Fareed Haque boasts a pallette accustomed to varied musical tastes. Raised in Chicago by a Chilean mother and a Pakistani father, he grew into roving cross-cultural genius on guitar. But this is not that kind of record. You May Also Like: David Crosby is reaching out to Neil Young, viaRead More

The recent news that Asobi Seksu is going on hiatus brought me back to this project, and the period in which former My Bloody Valentine and shoegaze acolytes ditched the guitars for cool shimmering pop. You May Also Like: Huey Lewis and the News – ‘Picture This’ (1982): On SecondRead More

Suns of Thyme have built a harmonious bridge between the psychedelic rock of the ’60s and the dark excesses of indie rock of the ’80s and ’90s. You May Also Like: How I Belatedly Learned to Love the Cure’s ‘Wish’

The Indonesian fusion scene is one of the great under noticed modern music developments currently going on in the world. You May Also Like: Dewa Budjana – Hasta Karma (2015) How Robben Ford’s ‘The Inside Story’ Introduced the Yellowjackets to the World John McLaughlin’s Shakti – ‘This Moment’ (2023)

Were these guys the real deal or what? I just love the tough garage sound seeping from all of the tracks here. Q65 combined the best aspects of the Pretty Things and their main competitors the Outsiders You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966):Read More

Billy Joe Armstrong, lead instigator of Green Day, teams up with Norah Jones to revisit the Everly Brothers? C’mon, you’re kidding me, right?