Buffalo Daughter is a massively underappreciated Japanese rock/psych band and this 2021 comeback album (their first in 7 years) is especially overlooked. It’s a bit darker and more electronic than their previous records and that keeps with the future forward theme- it’s a darker, more electronic […]
When a band makes a self-titled album 30+ years into their career it’s often intended to be a great reminder to old fans that they are still kicking and a launching point for the uninitiated. If that’s the mission with this newest Motorpsycho record, then mission […]
Frogwings is a legendary jam supergroup and this sole document of their existence might surprise you. It’ll appeal to fans of Frank Zappa or John McLaughlin more readily than it would a Deadhead. Sure there’s a lightness and levity that characterizes hippy music, with the vocal […]
The second album from this bay area psych trio is no sophomore slump. Rather it’s- per the title- a huge improvement over their already excellent debut. Like many psych albums it’s a studio effort mixed out of many lengthy jams between the three experienced players, who […]
Blog favorites Dope Purple continue to push themselves into increasingly intense sonic territory with new collaborations. This album/performance features some classic skronk delivered from saxophonists Yong Yandsen and additional percussion from Darren Moore. They recorded this at midnight, in their hometown room, presumably packed full with […]
This is perhaps my most-anticipated album of the year. It’s been seven years since the stupefyingly cool Black Moth Super Rainbow released their last album. The wait, frustrating though it may have been, was absolutely worth it. A few singles were released in the months leading […]
Rhythm is an amazing solo debut from one of the anonymous masked musicians behind swedish psychedelic fusion group Goat. Their subversive take on the Western idea of “World Music” has never been more refined than on this record. The elements of garage rock and freakout psych […]
Wow! I’m not even sure what else really needs to be said about this one, but I’m going to talk about it anyway! The legendary Stereolab returns from the ether to grace us with their first new album in 15 years, and it’s like they never […]
I must admit, this record sort of stumped me when I was trying to decide how to start this column. Coming in hot out of Berlin, Mitsune is a fascinating group built around the shamisen-slinging trio of Shiomi Kawaguchi, Tina Kopp, and Youka Snell, and anchored […]
These are the first three albums of the deeply underrated psych/jam band The Third Mind. The group is built around legendary lead guitarist Dave Alvin, better known for The Blasters, who was 65 years old at the time of the self titled debut. The Third Mind […]