Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | The Bristol Mod Explosion 1979​-​1987

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When punk rock started to fizzle out and squat punks started to appear on the streets, many of the U.K.’s disaffected youths had already moved...

Albums Of The Week: Brent Seavers | Exhibit B

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Brent Seavers of the Sacramento power pop band The Decibels has once again given us an action-packed hook-driven selection of pop tunes on his second...

Albums Of The Week: Shakin’ Street | Scarlet: The Old Waldorf, August 1979

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Conventional wisdom has long held that France has a remarkably insular music scene. The Beatles famously received a muted reception when they played an 18-day...

Albums Of The Week: Alice Coltrane | The Carnegie Hall Concert

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In 1971, Alice Coltrane performed at Carnegie Hall for a special gala benefiting the Integral Yoga Institute. Backed by an all-star group of musicians, Coltrane...

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...

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