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Audiopile Review: With a helping hand from Diego Herrera (aka Suzanne Kraft), Aiden Ayers, fellow Pender Street Stepper Liam Butler and official Mood Hut saxophonist Linda Fox, Jack J doubles down on the sun-kissed sophisticated pop of his debut with a followup that just might best it. Across Blue Desert...
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Audiopile Review: In the early 90s, Sebadoh quickly grew from lo-fi beginnings to something resembling alt rock stardom. At the same time, Lou Barlow and pals were never afraid to scream “WE WILL BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS” before launching into some weird tape collage. Still, there’s...
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Audiopile Review: For those who were taken aback by the Sternpost’s Ulrika, which we had highlighted earlier this year, prepare yourself for the newest release from Testbild!, the long-running project spearheaded by Petter Herbertsson, who also doubles as Sternpost. With the recent underground success of Ulrika (the original pressing now...
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Audiopile Review: Music From Memory chase recent full length debuts from Contours, Tim Koh & Sun An and Total Blue with another premier transmission, this one courtesy of Dead Sound, a duo comprised of a pair of MFM mainstays—vocalist John Moods, who last collab’d with The Zenmenn, and Young Marco,...
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What does it mean to be perfectly blue? Perhaps it means swimming contently in the waters of deep, complex emotions, or simply learning to spin low moments into casual days. For Luka Seifert, who makes music as RIP Swirl, the idea of being fine with not being happy all the...
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Crystal Dorval’s dream-pop journey as White Poppy spans over a decade, the last half of which has centered on a song-writing cycle called ‘Paradise Gardens,’ documented across a trilogy of LPs: Paradise Gardens (2020), Sound Of Blue (2023), and Ataraxia (2024). Its muse is a fusion of bedroom shoegaze and...
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Shortly before cutting the hard-rock classic Smokin', Humble Pie played the biggest US gig of them all: Shea Stadium, opening for Grand Funk Railroad. It was a make-or-break moment for the U.K. band, and just as the set was heating up, it began to rain. Playing during a storm is...
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The debut album from the king of the psychedelic bayou — the hypnotic, mystical and powerful sound of the swamp coming to life. As he became Dr. John (real name Mac Rebennack), it was his L.A. session work with musicians such as Sonny & Cher, Canned Heat, and Zappa that...
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2024 repress. "You've got to listen to this band, you'll really like them, I know." A Colourful Storm presents the first-time vinyl issue of Blueboy's The Bank Of England, originally released in 1998. The group of Paul Stewart, Keith Girdler, Cath Close, Ian Gardner, and James Neville are Sarah Records...
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If Wishes Were Horses, Blueboy's first and now legendary album is finally reissued by Australian label A Colourful Storm. Presented for the first time on vinyl since its release in 1992, the recording by Keith Girdler, Gemma Townley, Paul Stewart, Lloyd Armstrong, and Mark Andes is immortalized in Sarah Records'...
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A Colourful Storm's reissue project of Blueboy's Sarah Records albums culminates with Unisex, arguably the finest moment of the trio of Keith Girdler, Paul Stewart, and Gemma Townley. A bona fide indie-pop classic. The first vinyl issue since 1994, the album has gained an immense cult following in all corners...
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For the first time this century, two missed masterpieces are coming available on vinyl. The band Souled American formed in Chicago in 1986 and recorded a total of sixty-six songs between 1988 and 1996. Though not ever popular themselves, their evolving hybrid of roots / rock music heavily influenced many...
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"For the first time this century, two missed masterpieces are coming available on vinyl. The band Souled American formed in Chicago in 1986 and recorded a total of sixty-six songs between 1988 and 1996. Though not ever popular themselves, their evolving hybrid of roots/rock music heavily influenced many more popular...
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Along with the record’s original 10 tracks – including all-time Spoon classics “Inside Out,” “Do You,” and “Rent I Pay” – ‘They Want My Soul: Deluxe More Soul Edition’ features 11 demos and alternate versions, almost all of them previously unreleased. The reissue underlines the album’s vaunted place amid one...
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Secretly Canadian is proud to reissue a limited run of Songs: Ohia’s Protection Spells, a collection of some of the most precious time capsules in the greater Molina Vaults. Protection Spells has a spotty release history, with long periods out of print and limited formats. It returns to print now...
