Though we live in a streaming world (I finally took the plunge with Amazon Music in 2020 after needlessly fighting against it) new releases are still something to look forward to. Here are a few records I’ve got locked and loaded on my radar. Ryley Walker – Course In Fable (4/2) Dinosaur Jr – Sweep […]
I wanted to hip everyone to a new set of books being published to commemorate some of the best English music acts of the late 20th century. The first edition on Oasis is available now (both physical and via Kindle) and the second release about Blur is due November 27th. Anyone who knows me is […]
LIVE DRUGS is one of those old-fashioned “industry” stopgap releases from days of yore. Having graduated from playing small-scale clubs (like Schubas in Chicago), The War On Drugs rather quickly metamorphosed into a Grammy-winning festival staple. If you haven’t seen them live, this recorded version of The War On Drugs concert expereience is actually worth […]
Mike Kinsella is Owen. Thus, Owen is Mike Kinsella? Not so fast… I spoke with Mike about Owen, some of his processes as an artist, and what might be up with that other band he plays/played in. Adam: Hi, Mike. First off, I must say, I’m bowled over by The King Of Whys. Congrats […]
TORRES is the stage name of Mackenzie Scott and Sprinter is the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter’s second full-length. TORRES has a heck of a backing band on record. Portishead’s Adrian Utley plays guitar and synthesizer and Robert Ellis and Ian Olliver reunite as a rhythm section for the first time since PJ Harvey’s Dry. “Strange Hellos” gets […]
Weatherhouse is the 2nd solo full-length from Philip Selway, better known as the drummer for Radiohead. Selway is quite adept at building atmospheric canvases, manicuring this ballad-heavy record with string arrangements and (unsurprisingly) well-curated percussion. Lush, layered strings are the grounding force on Track 2 “Around Again” (until they build to a near cacophonous rage) […]
Mon. 10/27 – Wilco on Fallon NBC 11:30 Tues. 10/28 – Beck on Conan TBS 10:50 Sturgill Simpson on Fallon NBC 11:30 Wed. 10/29 – She & Him on Fallon NBC 11:30 Thurs. 10/30 – Spoon on Jon Stewart CC 10:20 The War On Drugs on Conan TBS 10:50 Perfume Genius on Letterman CBS 11:30 […]
Still Life is the second solo album from Kevin Morby, formerly the bassist of Woods and guitarist for The Babies, who are currently on hiatus. Listening to the album opener, “The Jester, The Tramp & the Acrobat,” Morby immediately reminds me of Cass McCombs in vocal style and composition. (Also see Track 6 Re: Cass […]
Hoodwink’d is the sophomore album from New York’s LVL UP. There are 3 songwriters and seemingly as many lead vocalists (along with female backing vocals) mixed throughout the record. Hoodwink’d is a slacker record through and through, calling to mind vintage Pavement, GBV, Superchunk and Weezer, as well as retro-leaning peers like Yuck, Parquet Courts, […]
Rips is the debut full-length from Washington D.C. based trio Ex Hex. The group is fronted by Mary Timony, most recently of Wild Flag and previously of the band Helium. Rips is also a good adjective to describe the sound because Ex Hex is a riffing power-pop force. 3 of the cuts here were released […]
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