If any of you were out waiting in lines on Saturday (and I’m sure you were), then hopefully you had a chance to pick up this excellent new LP on Three Lobed featuring Steve Gunn and Hiss Golden Messenger, pressed up extra special for Record Store Day 2013. If not, here’s your chance to try [...]

Every year or so, I find an alt-country album that I really fall in love with. This year, it’s “Dust in Wire” by Lincoln/Omaha/Austin/etc’s Kill County. There’s a lot of sorrow and loss at work here, and the creaky-floor production gives everything an authentic feel. I can’t say enough good things about this record, it’s [...]

Immune Recordings has just birthed two brand new LPs into the world. Micah Blue Smaldone presents The Ring of the Rise, a country-tinged affair conjuring the spirits of the dusty, 70′s longhair rockers while Tiago Sousa drops a straight-up solo piano recording on Samsara. Both albums are pressed to pristine virgin vinyl for a pitch-black [...]

Yesterday was a huge release day from Thrill Jockey, they seem to have those about every other week. Seriously, the label is so insanely prolific while maintaining an unmatched level of quality that it simply boggles the mind. Among the trinity of albums released yesterday were new LPs from noise-wrangler Dan Friel and Appalachian troubadours [...]

It’s easy to accuse Third Man Records of hawking gimmicks. But don’t get it confused — Jack White is a man of passion, and regardless of what you think about some of their more outlandish wares, it’s impossible to ignore the curatorial skill that goes into something like the Document Reissue Series. These are records [...]

The endlessly prolific Barn Owl boys are still at it. At this point, I’m having trouble keeping up – but I’ve never been disappointed with anything coming from this camp, so this one is going into my cart just like every other release from Elm, Jon Porras, Higuma, etc. The first 500 orders will get [...]

Could the Barn Owl members ever be too prolific? Absolutely not, it’s simply not possible. At times it’s hard to keep up, but it’s always a pleasure catching up with Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras. Speaking of the former, Mr. Caminiti has a new album forthcoming on Immune, and I know you always have extra [...]

In the pantheon of innovative and dark, psychedelic music, few stars shine darker than Horseback. The list of peers is short, and consists almost exclusively of groups that Jenks Miller himself has chosen to collaborate with between his last album (The Invisible Mountain) and this, his most ambitious recording to date. To call this metal [...]

Luke Roberts’ debut album completely caught us by surprise last year, we were huge fans immediately. Awesome then that he’s back with a followup so soon, and it’s another piece of heart-wrenchingly-smart Americana folk. The first one sold out pretty quickly, don’t hesitate here. The LP costs $14 via ThrillJockey.com. Tweet

Just got this one in the mail, and I’m actually digging it quite a bit. Happy Jawbone Band are a ramshackle group of folks that may or may not be incredible hippies. They play pretty awesome, catchy, fairly straightforward rock music though. Like a lo-fi, unpolished New Pornographers. Get the LP for $16.50 from Forced [...]