A much anticipated album in the land of los grillos will hit record stores on May 11 when Dead Oceans releases the Phosphorescent album Here’s To Taking It Easy. Coming on the heels of last year’s To Willie, an alternately narcotic waltz and boozy swing through … Read More →
I loved Dr. Dog first for their name, before I’d heard a lick of music. I just liked saying it — Dr. Dog! Then I heard the music and loved Dr. Dog all the more. The name Dr. Dog has always brought to my mind Dr. Teeth … Read More →
Listening to the new Frightened Rabbit single “Nothing Like You” takes me back to my high school days when, thanks to some friends with broader musical palettes than my own, bands like The Smiths, The Cure, and Echo and the Bunnymen broke the ranks of the metal militia … Read More →
Remember Low? The band that defined the meaning of playing with hushed, somber introspection, and gained popularity in the mid to late 90′s? Well, the dude from Low, Alan Sparhawk, has a new project, Retribution Gospel Choir, and loud is his new quiet. The band’s … Read More →
Roky Erickson | True Love Cast Out All Evil
Roky Erickson, legendary 13th Floor Elevators frontman, psych forerunner, and acid casualty, records again! It’s creeping up on 15 years since Roky Erickson has released an album of new original material, and just over a decade since Emperor Jones released Never Say Goodbye, an album … Read More →