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Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of TV On The Radio's Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes. Originally released in 2004, TV on the Radio’s debut album is nine songs about (in no particular order) — discordant living, misrepresentation, how nothing nothing can be, life, afterlife, love and love “after hours.” These are...
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Bill Direen is a legend of the New Zealand underground. He has given us poetry, novels and a catalog of important and challenging underground music. Weaned on a garage band youth in the late 60's, Direen started producing 7" records in the early 80's, all of them total stunners. These...
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"'I never wanted to ever start a record label. Ever. But there is something about her voice I couldn't let go of. It's an actual voice. An actual beautiful voice. This one's a classic sounding voice. Not to mention her song writing, recording and guitar playing. Jessica Pratt's music feels...
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Robert Pollard’s amazing collages in a full-color 238-page book...
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Trees Speak return with TimeFold, their sixth release on Soul Jazz Records, further expanding their ever-evolving sonic universe. This new album builds on their signature blend of hypnotic krautrock rhythms, post-punk angularity, and experimental soundscapes while venturing into new terrain, blending influences from avant-garde electronics to ceremonial sound forms. On...
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John Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, Vintage Violence. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which...
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John Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, Vintage Violence. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which...
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Haruomi Hosono is the legendary artist best known for his tenure in the seminal band Yellow Magic Orchestra. Hosono House Revisited is compilation of reworks of Haruomi Hosono’s iconic solo debut, Hosono House, celebrating 50 years since its release. This compilation sees musicians from the Stones Throw roster and beyond...
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With their roots traced in two legendary '60s garage bands, The Outcasts and The Stoics, Homer were without doubt one the best psychedelic/hard-rock outfits coming out from Texas. Grown in U.S.A was their only album, released as a private pressing in 1970. Rural psychedelic rock with early prog hints fueled...
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US psych holy grail from 1969. Killer Doorsy organ and fuzzed-out guitars, including all-time psychedelic classics like "Colors," "Workshop," and "Mind Machine." Transplanted from Portland to the Sunset Strip, Hunger played at all the hip places, rubbing shoulders with bands like Hour Glass (pre-Allman Brothers), the Doors, and Steppenwolf. In...
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Audiopile Review: The Japanese underground is often portrayed as a place of extremes. On the one hand, you have the mind melting Japanoise of Merzbow and Aube. On the other, the ramshackle indie pop of Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Nagisa Ni Te. But there seems to be a spot...
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Audiopile Review: Phil Elverum faced a daunting task following The Microphones in 2020, his masterful 40+ minute autobiographical return to a long-abandoned name. Now, pivoting back to his Mount Eerie alias, Elverum draws us closer to the varied untethered experimental spirit of his early work as The Microphones, contrasting with...
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Cindy is to release a new six song EP called Swan Lake on 4th October via Tough Love. The title isn’t a nod to the folktale or ballet in any real way, but to the fact that it all has ended up in the collective imagination as an object, vaguely...
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"In 2010 I was falling in love and making a record for Asthmatic Kitty in Sufjan Steven’s studio, recording it all by myself, and i’ll admit- singing into the laptop at times- ha! the feeling was akin to the magical feeling I felt when i would crawl under the big...
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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hallowed Ground, the 1984 follow up to the Violent Femmes legendary self-titled debut album. Similar to the first album, all of the songs were written by lead singer Gordon Gano while still in high school. The band’s sophomore title, however, pushed the band in new...
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Recorded as part of the same daydreaming puzzle as Unwishing Well, Still Clouds at Noon brings out the slowcore/sadcore elements that drift through The Reds, Pinks & Purples’ melancholy catalog. Donaldson names '90s hometown San Francisco acts such as American Music Club and the more obscure Timco as pivotal to...
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Originally released in late August 2001, this version was assembled and re-mastered in the summer of 2007, and released as "KLP190" later that year by K. Sides A to D recorded between May 23rd, 2000 and March 23rd, 2001 at Dub Narcotic, Olympia, Wash. (Most of the "Recorded By" names...
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The band's first effort for Capitol Records was an album which was recorded before Come Down called The Black Album, which was rejected by Capitol for, according to frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor, containing "no hit songs". It was later released as a double album in 2004 with Come On Feel the...
