing the spiraling depths this album will take you into. This is a […]
The full length debut by the Hong Kong based duo packs a huge punch that has kept me returning to this record (and their others) for several years now. It’s electric blues with thick drones, thicker riffs and yes the occasional frantic and fuzzy solo. They […]