Well, The Shins, who it seems now consist of sole remaining member James “The Voice” Mercer, have got a new album coming out… almost 5 years after the last one. You can pre-order a ton of different bundles at theshins.cinderblock.com, including the “audiophile” pack which presents the album on 1/4″ reel tape… or just buy the [...]

Light In The Attic Records is off to a helluva start with their Modern Classics series. Entry number two is none other than the classic (indeed) 90′s recording Cure for Pain by everyone’s favorite saxophone wielding alternative rock trio Morphine. Featuring remastered audio on 180 gram vinyl, not to mention the very first U.S. pressing [...]

We’ve been feverishly anticipating this one, so excited it’s finally out. Bathetic has just released Cough Cool’s debut LP. If you’ve heard Dan Svizeny’s bedroom pop brilliance before (we released a tape on SLG awhile back), you know what you’re in for. For newcomers, give this album a listen below, we think you’ll fall in [...]

Can’t get enough Tomboy? Lucky for you, Panda Bear’s sophomore fourth opus has been expanded into a massive 4xLP set, adding one new tune and letting the original album heave and breathe over 2 LPs; then bolstering that with another LP featuring the single mixes and yet another LP featuring a cappellas and instrumentals for [...]

You might remember us gushing over an incredible debut EP by a New Zealand band called Glass Vaults last year. I was super excited to receive an email from their label about a brand new one, and after giving it a few full listens, I can honestly report that it doesn’t disappoint, not even a [...]

Another winner from the review pile: Company play South Carolina lo-fi indie pop, the kind for sitting around and sipping coffee on a crisp autumn morning with the windows open. Music for wearing sweaters and growing beards; an emotive and yearning album for all the whimsical existentialists out there. Pick up a copy on colored [...]

Is there anything more perfect for summer than a hazed-out, droney pop record? “Delerium”, a new EP from Permanent Collection (aka Jason Hendardy, formerly of Young Prisms), delivers just that. Super psyched out and awesome, this one has been getting some heavy play around here. For the stoners and shoegazers alike, totally recommended. Listen below, [...]

When a record is hugely popular, we sometimes just assume that everyone already knows about it, often choosing to give smaller releases attention here instead. Like, for instance, the new Bon Iver album. After spinning this thing tirelessly since it dropped though, we really thought it deserved praise, just in case anyone out there hasn’t [...]

We fully believe that this record was made to be listened to during winter, but summer worked pretty well too. When Grand Hallway’s “Winter Creatures” showed up, we were first struck by the beautiful artwork (courtesy of Heisuke Kitasawa), a psychedelic splash of color that commands attention. The music is subtle and easy, a pleasing [...]

We got this record in the mail the other day, and while it’s not something we’d normally seek out, we were impressed. Gemini Wolf is a duo from Philadelphia that specialize in synth-driven experimental pop music. “Infinite Sand Dunes” is their furthest-out recording yet. It’s split by sides into two different thematic styles, the a-side [...]