While spending time trying to conquer the audio of live-stream at-home performances, I got better acquainted with my friend Adam McDaniel, a local engineer and producer in Asheville, NC. Adam and I had known each other for years. When the band was a bit smaller I would often rent his studio, Drop of Sun, for pre-recording…
Mesopotamia is an EP by American new wave band the B-52 s, released in 1982. It was produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads and was originally planned to be the band s third studio album. Due to conflicts with Byrne and record label pressure, recording sessions were aborted prematurely and only six of ten songs to be completed were released. The record was distributed as…
Beach Bunny is the project and stage name of Lili Trifilio, with tunes reminiscent of alt-pop and “sad girl” music, beginning in 2015. Adding backing musicians Matt Henkels (guitar), Jon Alvarado (drums) and Anthony Vaccaro (bass) to her live performances, Beach Bunny is a Chicago act you don’t want to miss. “Prom Queen” exploded on…
The fifth and final volume of the early-’00s Home series of short split albums is getting its first North American vinyl release.The album, originally released in 2003, features exclusive, stripped-down recordings by two artists closely associated with Barsuk – Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service) and Andrew Kenny (The American Analog Set,…
Blitzen Trapper return with their first new music since 2020 with Cheap Fantastical Takedown, a limited edition 12 single featuring their unmistakable cosmic alternative sound. The 12 features three new songs and is limited to 500 copies worldwide, available exclusively at independent retailers. The 12 is pressed on opaque red vinyl and pressed at the…
Behold the latest offering from the enigmatic death metal outfit, Blood Incantation: a 12-inch maxi single featuring a brutal death metal track on Side A and an ethereal, cosmic composition on Side B, with a total runtime of nearly 20 minutes. On Side A, prepare to be annihilated by Blood Incantation s signature sound, with…
Bon Iver s four-song Blood Bank collection continues down the path forged by 2008’s critically acclaimed For Emma, Forever Ago. While still tied to the identity of the place where it was born, Bon Iver is no longer an unplanned entity synonymous with Justin Vernon. It is an idea, a place and sentiment that has now become as international as it is…
Breakout singer songwriter Charlotte Lawrence releases her EP, Charlotte, on vinyl. The six song EP is led by single Talk You Down, which Charlotte dropped at the start of 2021. Talk You Down is an addictive percussion-driven electronic pop number about her anxiety, which she s remarkably open about. On Charlotte, she explores fear and…
Cult of Luna release the new EP, The Raging River, via Red Creek – the band s newly created record label. The Raging River, is a seamless continuation of the writing process and the creative mindset that has guided Cult of Luna for the last couple of years. The Raging River feels more like a…
The Blue EP follows up Death Cab for Cutie’s latest full length, Thank You For Today, which was released last summer and debuted as the #1 album on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Alternative Charts, as well as the band’s first #1 album on the Billboard Vinyl Charts. The band announced The Blue EP on…
To the very day, this EP – originally released in 1992 – is an epitome of nastily loud, savagely distorted, hilariously uncompromising Swedish death metal.
The latest EP from Drab Majesty marks the start of a stirring new chapter in the band s majestic legacy. Written during a 2021 retreat to the remote coastal Oregon town of Yachats, Deb Demure leaned into the neo-psychedelic resonance of a uniquely bowl-shaped 12-string Ovation acoustic electric guitar. After early morning hikes in the…
Foo Fighters Saint Cecilia EP on 12 Vinyl + Download Foo Fighters surprise Saint Cecilia EP features five new tracks recorded at the Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, Texas in October 2015 during the Austin City Limits Festival. Vinyl also includes a free digital download offered in high quality MP3 (320 kpbs), WAV (16bit 44.1khz), or FLAC. The Saint Cecilia EP…
NERO is taken from the album PURGE .Tracks 2 – 4 will be inc. on the Japanese domestic 2xCD version of PURGE (CD 1 – PURGE CD 2 – NERO remixes) and will eventually be included in the forthcoming NEW FLESH IN DUB VOL 2 , scheduled for mid 2024.
Music, essentially, is a weapon to destroy the walls we built around us – and Finnish metal melancholists Insomnium are amongst it s strongest wielders. Their ninth masterpiece, Anno 1696 , released in early 2023 led us deep into the dark and troublesome past of Northern Europe, a time of witches, of superstition, of bloodlust…