Amazing debut album by an anonymous South Korean musician now known as Mid-Air Thief. Gongjoongdoduk is stunning folktronica with incredible production and playing. It’s a very psychedelic record and as influenced as it is by edgier folktronica/prog pop artists like Tavito Nanao, Mid-Air Thief has a […]
I suppose this Bandcamp-Friday release constitutes the first officially released live-from-tour Mikaela Davis album. As a somewhat jam band there’s been recording of her barn burning improvisational sets and all-Jerry cover sets for a while, and a few well circulated live in studios. Still I think […]
I’ve loved everything by this LA (via Florida via France ) group. They make breezy, jazzy post-stereolab pop and I don’t think there’s a bad song in their oeuvre. It’s too early for me to say if Monkey Mind is my favorite or their finest, but I instantly understand why even longtime fans are so […]
GT Ultra was my introduction to Guerilla Toss. I heard “Skull Pop” come on KEXP and was so instantly enamored that I about crashed the car I was driving. In some ways it remains their most accessible even as they’ve moved towards a more melodic sound […]
Melody’s Echo Chamber aka French singer/guitarist Melody Prochet, is one of the greatest psychedelic musicians of our time. Across her remarkably consistent discography it’s hard to pick favorites. However I feel like since her 2012 debut the music has generally gotten better and better. This album […]
The fifth record from Portuguese bandleader, composer, and producer Bruno Pernadas is another instant hit. Unlikely, maybe largely remains true to his signature style of modern indi/art pop with elements of jazz fusion and neo-psych. No complaints there. Nobody else nails this sound like Bruno Pernadas. His […]
I love this solo record by blog-favorite Angel Deradoorian (Decisive Pink, ex Dirty Projectors.) It’s a true solo record with everything played, written and impeccably produced by Deradoorian. I’d say she’s equally talented at all those things, and therefore exceptionally skilled at making a complete work […]
Earth Flower is a new psychedelic and experimental pop project from blog favorites Ruth Garbus and Sam Gendel with prolific side man Phil Melanson on drums. It’s another significantly underrated project from some of the most consistent and interesting contemporary musicians. Ruth’s songwriting and singing is […]
Light-Space Modulator is a new duo of psychedelic producer/DJ/legend Shackleton and singer/instrumentalist Marlene Ribeiro of GNOD, whose ’23 debut was probably my favorite release of that year. The instrumentation is delicate and balanced perfectly to Marlene’s intensely layered voice. It’s rhythmically intricate with a strong ritualistic […]
This is an intricate but assertive psych pop album where dreamy vocals and drones are elevated by thunderous rhythms and bold riffs. It’s less chamber or dream pop oriented than its contemporaries, French or otherwise. Rather it demands to be played as loud so that you […]