Just when the world needs them most, Garcia Peoples—New Jersey’s finest psychonauts— return today with the stellar “One At a Time,” from the upcoming LP, Nightcap at Wits’ End. Check out the song’s mind-bending video below (brilliantly animated by labelmate, Kendra Amalie). With luminous Davy Graham-like guitar cartwheels and a cruising rhythm that drives the song’s catchy versesContinue reading “Garcia Peoples – “One At a Time””
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TENGGER – Nomad
TENGGER have returned to ease your mind and bring you some much needed peace with the soothing Nomad. The South Korean/Japanese wedded couple that make up TENGGER are extremely adept at crafting music that feels both natural and electronic with a deeply spiritual core. The songs on this new record are perhaps the greatest example ofContinue reading “TENGGER – Nomad”
Wax Machine – Earthsong of Silence
Carrying on the spirit of bands like It’s a Beautiful Day, The United States of America and Sweetwater, Wax Machine puts all listeners under their spell by blending flute-infused, chill psychedelia with slinky jazz and sunny folk rock sounds. Hailing from Brighton, UK, Wax Machine’s sound is alive with blooming springtime warmth and greenery. BreezyContinue reading “Wax Machine – Earthsong of Silence”
Garcia Peoples – 10-10-2019 Nublu, NYC
While Garcia Peoples’ studio work has been nothing short of revelatory, it’s their reputation as a live act that may be the biggest factor behind their quickly growing fanbase. No matter the setting, they never cease to melt faces and blow minds with their boundless riffage and sharp improvisational skills. The evening of October 10th,Continue reading “Garcia Peoples – 10-10-2019 Nublu, NYC”
Single Premiere: “Birdsong” by Wax Machine
Winter may not be over quite yet, but Brighton, England’s psychedelic reengages, Wax Machine, are bringing the heat with their new single, “Birdsong.” In the band’s own words, “Birdsong channels the divine energy of the sun. That which inspires flowers to bloom and birds to sing.” Bask in the rays of an early spring andContinue reading “Single Premiere: “Birdsong” by Wax Machine”
Elkhorn – The Storm Sessions
Elkhorn, has returned with a record that is rich with contrasts. It is simultaneously intimate and expansive, impulsive yet introspective, harmonic and yet dissonant. Despite these opposing qualities, the duo (along with guest Turner Williams), have woven together a piece of music that is truly spellbinding. The recordings you hear were conceived during a snowed-inContinue reading “Elkhorn – The Storm Sessions”
Matt Valentine – Preserves
“With five feeble senses we pretend to comprehend the boundlessly complex cosmos, yet other beings with wider, stronger, or different range of senses might not only see very differently the things we see, but might see and study whole worlds of matter, energy, and life which lie close at hand yet can never be detectedContinue reading “Matt Valentine – Preserves”
Garcia Peoples – One Step Behind
One Step Behind is further proof that Garcia Peoples is one of the fastest evolving groups of our era, constantly expanding their sonic horizons quicker than they can be captured on record. This, their third full-length since August 2018, perhaps shows the furthest extremes of the band’s spectrum. The slamming cosmic jam that is theContinue reading “Garcia Peoples – One Step Behind”
One Eleven Heavy – Desire Path
If a band makes an album that sounds like something you and your friends could sing along to while cruising around, from start to finish, then I think that group has officially reached classic status. I wholeheartedly believe that One Eleven Heavy’s Desire Path is one such record. In the time since their excellent debut album,Continue reading “One Eleven Heavy – Desire Path”
Kendra Amalie – Intuition
I walked away from my first listen of Kendra Amalie’s Intuition with the same dazed and overwhelmed feeling that I had after I first saw St. Vincent perform during her pre-fame days; this is the future of music unfolding in front of my very eyes. Amalie’s solo debut LP takes a fresh stab at elementsContinue reading “Kendra Amalie – Intuition”
Record Crates United 