Leyland Kirby has brought to tape some of the most essential deconstructed ambient music to date. This is exactly what’s surprising about the first entry to a new series he’s entitled Intrigue & Stuff. The first of four 12″ releases, Vol. 1 delves …
Nodzzz return to the fold with their longest release to date, a full-length on Woodsist that’s packed full of their delightfully itchy brand of jangle-pop. Adjusting their horn rims securely on their noses, the boys pick out 12-string nerd rock odes to…
Garbes worked his way through some familiar names (Wet Hair, Raccoo-oo-oon) before striking out under his given name with releases on Arbor and NNA Tapes. Now, Woodsist’s little sister label Hello Sunshine brings his first full-length creation to light…
Jane Weaver’s 2010 album, The Fallen By Watch Bird, was a fitting entry for B-Music’s sister label, Bird. Its bewitching folk sounded like it was thrust out of time, and featured guest appearances from Susan Christie, Wendy Flower of Wendy & Bon…
Ripley and Sanae return for another round of moonlight groove rituals, and this time they fly much closer to pop’s flame, with a few barbed hooks peaking out from beneath the murky waters of psychedelic slow-burn. The band has a bonus remix CD package…
The most striking aspect of News’ tragically overlooked Hot Off the Press is the band’s use of steel guitar as a force of West Coast psych. The band wield it to add a woozy touch to their soulful, strident catalog; and much in the same way that Cold Su…
With their recent split with Naked on the Vague acting as a dip into pop’s waters; Wet Hair’s follow up, In Vogue Spirit is practically a jump into the pool. The band’s most accessible batch of tunes to date boil with Krautrock rhythms, buzzing synth…
Another great Lungfish related release rolls its way into 2011, former guitarist, Asa Osborne, returns to his geometrically inspired project Zomes, and this time he burrows deeper into the droned murk of the lower analog jungle. From the opening chord…
Matt Whitehurst has a history of verbally battling his contemporaries in the press (Wavves, No Age), and a knack for agitation; but the man’s always said that if he could just get into a studio, and get some fidelity behind him, he’d have a hell of a r…
Bare Wires turn in one of their cleanest, poppiest versions of their so called “soft punk” yet. A double shot of a single with two fun backbeat poppers that stick in your head like a couple of bright pink wads of bubblegum. The a-side’s a slow burni…