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VA – Doused in Mud, Soaked in Bleach (2016)
Robotic Empire returns with their third Nirvana tribute, “Doused In Mud, Soaked In Bleach”, completing a trifecta of homages to the legendary band’s studio albums. The Hall of Famer’s debut LP...
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David Thomas Broughton – Crippling Lack (2015)
Consistently a spontaneous and challenging artists, David Thomas Broughton continues to peddle his own path on brand new album ‘Crippling Lack‘ which is, “a trans-continental triple-vinyl album,...
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Wild Belle – Dreamland (2016)
The sophomore full-length album from Chicago’s Wild Belle finds them widening their sonic palette with a set of moody, groove-oriented songs that also hit with a deeper emotional impact than the...
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Surgical Meth Machine – Surgical Meth Machine (2016)
Following the death of his friend and long-term bandmate Mike Scaccia and the final dissolution of his seminal industrial metal band Ministry, Al Jourgensen repaired to his home studio in Burbank,...
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Hestina – Blossom Talk (2016)
Hestina are an indie folk group from New Orleans led by Michelle Ausman and Kimberly Vice. The two initially formed as a duo in 2014 under the name Sirens, releasing their debut album, Blossom Talk, on...
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Jan St. Werner – Felder (2016)
The fourth volume in Jan St. Werner’s Fiepblatter series of experimental works, Felder isn’t merely an album, but a starting point for a series of public installations in which the participating...
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Knifeworld – Home of the Newly Departed (2015)
The psychedelic behemoth that is Knifeworld have returned with Home of the Newly Departed, an album mostly comprised of two previously released out of print EPs (Dear Lord No Deal and Clairvoyant...
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Marina Fages – Dibujo de Rayo (2015)
Argentinean artist Marina Fages (born in Buenos Aires, 1983) is clearly someone possessing multiple talents: not only does she sing, play, and write music, she’s also a painter of some note, as...
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Nicholas Krgovich – The Hills (2016)
Nick Krgovich‘s 2014 album, On Sunset, was a brilliant debut from the longtime indie pop craftsman best known for his work with P:ano and No Kids. The blend of nocturnal soft rock, laid-back R&B,...
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The Flaming Lips – Lightning Strikes the Postman (RSD 2016)
This Record Store Day release is an alternate mix of the Clouds Taste Metallic album featuring ex-Flaming Lips guitarist, Ronald Jones. The same extraordinary madness that infected the best work of...
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Cellars – Phases (2016)
The debut album from Los Angeles’ Cellars, 2016’s Phases, is a moody, sexy collection of ’80s-style synth pop. Produced by Los Angeles psychedelia and cassette culture wizard Ariel Pink, Phases is a...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto – Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto (1978, Remastered 2016)
Ryuichi Sakamoto‘s first solo album appeared before he formed Yellow Magic Orchestra in late 1978, after the young keyboardist had earned his M.A. in music from Tokyo University. Six long instrumentals...
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K. Leimer – The Pale Catalog (2015)
It’s telling that none of the track titles on The Pale Catalog directly references any of the fifteen on The Grey Catalog, K. Leimer’s previous release, even if the album titles obviously coincide....
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K. Leimer – The Grey Catalog (2015)
Though he’s been releasing music since the 1970s (as wonderfully documented on A Period of Review: Original Recordings 1975-1983, issued last year on Rvng Intl.), Kerry Leimer‘s work continues to...
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Solids – Else EP (2016)
Montreal duo Solids gained considerable attention for their fuzzed out, scrappy yet melodic 2014 LP, Blame Confusion, on which their love of heavy music (having dabbled in hardcore) was not far behind...
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Masha Qrella – Keys (2016)
On her solo work, Berlin-based indie-electro artist Masha Qrella has always placed a significant emphasis on songwriting, even as early albums such as Luck and Unsolved Remained had their abstract,...
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TUFT – Look Look (2016)
Los Angeles, California may be best known as a hotbed for harder rock and punk bands such as Guns n’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. But TUFT, a band from Los Angeles who was...
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Gabriella Cohen – Full Closure and No Details (2016)
Taking a step away from her work as frontwoman of The Furrs, Gabriella Cohen has delivered her first solo record, Full Closure and No Details; an album with the same sweetness and thorns of a black...
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Lail Arad – The Onion (2016)
Without over-working the metaphor – which its title track handles far better – London-born singer-songwriter Lail Arad’s second album displays more layers than 2010 début Someone New. Flitting between...
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Harry Bertoia – Sonambient: Complete Collection (2015)
In the ’50s, renowned sculptor/furniture designer, Harry Bertoia, had an epiphany when he realized the possibilities of sonic resonance that lived within his creations. He dedicated the final twenty...
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