Album, Single, EP and Live Reviews

Albums: Arthur Russell: Picture of Bunny Rabbit (Audika Records)
Late, lamented avant-disco legend makes deeply introspective, one-of-a-kind music for himself alone…if we keep quiet, we may be permitted to eavesdrop…
Posted on Sep 16th, 2023
Albums: Seas of Mirth: Kriller (Eelshock / Sentient Rash / Post Music)
Underwater-themed party fiends return with more wonky, funky jams
Posted on Sep 13th, 2023
Albums: Juan Wauters: Wandering Rebel (Captured Tracks)
Emigre singer-songwriter strikes gold with witty and playful acoustic-based collection
Posted on Sep 11th, 2023
Albums: Baxter Dury: I Thought I Was Better Than You (PIAS Le Label / Heavenly)
Seventh time around Dury creates his own masterpiece, a perfectly realised mix of gleaming nocturnal grooves and next-level wordplay
Posted on Sep 8th, 2023
Albums: Robert Rotifer: Holding Hands In Petropolis (Gare du Nord Records)
Classy set from multi-hyphenate Austrian broadcaster and musician features lyrics to die for
Posted on Sep 7th, 2023
Albums: P.G. Six: Murmurs and Whispers (Drag City)
Visionary US singer-songwriter combines intriguing range of influences to create magical, spacious post-folk
Posted on Sep 7th, 2023
Albums: The Boo Radleys: Giant Steps (Two-Piers) (Reissue)
Indie rock melodicists update psychedelia for the 90s in their ambitious, genre-defying masterpiece
Posted on Aug 23rd, 2023
Albums: Wye Oak: Every Day Like The Last: Collected Singles 2019–2023 (Merge)
Stand alone singles and new material combined on US alt. rock notables latest
Posted on Aug 16th, 2023
Albums: Comet Gain: The Misfit Jukebox (Tapete Records)
Cult indie-pop troupe cover all the bases with eclectic, ramshackle odds-n'-sods compilation
Posted on Jul 28th, 2023
Albums: Jim O’Rourke: Hands That Bind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Drag City)
Set of spooky ambient atmospherics will do a good job of freaking you out...if that's what you want
Posted on Jul 27th, 2023
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