Around 1991 an old friend made a mixtape for me to introduce me to new music. This tape contained songs from bands from The Pixies to the Lemonheads, and many others. It contained this tune called ‘Downtime’ from the Blake Babies which I became quite fond of. I still have this mixtape in my car … read more ➜
1990s Champaign, Illinois Alternative Rock band Hum will be selling reissues of their Downward is Heavenward album on vinyl next Sunday, January 6th at 12 PM CST. (1 PM EST / 10 AM PST) You can also order an exclusive Jay Ryan poster with the album. Downward is Heavenward was released nearly 21 years ago … read more ➜
These are the albums that were released in 2018 that got the most play, listed in alphabetical order: Deeper – Deeper Deeper is a post-punk band based in Chicago, Illinois. Film School – Bright To Death Film School is a San Francisco/Los Angeles shoegaze revivalist band who released their 5th album. … read more ➜
Big Bliss, a post-punk trio from Brooklyn, has released their debut full-length, At Middle Distance. They released a 5-track EP, Keep Near, in 2016 which was available on cassette only. (Anyone have one available?) Recommended if you like: Wolf Parade, Pixies, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Echo and the Bunnymen At Middle Distance by Big Bliss It’s … read more ➜
How do you describe an album out of time, concerned with the disappearance of culture, of humanity, of nature, of logic and emotion? Why make this album in an era when attention spans have been reduced to next to nothing, and the tactile grains of making music have been further reduced to algorithms and projected … read more ➜
Sprit Award has released their sophomore full length, Muted Crowd. Via Billboard: “(Debut Neverending) ended up taking a really long time, and we all had a lot of person stuff that was happening,” Daniel Lyon tells Billboard. “For this one we really wanted to hunker down and get it done and get it out quick. … read more ➜
Brooklyn based post-punk band Big Bliss has released their debut album, At Middle Distance. At times they remind me of modern bands like Wolf Parade, but also classics like The Sound, The Church, Bauhaus, and Joy Division. Order from Bandcamp
Giles Martin & Sam Okell discuss the upcoming Beatles ‘White Album’ 50th anniversary release. On November 9, The Beatles will release a suite of lavishly presented ‘White Album’ packages including a super deluxe 7-disc set featuring 50 mostly previously unreleased recordings all newly mixed with 5.1 surround audio as well as the much-sought after Esher … read more ➜
San Francisco Bay Area/LA shoegaze outfit has recorded their 5th studio album called Bright To Death. It features the original members from their self-titled days. Listen to the album stream below. You can order it here.
The House Of Love were one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands to grace Creation Records back in the late 1980s. Their eponymous debut album, which was cited as one of the best albums of 1988 by music magazines and Indie fans alike, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year! For the first time, … read more ➜
Deeper, hailing from Chicago, is singer/guitarist Nic Gohl, guitarist Mike Clawson, bassist Drew McBride, and drummer Shiraz Bhatti. In 2014, Deeper was an established band with a handful of surf-pop-oriented demos when co-leader Caroline Campbell abruptly left the band. The remaining members regrouped and decided to carry on using the name, bringing in McBride and … read more ➜
This was posted on Pete Fij’s (Pete Fijalkowski) facebook profile here. “A lot of internet chatter about the demise of the NME magazine which is about to finish publishing it’s last print edition, so just thought I’d share some of the pivotal points in my early career involving the paper which kind of sums up the … read more ➜
Happy Days, The Catherine Wheel’s 3rd album, is being re-released for Record Store Day on April 21st. (Can we get Adam & Eve, please? If anyone wants to sell me their copy then please message me.) Limited, one-time pressing of 2000 copies. Here is the official Record Store Day text on the re-release: ‘Happy Days … read more ➜
Moaning is a band defined by its duality. The abrasive, post punk trio comprised of Sean Solomon, Pascal Stevenson, and Andrew MacKelvie, began nearly a decade after the three met in L.A.’s DIY music scene. Their impassioned debut album comes born out of the member’s experiences with love and distress, creating a sound uniquely dark … read more ➜
Olympia, Washington outfit CCFX has already garnered some nice media coverage from Pitchfork (7.5 rating) and NPR Music. CCFX is a new group resulting from a merger between two Olympia pop music outfits; CC Dust and Trans FX. On their debut self-titled EP, artists Chris McDonnell, Mirče Popovic, Mary Jane Dunphe and David Jaques offer … read more ➜
Christchurch, New Zealand’s Salad Boys are back with “This Is Glue”, the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2015 debut album “Metalmania”. Recorded once again by bandleader/guitarist Joe Sampson at his home studio, This Is Glue’s twelve songs dig deeper, with sharper hooks embedded deep within a more mature musicality. This Is Glue, released by Trouble In Mind … read more ➜
Holy is a Stockholm based project of Hannes Ferm from Umeå, Sweden. The new album, All These Worlds Are Yours, is out January 26, 2018 via PNKSLM Recordings. It reminds one of modern psychedelic influenced bands like Tame Impala, Foxygen, and Deerhunter. Some songs can run a bit long but I think it’s a solid … read more ➜
American Laundromat Records has announced the 25th anniversary reissue of Juliana Hatfield’s “Hey Babe”. It’s available for pre-order now. “We cannot be more excited to reissue Juliana Hatfield’s debut album “Hey Babe” on vinyl to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. We took great care to have our friend and long-time collaborator, Sean Glonek at SRG … read more ➜
Mixonline has a great interview with Sean Magee, Abbey Road Studios engineer, about The Beatles recent vinyl releases. It’s an interesting and informative read for those interested in vinyl. He explains the challenges involved that’s worth the read even if you’re not a fan of The Beatles. He explains how they used test pressing … read more ➜
The Mary Onettes self-titled 2007 debut is available on vinyl for the first time ever, limited to 500 copies. Order yours here: Recommended if you like: New Order, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Smith, The Cure