Albums Of The Week: Pearl Harbour | Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost Too Expanded

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Patricia Gilbert began her career in San Francisco’s burgeoning music scene in the 1970s, dancing on stage with The Tubes in 1976 before becoming part...

Albums Of The Week: Les Big Byrd | Diamonds, Rhinestones & Hard Rain

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Quite where the title of Les Big Byrd’s fourth studio album came from remains mysterious even to the band’s frontman, Jocke Åhlund. You might speculate,...

Albums Of The Week: Julia Holter | Something In The Room She Moves

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “My heart is loud,” Julia Holter sings on her sixth album Something In The Room She Moves, following an inner pulse. The L.A. songwriter’s past...

Albums Of The Week: Odetta Hartman | Swansongs

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Following her debut mini-LP 222 and 2018’s Old Rockhounds Never Die (which saw her touring her unique performance style — part Jack White rock ’n’...

Albums Of The Week: Flamango Bay | Mascara EP

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “L.A. group Flamango Bay’s second EP Mascara was inspired by the riot grrl movement, Mitski’s Bury Me At Makeout Creek and bands like X-Ray Spex...

Albums Of The Week: Waxahatchee | Tigers Blood

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of the hardest-working singer-songwriters in the game is named Katie Crutchfield. She was born in Alabama, grew up near Waxahatchee Creek. Skipped town and...

Albums Of The Week: The Staves | All Now

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Staves’ new album All Now, produced by John Congleton, is their first recording without the duo’s sister Emily Staveley-Taylor, who wasn’t present for touring...

Albums Of The Week: Adrianne Lenker | Bright Future

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Adrianne Lenker’s new solo release Bright Future is her first album since 2020’s songs and instrumentals, featuring co-production from Philip Weinrobe alongside contributions from Nick...

Albums Of The Week: The Brat | Straight Outta East L​.​A.

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Brat were a Chicano punk ensemble from the barrios of the East Los Angeles. The band's three core members were singer Teresa Covarrubias, lead...

Albums Of The Week: Sam Evian | Plunge

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It was New Year’s Eve 2022: The night before Sam Evian started recording Plunge, his fourth LP. He invited friends and fellow musicians to his...

Albums Of The Week: Elbow | Audio Vertigo

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Elbow’s 10th studio album Audio Vertigo marks a significant change for the group following 2021’s Flying Dream 1. In the words of lead singer and...

Albums Of The Week: The Jesus And Mary Chain | Glasgow Eyes

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Marking 40 years of The Jesus And Mary Chain, Glasgow Eyes was recorded at Mogwai’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow — where Jim and...

Albums Of The Week: Gary Clark Jr. | JPEG RAW

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Anyone who has listened to a Gary Clark Jr. album or watched the four-time Grammy Award winner perform live knows that he’s a gifted multi-instrumentalist,...

Albums Of The Week: Gossip | Real Power

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On Real Power, their first album in 11 years, beloved indie pop/rock trio Gossip reunite with acclaimed producer Rick Rubin, who helmed the band’s pivotal 2009...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Blood Harmony

Definition: Blood Harmony is an English expression meaning the extra special sound that siblings make when they sing together. No list of "hilarious album covers" is complete without Satan Is...

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