New Music The Drin – Elude the Torch / I’m not the world’s biggest indie rock fan to put it mildly, but this new one from The Drin has definitely …
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Ah, the technology! These days yours truly is rarely inspired by it – the chief problem being lack of human element. But what if… What if there’s an app that …
New Music The Gateless Gate – Lament for the Aral Sea / Just in time to, er…brighten your weekend, my brand-new fourth long-form ambient music release is ‘Lament for the …
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Ah, the technology! These days yours truly is rarely inspired by it – the chief problem being lack of human element. But what if… What if there’s an app that …
New Music Nathan Bowles Trio – Are Possible (Drag City) / Rex McMurry, drummer from Cave, made a full album with Nathan Bowles out later this summer – Nick J …
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Been awhile since yours truly talked about Spotify and Daniel Ek. The reason to go back to discussion on both is this recent tweet from Ek, one that didn’t win …
2024 in overview – courtesy of Ivo from Bulgarian label Mahorka! 2 hours of music including Skyjelly being remixed by Toxic Derwish. Tracklist 0:00:00 ЧЕРНИХОВ | CERNICHOV – We are …
Leah Callahan – No One A slight departure from Callahan’s art-pop direction, No One is classic post-punk in the vein of Joy Division. If you, dear reader, stuck with IHN …
New Music Dream/Loss – Lower Ground / RIYL the dreamier side of post-punk and the rockier end of shoegaze – connect_icut Olivia Block – The Mountains Pass / This is …
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Few weeks ago, during a family trip to the restaurant, I overheard my brother saying that he couldn’t get tickets to Khruangbin’s show in NYC. That Khruangbin? Yes, that exact …
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