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Amen Dunes - Freedom

Freedom is the new long player from Amen Dunes. The band is led by singer-songwriter and musician Damon McMahon and this new collection is a deeply personal set of songs,...

Preoccupations - New Material

Preoccupations are a band we have a long history of being obsessed with. New album New Material, as ever, is potent and the mood from song to song is so intense. The...

Yo La Tengo - There’s A Riot Going On

Rejoice!!! it's the return of Hoboken's finest... Yo La Tengo!!! New studio album (15th full-length) today called There’s A Riot Going On released on Matador and it is magnificent! Over the years...

Nap Eyes - I'm Bad Now

Record of the Week is I'm Bad Now, the third album from Nova Scotia's Nap Eyes.We bleated on about their first two albums via Paradise of Bachelors (naturally), but this third LP...

Clean, the debut album proper from Nashville-based, 20 year-old Sophie Allison who records under the name Soccer Mommy. It follows on from the critically acclaimed Collection that you'll remember as one of...

Insecure Men - Insecure Men

Insecure Men is the self titled debut album from Saul Ademczewski and Ben Romans-Hopcraft. It's billed somewhere between a super group and a side project, but it's best enjoyed on...

The Orielles - Silver Dollar Moment

My god we love The Orielles... and so will you! Sidonie Hand Halford, her younger sister Esme and their friend Henry Wade have been a big part of our last...

Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

Transangelic Exodus from Ezra Furman is a big, smart and chest poundingly joyous album. It's his eighth album (with various backing bands) in the last decade and carries on his evolution as...

Hookworms - Microshift

Hookworms return after nearly four years away with their new full studio album, Microshift. From the first beats it's clear that a creative shift has placed more onus on the subtleties of what they...

Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin

For any of you who know us, stop past regularly or read our emails, you'll be well aware that we are very big fans of Ty Segall. So full disclosure, we...

Starcrawler - Starcrawler

The thrilling self-titled debut album from LA's Starcrawler.The band formed in 2015 when 18-year-old lead vocalist Arrow de Wilde first met guitarist Henri Cash at their Echo Park high school. Shortly thereafter...

Shame - Songs of Praise

Record of the Week is the brutally addictive debut album from Shame. They've long had a reputation as a legit and explosive live band, and perhaps the biggest success of...