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: How Robben Ford’s ‘The Inside Story’ Introduced the Yellowjackets to the World John McLaughlin’s Shakti – ‘This Moment’ (2023)

With Stripped to the Bone, Eat the Gun offers a superb rock album with few frills. That starts with the first single “Loner,” recorded in their own studio with producer Stephan Hinz of H-Blockx fame. You May Also Like: Mike Keneally – ‘The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat’ (2023) WhyRead More

At the Vortex, Dalston, London: Just occasionally, the veil which hides from us all mysteries of other worlds, of suns, moons and stars becomes thinner You May Also Like: John Edwards, Evan Parker, John Russell + others – Making Rooms (2016) In celebration of the Evan Parker’s complex, trippy TheRead More

That the university-trained, classical inspired guitarist Dave Baker is so handy with interpreting pop sounds should come as no surprise. After all, he found early fame opening for fellow Temple products Hall and Oates on tour. You May Also Like: Dave Stryker – ‘Baker’s Circle’ (2021) Ginger Baker (1939-2019): AnRead More

Glasgow’s Chvrches (pronounced as “churches” for those scoring at home) draws from a deep well of accessible pop cool on their debut The Bones of What You Believe. You May Also Like: Every Copy of Rush’s ‘Roll the Bones’ Reveals Something New

Jazz and holiday music naturally fit each other; some of our most beloved Christmas albums have been recorded by jazz artists such as Nat King Cole and Vince Guaraldi. You May Also Like: Daniel Bennett Group – ‘New York Nerve’ (2020)

2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Melvins. Their 19th album Tres Cabrones is a step backwards for the band — because it marks the return of original drummer Mike Dillard You May Also Like: Thiago Nassif – Três (2018) Kansas, “With This Heart” from The PreludeRead More

Oslo-based UK expatriate Roy Powell refuses to believe that prog-fusion has run its course, and it’s clear from his recorded work that he’s dedicated his musical career challenging that notion. You May Also Like: Mumpbeak – Tooth (2017)