Fir Cone Children Return With Tenth Album ‘Jig Of Glee’, Out 7/12; Listen To Single “Malin”

Alexander Donat is a man creatively in bloom. With so many musical ideas he needs to spread them out amongst many different projects; Vlimmer, Fir Cone Children, Assassun, Feverdreamt, as well as music released under his own name all build a discography rich in sound, mood, intent, and with a through line that is Donat’s […]

Wilco : Hot Sun Cool Shroud

Wilco have established themselves as elder statesmen of American rock and roll by now. Their decade album run between 1996 and 2007 was enough alone to cement their reputation as icons. And of course Jeff Tweedy is one of our great songwriters, front men, and general righteous dudes. So they can be forgiven for spending […]

Live Shows, No Sleep, Road Trip, Vintage Toys : The Last Few Days

It’s Sunday morning. I cleaned up the dog’s little puke pile, took him for a poop walk, cleaned up the kitchen and dining room, and am now in my La-Z-Boy. Fresh cup of coffee next to me and writing. The process. So it’s been a busy last few days. Thursday afternoon after work I gassed […]

“Weird Telepathic Moments” : Causa Sui’s Jonas Munk And Jakob Skott Talk ‘From The Source’

If you’re a fan of Causa Sui, then you’ll know the featured photo is not an up to date shot of the Danish psych/prog/post/fuzz rockers. That’s because these cats have better things to do than update promo photos. What are those better things? I don’t know, like run one of the most prestigious and musically […]

A Few Words On The Mental Health Value Of Cleaning; Or, Feng Shui Therapy

I’ve been putting a lot of energy into cleaning lately. I mean, I clean a lot around the house. It’s sort of my go-to process for working out stress and anxiety, but also I think it might be a compulsion. I’m not washing my hands obsessively every 10 minutes or so, but there is a […]

Daniel Davies : Ghost of the Heart

Daniel Davies comes from rock and roll royalty, given that his dad is The Kinks’ Dave Davies and his uncle is Ray Davies. He spent a good portion of his formative years touring the world with his dad before his family settled in Los Angeles. From there Davies spent time with his Godfather, the Master […]

Steve Moore : Eye of Horus

Steve Moore is what I’d call a renaissance artist. He doesn’t stay in one lane and do some one trick pony show. He changes musical lanes like a master curator of sound, keeping with electronic music but within that realm morphs and shapes it to fit what mood strikes him. Power synth prog with Zombi […]

Hot Weekend…Home Improvements…Flying Solo

It was another scorcher of a weekend. Taking the dog out in minute intervals so he doesn’t stroke out, taking the dog out in minute intervals so I don’t stroke out, keeping the blinds shut so the place stays cool,…you know, in preparation for the future when we can no longer go outside without PPP […]

White Hills Return With ‘Beyond This Fiction’, Out 8/23; Listen To “Killing Crimson”

NYCs White Hills are one of those bands that never settles into one musical trip. Sure, their DNA is psych rock with a healthy dose of post/punk, Krautrock, and no wave thrown in for good measure. But the duo, led by guitarist/vocalist Dave W and bassist/vocalist Ego Sensation, are pulling from 50 years of an […]

Eels : EELS TIME!

Mark Oliver Everett has quietly amassed an impressive discography over the last 30 years, first with two albums under the moniker ‘E’ and then in 1996 debuting EELS. Despite the shift from singer/songwriter pop-inflected songs to a more gruff, alternative vibe both iterations of Everett’s curmudgeon poet laureate remained steadfast. Sad and melancholy but with […]