Gordon Koang | Unity
Gordon Koang has been blind since birth. He spent most of his life in South Sudan. When a tribal civil war broke out in his homeland while the Afro-pop...
Albums Of The Week: Todd Snider | First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Todd Snider has described the First Agnostic Church of Hope And Wonder — the namesake for his remarkable 19th studio album — as a house...
Albums Of The Week: Ibibio Sound Machine | Pull The Rope
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Pull The Rope, the new record by Ibibio Sound Machine, casts the Eno Williams and Max Grunhard–led outfit in a new light. The hope, joy,...
Albums Of The Week: All Souls & Fatso Jetson | Live From Total Annihilation
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the absence of concerts and tours, Los Angeles-based rockers All Souls and seminal desert rockers and close friends Fatso Jetson went into Total Annihilation...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Rykodisc 20th Anniversary
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
THE SKINNY: The world’s...
Alexis Taylor Makes a Getaway With Latest Single
Alexis Taylor invites you on a long-overdue Getaway with her latest single — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
“If there was ever a need to escape from reality and take a...
Next Week in Music | May 29 – June 4 • The Long List:...
Are you ready to rock — and reminisce? Well, get ready: The US Festival kicked off exactly 40 years ago, on May 28, 1983.
For those too young (or too...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 23-29 • New Books
If you’re the kind of person who would put Weird Al, Sun Ra, Thin Lizzy, The Clash, Darkthrone and Marillion on the same mixtape, you’re in for a treat....
Emily Chambers | Start Again: Exclusive Premiere
Emily Chambers reminds you it's never too late to Start Again with her latest single — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
Gliding past on a supple groove decorated with breezy acoustic guitars,...
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Another week, another whack of new music. Govern yourself accordingly:
Akbal × Kheyzine | Cour Des Grands
Marc Almond | The Stars We Are Expanded Edition
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Classic Album Review: Graham Parker | Deepcut to Nowhere
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Graham Parker got off...
Classic Album Review: Ron Sexsmith | Rarities
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Songwriters always compare their...
Classic Album Review: The Special Goodness | Land Air Sea
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
One of the guys...
Albums Of The Week: The Paranoid Style | For Executive Meeting
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Paranoid Style album For Executive Meeting begins with an elegy for the radical — tragic pop-art titan Barney Bubbles — and ends with a...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Don’t buy this for...