For her hotly anticipated sophomore album Nashville songstress Nikki Lane teamed up with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys for a record that turns the vulnerable singer-songwriter stereotype on its ears. With songs that crucify ex-boyfriends, celebrate one-night stands (as long as she can bolt town right after) and proclaim it s always the right…
From the first bass note within the driving drum beat you can tell something is different about the new record from Nikki Lane. The backbeat feels like a gutsy strut while the lead guitar feels like a revved up engine shifting gears. Denim & Diamonds comes out firing, spit shining the cowboy boots and tossing on a jean…
Side One 1. You’re Dead2. Treat Me Right3. Waves4. Jubilation5. Don’t Touch6. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog Side Two 1. A Street That Rhymes at 6 A.M. 2. I’m Dreamin’ a Dream 3. What Are We Craving? 4. No Stranger Am I5. Hey Girl 6. I’m the Sky
Office Dog is a rock band from New Zealand Aotearoa. Doggerland is a collection of songs about loss and the journey to surfacing again. which is why it’s named after a piece of land that was once inhabited by people and then submerged by the sea. Sonically, the band wanted to take a moment to…
Tracklist:1. Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other- Orville Peck & Willie Nelson2. The Hurtin Kind – Orville Peck & Midland3. Saturday Night s Alright For Fighting – Orville Peck & Elton John4. Back At Your Door – Orville Peck & Debbii Dawson5. Chemical Sunset – Orville Peck & Allison Russell6. Death Valley High…
“This album [SORCS 80] was a self imposed ambitious project for us [OSEES]. Something to kick in the creative flow. The last few years, having been a challenging time in general, felt like a good time for a pivot. The last two albums were so guitar and keyboard centric, I wanted a weird and fun…
Coming 15th July: the first Matador pressing of Pavement’s Westing (By Musket And Sextant), the compilation of Pavement’s early work from 1989-1993. The new pressing coincides with this year’s release of the Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal 4xLP box set and a 30th anniversary limited vinyl edition of Slanted & Enchanted. Pavement begins several months…
Over the course of two astonishing albums, Perfume Genius, aka Seattle native Mike Hadreas, cemented his place as a singer-songwriter of rare frankness, creating songs that, while achingly emotional, offered empathy and hope, rather than any judgment or handwringing. Sparse, gorgeous and with Hadreas’ quavering vocals often only accompanied by piano, they were uncommonly beautiful tales of a…
Pinhead Gunpowder started writing songs in 1990 and made our first 7” the following spring. Nearly every year since, we’ve met up to play. Some years we recorded—five albums and eleven EPs—and some years we played shows. But since 2010, we’ve been playing just for ourselves, something bands forget to do. Rather than “writing for…
“A Collection of Splits and EPs 2004 – 2015” captures the evolution of Italy’s Raein, including tracks from their out of print split 7”s with Loma Prieta, Funeral Diner, Ampere, Daitro, and Phoenix Bodies, along with an early 7” EP, “Döden Marscherar Åt Väst”. This collection of songs was carefully remastered in 2024 by Will Killingsworth…
First released in 2003, Il N’y A Pas De Orchestre is the iconic sophomore release from legendary Italian band, Raein. The ten track LP captures the raw emotions and explosive energy of the young band early on. While it has been out of print and largely unavailable for more than ten years, this 20th anniversary reissue of the…
Riley Downing (The Deslondes) sat down one day and decided he wanted to record a song or two for a simple 45. The Deslondes had been on a hiatus for a while and Downing had the creative itch to record. He had been in contact with his bandmate, John James Toureville and they decided to…
Robin Carolan’s latest soundtrack for Robert Eggers’ highly anticipated Nosferatu is a haunting, gothic-infused and meticulously crafted work that draws from a vast palette of sounds, instruments, and inspirations. Following their successful collaboration on The Northman, Carolan reunites with Eggers to bring the legendary tale of Nosferatu to life, infusing the film with a score…
“Recording in a foreign environment like Berlin, I was inspired to experiment with more cinematic, psychedelic sounds,” says Sam Doores, “but my love for old-school New Orleans R&B, Memphis Soul & Rock n’ Roll, Detroit Motwon & Gospel, Doo-Wop, Early Blues & Folk music will probably always bleed into whatever I do. Recording this album…
Grandeza is an album about the natural gesture of love and the softness of the human body. It’s also about my love for Brazilian music and its many shapes and colors. I like to think that it exists somewhere among the rituals that celebrate life. It’s a reminder that amongst all the pain, music comes…
Afrobeat virtuoso Seun Kuti is gearing up to unleash his latest musical masterpiece upon the world with the upcoming release of his album ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’ that will be set to make waves globally on October 4th via Milan independent label Record Kicks. Coming 6 years after the Grammy nominated album ‘Black…