OMGVinyl’s second-favorite psychedelic garage rock band, The Fresh & Onlys, have a brand new EP out on Captured Tracks. “August In My Mind” features six new tunes that sound as good as anything this band has done. If this type of music interests you at all, these are the guys to listen to. Visit CapturedTracks.com.
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Slumberland Records is about to reissue the complete recordings of the short-lived rock band, Black Tambourine. Reigning from 1989-1991, this band played reverb-drenched pop-rock. The canned description always includes a passage about them being influenced by both bands like Jesus and the Mary Chain and Phil Spector 60’s vocal groups. Here’s the deal, if you [...]
We are always super into supporting our regional labels and bands, and this record comes from Iowa City’s Night People label. Broken Water’s “Whet” is pretty much what I wish the current garage bands like Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts would sound like. This is much slower, much louder, and much heavier, like if My [...]
I know Spencer wrote about the Pavement records yesterday, but Matador just dropped a load of other good stuff too. First up is the new album from Okkervil River offshoot, Shearwater. “The Golden Archipelago” is another beautiful, operatic piece of indie rock. If you’re into this sort of thing, it will sweep you off your [...]
If you must own only one release by Thee Oh Sees, then make it this one. That’s just like, my opinion, man, but seriously – this is one of the only garage rock albums I listen to on a regular basis. Actually, it might be the only garage rock album I own. If you were [...]
This is yet another record that a reader tipped us off about, thanks Kevin! Siltbreeze has put together a pretty oh-mazing little 10″ sampler featuring some bands they are affiliated with. Sic Alps, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Dan Melchoir, and more turned in exclusive tunes just for this release. It has a screenprinted cover, [...]
If you like your psychedelic garage rock played by dudes in turbans and Speedos, then this is the record for you. King Khan is back after the somewhat terrible Almighty Defenders album to once again record with one-man band, BBQ. “Invisible Girl” is a return to form for Khan, and BBQ has always been pretty [...]
Here’s a nice looking 7″ single from one of the catchiest garage bands operating today. This new 45rpm slab from Trouble in Mind Records has got two exclusive tunes on it – “Laughter is Contagious” and “Horrible Door”. If you find yourself uncertain about this whole garage rock revival, a two song seven inch is [...]
John Dwyer has coaxed his merry band of noisemakers into releasing yet another LP by Thee Oh Sees, this time on the Captured Tracks label. If you are wondering what it sounds like then you haven’t heard Thee Oh Sees because everything they release sounds like Thee Oh Sees. Hop on board. 12 bucks and [...]
Man, Woodsist is just constantly bringing the goods. Both of their newest records are sounding pretttty great, but the one I can personally stand behind is the new album from The Fresh & Onlys, “Grey-Eyed Girls”. The band plays awesome psychedelic garage. In other words, if you like Thee Oh Sees, The Strange Boys, or [...]
I didn’t know too much about this band even an hour ago, but they seem pretty cool, so here goes. Young Prisms are Mexican Summer’s newest band, which is saying big things. They are described as “San Francisco psychedelic/garage/beach-pop band, influenced by the California coast, Charlton Heston, and late night spiritual pow wows”. Pretty cool, [...]
It looks like Drag City has got one more ace up its sleeve for August 18th. Also announced recently is the pre-order for this 2xLP collection from Sic Alps. It’s called A Long Way Around To A Shortcut and its a collection of a lot of obscure and probably out of print releases. Apparently it’s [...]
I was just about to write about buying this record directly from the label, but they seem to have sold out right as I was starting to type. Luckily, it looks like Aquarius has a few copies left. “Zork’s Tape Bruise” is a collection of vintage home recordings and demos from fuzzed-out garage popsters Thee [...]
Blank Dogs, a mysterious and unbelievably prolific one-man operation, has a brand new full length record out, one that you should probably buy. You can call this stuff a number of things: Lo-fi, garage, noise pop, new age, punk, whatever, but the important thing is it’s just really good. “Under And Under” has been pressed [...]
This album has already been out for about a month, but it is definitely worth mentioning. “Dracula Boots” is the newest LP by Kid Congo, ex-guitarist for The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the Gun Club. This record is wayyy out there, exploring primitive garage, Chicano rock, psychedelia, and other shit that [...]
