What is this music? Is it jazz? There’s a saxophone player. prog rock? What is prog rock? I read the Wikipedia article. It cited Yes and Genesis. This band does not sound like Yes or Genesis, except that there are clearly guitar parts and clearly drums, […]
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 […]
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 […]
An intense and pointed debut from Shearling, a project by Alex Kent and Sylvie Simmons following the dissolution of the band Sprain. There’s a lot of depth to this work and the radical sincerity that clearly went into this album is something the world needs more […]
Sarah Louise is an extremely accomplished folk musician, recognized as a prodigious finger style acoustic guitarist and known for her delicate work with electronics and tape loops that recalls Pan American as much as Fahey. A lot of her work is very traditional but I find […]
Every now and then an album just wallops you. Every single track, you keep thinking “How have I never heard this before!?” This is one of those times for me. Kramer (born Stephen Michael Bonner) is a storied figure in unique and experimental music circles who […]
The latest from this psych duo-turned-trio is anither easy, heady winner. Electronic maestro Nicolas Jaar gets all his rock and jam tendencies out in this project with longtime collaborator (and rising guitar star) Dave Harrington, joined more recently by percussionist Tlacael Esparza. This record continues to […]
A live record documenting one of the greatest noise/rock groups of all time. How heavy is it? It’s heavy enough to immediately stop your thoughts in their tracks and bludgeon them to death. It’s so immense that it reaches that trance-like place where the distortion envelopes […]
I love this tender and groovy pop album. Its sweet and melancholy with wonderful production and delicate instrumentation centered on percussion and synths. There’s flavors of central America (literally) and central America (Midwest USA) in it’s thoughtful but hazy vibe. Valebol is a new duo consisting […]
This record consists of improvisational jams recorded live at the legendary Zebulon in LA, given the ol dub-out and mix-down into a proper psychedelic rock record. It could be called the culmination of GROOPs three year long residency at the prestigious venue, but I prefer to […]