Beach House | 7 | Bella Union / Sub Pop Release date: May 11th 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock A golden lyrical weave; sunlight winding, grasping like vines, a stunning bloom of melancholia sewing flowers in // out and around each rib, growing and wilting with the heaving of saltwater
album review / Baltimore / Beach House / Bella Union / Dream-Pop / experimental / Maryland / Pop / Psychedelic / Shoegaze
Black Moth Super Rainbow | Panic Blooms | Rad Cult Release date: May 4th 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock A honeyed simmer in the deathly wilt; bubble-pop electronic pollen, stunning on sticky fingertips and cry of razor blades in a caramel apple. A lush, flow of saccharine blood in the
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Grails are an experimental-rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon. Initially forming as a ‘no-strings-attached’ side-project, Grails soon gained notoriety after the release of their mind-bending, introductory LP The Burden of Hope in 2003 via Neurot Recordings (Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot) and have triumphed in mystery and
Alex Hall / Eastern / Grails / Instrumental / Interview / Oregon / Portland / Post-Rock / Psychedelic / Temporary Residence Ltd / World
Ambient-techno extraordinaire Wolfgang Voigt aka Gas will release a new album titled Rausch on May 18th. Barely a year after the last album Narkopop, the new album Rausch (meaning “intoxication” in German) will be out via Kompakt, marking the second Gas album in nearly 20 years. The album will come
ambient / Cologne / Electronic / Gas / Germany / Kompakt / Psychedelic / Techno / Wolfgang Voigt
Experimental-pop band Animal Collective have announced a tour of one of their most influential albums to date Sung Tongs. Founding members, Avey Tare and Panda Bear will perform the 2004 record in it’s entirety during a string of dates beginning in Europe and arriving in North America the next moth,
Animal Collective / Baltimore / experimental / Indie / Maryland / Pop / Psychedelic / Sung Tongs / Tour / USA
Deerhunter have announced they will play two intimate New York-area shows before departing on a European tour in May. The band will be debuting both new songs and a new line-up. Tickets go on sale on Friday, 9th March at 10AM EST. Work has begun on a new album, with
4AD / Deerhunter / Garage / Georgia / Indie-Rock / Psychedelic / USA
Evelinn Trouble is a psychedelic-pop musician and vocalist currently based in Berlin. Originally born in Zurich to a Swedish jazz singer mother, she grew up in the city’s vibrant squat scene where her musical talents were battle tested, living and playing in occupied houses. Trouble has been called the bastardly
Berlin / Evelinn Trouble / experimental / Indie / Interview / Pop / Psychedelic / Radicalis
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Airick Woodhead aka Doldrums is a producer, vocalist and visual artist based in Montreal, Canada. Forming in 2010, Doldrums originally began as an entity for Woodhead to release experimental home recordings under, before eventually evolving the project into a full band. Inspired by life, death and
Airick Woodhead / Canada / Doldrums / electro / Electronic / Endless Records / experimental / Interview / Montreal / Psychedelic
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Moon Duo are a psychedelic-rock band hailing from San Francisco, California. Formed in 2009 by Erik ‘Ripley’ Johnson (Wooden Shjips) and Sanae Yamada, the duo have released numerous singles, EPs and eight studio albums including remixes and live recordings on respective labels such as Souterrain Transmissions,
Högni | Two Trains | Erased Tapes Records Release date: 20 October 2017 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock You are but a shadow locomotive of yourself; the crisp burn of cold has numbed your feet, your legs. Wheels that have been frozen solid, and left you stranded as the cargo you’ve
