Formed in a North Carolina in 2012, The Nude Party celebrate the clanging rock of the ’60s while blending modern elements that have made them beloved by fans of all ages.
After 17 years and 8 albums, New Jersey’s Screaming Females are still making their own path in the world, still touring and releasing music without compromise.
With lo-fi indie rock, accordion, singing saw, tape collages, the so-called “zanzithophone” and beyond, Neutral Milk Hotel created an eternal entry into their Elephant 6 scene.
New Zealand’s Tall Dwarfs showed a whole generation of musicians what could be done at home on a 4-track and what magic could be made if you mixed pop melodies and hooks galore with homemade sounds.
For an artist like Mac McCaughan, the answer lies in experimentation – testing his voice in a different light, deconstructing it, sometimes relegating it elsewhere or removing it altogether as the piece dictates.
The character of the recordings are informed with warm fuzz and intimate room sounds. The songs are short blasts of psychedelic chill, a rummage around an alien radio dial.
The new solo album, ‘Reason to Live’ from the legendary Lou Barlow, is shambolic and grand yet intimate and doting, warmly acoustic and crackling with grit.
For this new LP, Greg Cartwright has reunited with Reigning Sound’s original ‘Memphis line-up’. Another welcome dose of garage rock and Memphis soul.
“I am tempted to say it is the band’s best record, except Garcia Peoples are too restless to settle for plateaus. Just do as the title says. Raise a glass at your wit’s end, and let the music blow away the night.” David Fricke
Telekinesis is perfect, unfussy power pop—romantic and hopeful, skittish, fresh and familiar. Check out the first single “Set A Course”