Ty Segall : Possession

Nobody can accuse Ty Segall of being a slacker. The guy has not taken a break since his 2008 self-titled debut. Just solo albums alone he’s nearly released a record a year, sometimes two in a year. That’s not counting side projects(Fuzz, Wasted Shirt), the occasional film score(Whirlybird), and guest appearances on friends albums. And […]

Gerald Clayton : Ones & Twos

L.A.-based jazz pianist and composer Gerald Clayton has had quite the music career at just 41-years old. He’s released five solo albums between 2009 and 2022. He’s collaborated with everyone from John Scofield to Kendrick Scott to Diana Krall to Roy Hargrove. He’s also the son of famous jazz bassist John Clayton. His style is […]

Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke : Tall Tales

Thom Yorke is not afraid to get out of his comfort zone, as well as his fans’ comfort zones. There’s still that small group of folks that never got over Radiohead getting into proggy, concept album territory with the masterpiece OK Computer. The fans disappointed when their favorite band from 30 years ago doesn’t trot […]

Pye Corner Audio : Lake Deep Memory

The musical world of Martin Jenkins’ Pye Corner Audio is a vast and mysterious one. The music is low key, sparse, and filled with shadowy twists and turns. Dark ambient hung on skeletal beats like flesh to bone, as if building a creature from things unknown and thoughts unspoken. Eerie, melancholy, and oddly groovy; a […]

Andre 3000 : 7 Piano Sketches

I think if you’re still waiting around for Andre 3000 to drop a new hip hop album, or crazier yet return to OutKast, you’re wishing upon a fading star. I think Andre 3000 would rather do anything else BUT rap. He dropped an out of left field ambient/jazz/experimental flute album two years ago. Regardless what […]

Keith Canisius Returns To The Worlds of Shortwave Broadcaster & Morph Stereo

Musician Keith Canisius has put out a steady run of guitar and Eurorack-based ambient/shoegaze/dream pop instrumental music over the last several years. Starting in 2020 with the drone/ambient/experimental world of Shortwave Broadcaster. Plugging in and playing, improvising and then swirling guitars, bass, synth, Eurorack and field recordings into ethereal tracks that seem to emanate from […]

Marine Eyes : Quiet Circle

I think we all carry something from our childhood into our adulthood. A simple thought, or a snippet of a dream that we never quite let go. It’s not something an adult mind would come up with. It only comes from the unsilenced imagination of a child. Something only a mind not completely bogged down […]

Viagra Boys : Viagr Aboys

First time I’d ever heard Sweden’s Viagra Boys was opening for Queens of the Stone Age. I had an idea of what a band called Viagra Boys would sound like, and my imagination did not disappoint. But what I didn’t expect was to like them as much as I did. The 6-piece Swedish post-punk band […]

Jonathan Sharp : Neon Night Ride

It’s 1984. You’re up late on a Friday night with a beer buzz and searching for something to fall asleep to. You pause on USA Up All Night and see the neon glow of L.A.; buildings shimmering in a dusk-lit landscape, twinkling lights like doomed stars pulsate in the inescapable push of night, and an […]

Causa Sui : In Flux

Causa Sui hit – to my ears at least – a career high with last year’s excellent From The Source. It picked up where 2020’s Szabodelico left off. Szabodelico was steeped in tropicalia vibes; clean guitar lines, moody keys, and delicate percussion and bass gave the album a very vibe-heavy feel. A sound that was […]