A new Old Smile release is indeed a cause for celebration. Hailing from New Jersey, Old Smile (AKA Tom Herman Jr), forges dreamy, homemade psychedelic rock. On Glued, Herman paints with an expanded palette of sounds, textures and styles, all while retaining his expert sense of song craft. Hints of jazz creep in throughout theContinue reading “Old Smile – Glued”
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Sadaharu Ohm – Last Ones Ever
If the trend of private press record collecting has taught us anything, is that some of the best, most unique sounds are often the ones that are the hardest to find. This is indeed the the case for Sadaharu Ohm’s epic rural psychedelic opus, Last Ones Ever, which sat shelved and totally unreleased for an entire decade.Continue reading “Sadaharu Ohm – Last Ones Ever”
Brewster – Bird in An Airport/Kiss Me While I’m Down
If these two newly released tracks by Brewster are anything to go by, then his upcoming full-length record is going to be truly something special. Brewster (Mark Bucci) is an introspective and vastly imaginative singer-songwriter based at his bedroom studio in Northern New Jersey. Bucci’s sound is both melancholic and playful, combining acoustic and electronicContinue reading “Brewster – Bird in An Airport/Kiss Me While I’m Down”