The fine folks at JUKBOXR continue their perfect streak of gorgeous electronic dreampop with this new release by Fort Lauderdale’s Arrange. “Five Years With The Sun” is warm, personal, and lush. It should easily appeal to fans of Washed Out, Active Child, etc. Big recommendation. We couldn’t be more excited about what this label is [...]

I’m not even trying to keep up with the logistics of the Boris discography at this point. Pretty sure that New Album has already been released in Japan as a limited and expensive vinyl version, and also that some of these songs may or may not already appear on other “new albums” from Boris that [...]

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 [...]

For her new material, Alicia Merz has taken her Birds of Passage moniker deeper and darker than it’s ever gone before. Taking heavy instrumental influence from drone, ambient, and field recordings, Merz is able to craft these minimal soundscapes into stunningly beautiful outsider-folk/pop masterpieces. The full-length is amazing, the 10″ EP contains a collaboration with [...]

Wow. $70 for a 3xLP is always a dubious proposition. It depends mostly upon how much you love said band and especially, said album. Luckily this is easily one of the best feel-good psych albums of our generation… but why the exorbitant price tag? Well, it is the Holidays. And also, this is imported all [...]

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 [...]

The fine folks (and fellow Iowans) at Night People have reissued Peaking Lights’ amazing debut LP, “Imaginary Falcons”. I remember when I first got my hands on the original pressing, I was blown away, I hadn’t heard anything quite like it before. The duo has since gone on to do bigger things, you should know [...]

One of the greatest, most infamous uncompleted records of all-time has finally been unearthed. Previously lost in the drug-addled aether, The Beach Boys’ “Smile” was recorded in 1966-1967, then shelved indefinitely. Brian Wilson took the band down a road they all found just a bit too winding and weird, and he was way too fucked [...]

If you buy one LP this month, it’d better be Lee Noble’s vinyl debut, “Horrorism”. Assuming you’re into tapes or follow our little label, you’ve probably heard Mr. Noble’s delicate musings before, most find them unforgettable. He finds a way to weave his experimental compositions with a sprinkling of catchy pop, creating a decidedly more [...]

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 [...]