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Formed in 1994 in Portland, Oregon, The Dandy Warhols have carved out a niche with their unique blend of garage rock, psychedelia, and indie vibes. Celebrating their iconic sound, [PIAS] has unveiled special 2LP reissues: the self-titled album on striking Red Vinyl and "...The Dandy Warhols Come Down" on vibrant...
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’SONGS OF A LOST WORLD’ is the long awaited new album from The Cure, their 14th studio release and their first in 16 years. 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD' was written and arranged by Robert Smith, produced and mixed by Robert Smith & Paul Corkett and performed by The Cure...
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After quietly releasing their self-titled debut album in 1999 while still in college, American Football disbanded after the album's release to focus on other projects, only to reunite 15 years later to a fanbase that had been consistently growing throughout the underground/emo scene. The album later appeared on Rolling Stone's...
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The Mid Spiral suites see BADBADNOTGOOD return to their roots of instrumental jazz while once again pushing the boundaries of how they cross pollinate genres, incorporating their love of hip-hop, neo-soul, psychedelic, funk and more. For the Mid Spiral sessions, the trio incorporated additional musicians to add more voices of...
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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Up To Our Hips by The Charlatans, with this expanded edition of the album. It includes a second LP of alternate takes and bonus tracks and features reimagined album art. The album was released following the arrest of their keyboardist after an armed robbery attempt,...
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Crack Cloud has always been something beyond a rock band: both profound and grand, vaporous and elusive. The first iteration of Crack Cloud was formed nearly a decade ago as a proxy-rehab outlet on the fringes of Calgary. Over time, two EPs and accompanying visual pieces were produced out of...
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Released in 2004, Antics cemented Interpol's position as one of the most influential bands of their generation. The album's dark, atmospheric soundscapes and frontman Paul Banks' signature vocals spawned iconic tracks such as ‘Slow Hands,’ ‘Evil,’ and ‘C’mere’ and Antics continues to resonate with fans worldwide, solidifying its place as...
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Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all-time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with an extensive Super Deluxe boxset featuring four 12-inch 180-gram LPs, a 10-inch EP and 7-inch. The album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes and the set includes 50...
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A collection of early, previously unreleased music recorded at Jason Quever's apartment at 924 Fulton in San Francisco while McCombs was living in Berkeley between 1999-2000. The Bay Area in the late '90s housed a special community of artists including Papercuts, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Chris Cohen’s Curtains, and...
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Anthony’s post-Slapp Happy output, for years an underrated-to-outright unknown quantity, achieves a new dimensional plane with this third archival release from his personal tape library. Home of the Demo triangulates upon the art-pop qualities found in his previously unreleased 1976 LP OUT, and ‘79’s new wave-adjacent Flying Doesn’t Help, finding...
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Talking Heads' Debut Album Talking Heads: 77 on 2LP. Features a New (AAA) Remaster of the Album Cut From the Original Master Tapes. LP2 Features a Collection of Rarities Encompassing Outtakes and Previously Unreleased Alternate Versions. Returning to where it all began, Talking Heads proudly presents the expanded 2LP version...
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1964 debut album by the British Beat band Downliners Sect, also known simply as ‘The Sect’. The band were a rhythm and blues group that emerged as part of the British blues boom and gained a reputation for their energetic live performances and raw, bluesy sound. Formed in 1963 in...
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A founder member of Soft Machine, Kevin embarked on a solo career in 1969, signing to EMI’s Harvest label, for whom he would record a series of wonderful and stylistically eclectic albums. Whatevershebringswesing was issued in November 1971...
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King Crimson's explsovie 1974 album Red primarily revolves around the raw power trio of Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford and John Wetton. David Cross, Mel Collins, Ian McDonald, Robin Miller and Mark Charig make guest appearances on this powerhouse of an album. Taking the music to new levels of clarity and...
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Limited to 500 copies on gold vinyl with download. 56 years on since it's original release, ‘Scratching The Surface’ is The Groundhogs extraordinary debut album. A landmark in the British blues movement in the 60s, the record released in 1968 includes their fierce reworking of Muddy Waters’ ‘Still A Fool’....
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