Ides | Hikikomori
THE PRESS RELEASE: There isn't one that I can find. Unless you count their one-line Bandcamp bio: "I'M NOT HAVING FUN ANYMORE." And even though that might be a...
Hyborian | Vol. II
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Formed in 2016 by guitarist/vocalist Martin Bush, guitarist Ryan Bates, and drummer Justin Ripetto, the trio got straight to work on their thunderous brand of metal....
Hey Hey My My | British Hawaii
THE PRESS RELEASE: "French band Hey Hey My My (obviously named after Neil Young’s anthem) was formed in Paris in 2005 around Julien Garnier and Julien Gaulier. After a...
Childish Gambino | 3.15.20
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Grammy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning recording artist, actor and producer Donald Glover presents 3.15.20. The album is available in two forms on all digital streaming...
Next Week in Music | March 23-29 • The Short List: Nine Releases You...
One of the world's biggest bands, a few pop-music idols, some indie-rock vets and a slew of singer-songwriters: There's a solid slate of good music arriving this week to...
Next Week in Music | March 23-29 • The Long List: 250 Releases On...
Need some new tunes in your world this week? Of course you do. And you've got plenty to choose from: There are more than 250 new albums, EPs and...
Next Week in Music | March 23-29 • New Books
Just in the nick of time, things are slowly but surely picking up on the book front. Here are this week's new titles — along with a couple that...
Harold Mabern | Mabern Plays Mabern
THE PRESS RELEASE: It is with a mixture of pride and sorrow that Smoke Sessions Records announces the release of Harold Mabern’s Mabern Plays Mabern. Pride because Mabern’s 27th...
Gaylord | Wings Of The Joyful
THE PRESS RELEASE: “I love neofolk and I love black metal, but I absolutely despise how both have become breeding grounds for hateful ideologies.” Those are the words of...
The Flytraps | Wild Card
THE PRESS RELEASE: "One of the standout moments at pretty much any Flytraps gig is when tall bassist/front woman/vixen Kristin Cooper, often clad in a pair of her signature...
Fireside Collective | Elements
THE PRESS RELEASE: "A quintet who cheerfully disregard every kind of one-dimensional label that might be attached to their music, Fireside Collective has been on a roll since emerging...
Fange | Pudeur
THE PRESS RELEASE: "French mavericks Fange have showed many faces through their seven-year span of existence, maintaining a strong, consistent output — three albums, two EPs — despite going...
Dumama + Kechou | Buffering Juju
THE PRESS RELEASE: "buffering juju, the title of dumama + kechou’s debut album, relates to the process of “excavating spiritually charged content from within.” the duo’s textural sound, driven...
Dozer | In The Tail Of A Comet / Madre De Dios / Call...
THE PRESS RELEASE: "As with hundreds of other young Swedish bands, Dozer was the obvious answer to the boredom of a small town youth in a land where the...
Death on Fire | Ghost Songs
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Years of tour experience, decades of studying music and a lifelong dedication to the underground. These are the things that have come to define Death On...
