This is music made for summer, for never-ending afternoon dreamscapes followed by brilliant bursts of color as the sun dives behind the dunes. You May Also Like: Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues (2017)

So I was sitting at the kitchen table this morning, attempting to wipe the dust of sleep out of my droopy eyes while waiting for the five-minute coffee timer to go off. I’d just switched on the satellite radio a few minutes before, but my ears hadn’t really started payingRead More

Strawberry Alarm Clock’s 2012 comeback ‘Wake Up Where You Are’ duplicates and expands on the brand of psychedelic zest they are defined by.

Jon Anderson has gotten into the spirit of the just-started Olympics, releasing a new song that combines the anthematic echoes of “Chariots of Fire” with his patented hope-streaked lyrics. You May Also Like: Vangelis – Delectus (2017) The Solo Song Where Jon Anderson Finally Reclaimed His Yes Legacy How JonRead More

With the three-album ‘Dansere’ compilation, we’re not really examining a single piece of Jan Gararek’s work but a trio of distinct ones.

The criminally underappreciated Bruce Hornsby, shackled forever in the public consciousness by his lone drum-tracked No. 1 hit from 1986, returns with a nuanced, assured soundtrack effort for the forthcoming Spike Lee film. You May Also Like: How Bruce Hornsby and the Range Went Out on a High Note HowRead More

A friend of mine has informed me that the technical, WeatherChannel description for the kind of weather we’re having right now is “ball-sweating hot.” Funny, I’ve never heard that phrase used during one of those “On The 8’s” broadcasts. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Summer Revolution” (2019): One TrackRead More

Diving headlong into some of the 1970s’ most iconic songs, Swamp Cabbage decided to use vintage techniques and vintage instruments. The results?: A kudzu-covered blast of trailer-park funk. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Cringemaker [Swamp Version]” (circa 1994)

Apart from his trademark whammy bar-induced vibrato, Norwegian guitarist, keyboardist, saxophonist, composer and bandleader Terje Rypdal has been one of the hardest to define figures of progressive jazz You May Also Like: The Dream, featuring Terje Rypdal – Get Dreamy (1967, 2017 reissue) Terje Rypdal – ‘Conspiracy’ (2020) Various ArtistsRead More

It’s been a long time coming, but on Thursday fans finally got a listen to some new studio work from Down. You May Also Like: The Lickerish Quartet, “Lighthouse Spaceship” (2020): Something Else! sneak peek Pantera – ‘Power Metal’ (1988): Forgotten Series