On Briars on a Dewdrop, Turner Williams Jr. brews up a heady stew of manipulated eclectic string sounds that is truly out of this world. Available on April 7th through Feeding Tube Records, this album features the Alabama-based artist armed with an electric shahi baajas, gazĀ and a whole cornucopia of effect pedals. Williams, ofContinue reading “Turner Williams Jr. – Briars On A Dewdrop”
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Joseph Allred – For The Fallen Dawn
Joseph Allred’s latest, For The Fallen Dawn, is a collection of meditative solo instrumentals that takes your mind through muggy river baptisms, over scorching dunes under a Saharan sky and deep within shadowy forests at twilight. Available now through Island House Recordings, this album features the Tennessee-dwelling Allred drawing on elements of blues fingerpicking, SpanishContinue reading “Joseph Allred – For The Fallen Dawn”
Dorothy Moskowitz & The United States of Alchemy – Under an Endless Sky
Dorothy Moskowitz, of the pioneering ’60’s experimental rock group, The United States of America, is still pushing boundaries and defining what it is to be an “experimental artist.” Available today from our friends at Tompkins Square Records, Under an Endless Sky is a wholly unique beast. The record finds the legendary Moskowitz combining her creativeContinue reading “Dorothy Moskowitz & The United States of Alchemy – Under an Endless Sky”
The Record Crates United Mixtape – 2005-2008: The Wild, Weird and Wonderful (part 1)
We’re honoring this very fun and fertile period in music history this month with the likes of PG Six, Colleen, Bardo Pond, Meg Barid and more.
Bob Martin’s Final Album Sees Release on Worried Songs
With the assistance of Jerry David DeCicca and The Black Swans, the last record by the recently departed cult folk rocker Bob Martin will be released through Worried Songs on May 19. Martin, a Lowell, Mass. born singer-songwriter, recorded a handful of albums sporadically between the 1970’s and 2010’s, and is perhaps best known forContinue reading “Bob Martin’s Final Album Sees Release on Worried Songs”
Hot Mustard – “The End of Time” Video
It’s Friday, so get your day started right with the laidback funk grooves of Hot Mustard’s latest single, “The End of Time.” Hot Mustard, a psych-leaning instrumental funk group headed by Antibalas’ JordanĀ McLean and TV On The Radio’s Dave “Smoota” Smith, is as smooth and mellow as ever. Joined by Ross Bogan (Doom Flamingo, Lureto)Continue reading “Hot Mustard – “The End of Time” Video”
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BenBen – “Ghost Drops” Video
Perpetual Doom just announced the upcoming release of a new solo EP by BenBen, a veritable jack-of-all-trades pop mastermind. BenBen, A.K.A. Ben Wigler, is a singer, producer, animator, filmmaker and museum exhibition designer with credits on releases by Samantha Crain, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, and Dungen’s Gustav Ejstes. His upcoming EP, Be AContinue reading “BenBen – “Ghost Drops” Video”
PG Six – Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites (2023 Expanded Edition)
Sounding just as out of time as it did when it was first released over 20 years ago, Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites reminds us of PG Six’s ability to use the album format to craft entire sonic realms by hand. PG Six’s 4-track odyssey is a dreamlike combination of UK folk, psychedelic rock andContinue reading “PG Six – Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites (2023 Expanded Edition)”
Lord & Sharp – Kiwi
Lord & Sharp’s Kiwi is a breezy ocean of astral guitars and synthesizers that transports you to a peaceful headspace with each and every listen. Available today through Aural Canyon Records, Kiwi finds the Texan experimental duo of Neil Lord (Future Museums) and Mike Sharp (of Joys Union Group) channelling their inner Elkhorn by improvisingContinue reading “Lord & Sharp – Kiwi”