Delightful dreamy rock from high-cred Montreal sitarist Rishi Dhir. This dude is doing psych right. “Setting Sun” is an immediate throwback to the early ’70s, with transcendental guitar (sitar?) lines…
Matthews Heller’s self-released, self-titled album is passionate, soulful, and grungy. Heller brings classic rock sensibilities and structures to his songs, which vary from the fast-paced and yelloy to the slow…
I really like this album. Absolute Zero did not have a bad song on it in my opinion. I kept finding myself listening to the album on repeat. Some songs…
This album feels like floating through cartoon space. It’s like The Flaming Lips and Spiritualized went on a Magical Mystery Tour together. I’m not 100% into the vocals, which sound…
This electronic instrumental album by Lotus was great. Build kept me interested and was an all-out fun album to listen to. I think that the best tracks on this album…
Kid Koala combines traditional blues chord progressions with all kinds of sound effects including turntable spinning, voice distortion, autotune-like voice parts. All this makes for an interesting sound.
Scott Hutchison’s charming Scottish accent rings clearly throughout this album and adds a nice flavor as well as a more personal, folky element to the songs. Frightened Rabbit is an…
Goodness me, I love this album. I was first introduced with the single ‘The Fall’ and fell instantly in love with Milosh’s delicate and intimate countertenor. That’s really what I…
Khat Thaleth brings together the poetic and musical skills of artists from several regions, including Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Iraq. Several traditional elements are incorporated in…
If you’re looking for old-school lo-fi surf-noise-garage-punk, look no further than The Traditional Fools. Ty Segall’s ambitious 2008 album is getting a re-release in 2013, and thank goodness for it!…
This is really awesome! I don’t know what to call it, but it feels very 50’s with a New Wave swing to it that had me tapping along the whole…
I’m a sucker for Deez. This is the kind of catchy I can deal with; diesel fuel behind a damaged engine, ‘quarky’ fuzz up the wazoo. Most songs have a…
Local Natives present a solid second album with Hummingbird. While nothing on here is overly ambitious, the mellow feel of songs, combined with tight production values, makes for a good listen. “Black…
James Blake’s 2013 release picks up right where he left off last time, with syncopated rhythms, his distinctive pitch-shifting croon, and plenty of bass. RZA drops a verse on the…
So Kate Nash is basically the best thing ever. Seriously. Now, this album is a little bit different from her previous two – she went sort of 90s Riot Grrl…
Same ole same ole from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Their fourth album is alright but a little too much on the ‘Meh Meh Mehs’.
RATCHET!!! Get crunk, get dusted, make yo booty clap, and make it Wop! Wop! Wop! If you like to bring the heat and wile out… spin some of this. If…
Oxford, MS indie rockers Young Buffalo make an awesome showing on their self-titled EP. A massive sound is present despite the band’s having only two members, both of whom are…
For some reason this CD reminds me of a marching band playing. Particularly, Shurggy Ji has very strong and distinct instrumentals. And the vocals seem to be just added more…
The Jambalaya Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band in the vein of other revivalists like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and they fit the bill very well. This…
If you like some funk and some groove in your life then you best listen to this because Bradley’s got some major soul. Definitely reminiscent of 80’s soul music, i.e.…