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Moon: The Green Lilac Park

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date July 29, 2025
2 Comments on Moon: The Green Lilac Park

Tags beatles, Green Lilac Park, mccartney, mick dolan, Moon, Pink Floyd, review, yorkie

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Almost An Island: Almost An Island

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 29, 2025
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Almost An Island (photo: provided by the artist)

Tags Bell Gardens, Brian McBride, BVDUB, Cynthia Bernard, David Cuetter, James Bernard, Julianna Barwick, Kenneth James Gibson, Past Inside the Present, Stars of the Lid

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Tavare: Too Small To Be So High

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 16, 2025
4 Comments on Tavare: Too Small To Be So High

Tavare (photo: Davide Maione)

Tags Aidan Baker, Angela Muñoz, Cruel Nature Records, Dinosaur Jr., God Unknown Records, Ida, J.Mascis, Katuktu Collective, Mimi Parker, Nadja, Nunofyrbeeswax, Soft Noise Collective, Tavare, Tristen Bakker

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U.S. Girls: Scratch It

U.S. Girls (photo: from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags 4ad, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie McCoy, Crosby, D. Watusi, Dillon Watson, Domo Donoho, Jack Lawrence, Jack Name, Jo Schornikow, Meghan Remy, Patti Smith, Savoy Motel, Still and Nash, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, Tina Norwood, U.S. Girls

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Purelink: Faith

Purelink

Tags Akeem Asani, Angelina Nonaj, Ben Paulson, Brian Leeds, Concave Reflection, CS + Kreme, Kindtree, Loraine James, Millia, Mount Kimbie, Pan-American, Peak Oil, Purelink, Tommy Paslaski

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Tropical Fuck Storm: Fairyland Codex

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 2, 2025
7 Comments on Tropical Fuck Storm: Fairyland Codex

Tropical Fuck Storm (photo: Jamie Wdziek)

Tags Chris Abrahams, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin, Fire Records, Gareth Liddiard, Jack London, James Joyce, Jim White, Lauren Hammel, Springtime, Tropical Fuck Storm

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Zakè | Spieth | Guentner: Arcadia

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 1, 2025
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zakè | Spieth | Guentner

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Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts: Talkin to the Trees

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 24, 2025
2 Comments on Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts: Talkin to the Trees

Neil Young (photo: Daryl Hannah)

Tags Anthony LoGerfo, bob dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Corey McCormick, Crazy Horse, Micah Nelson, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Spooner Oldham, The Boss, The Chrome Hearts

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Haress: Skylarks

Haress (photo: Vogon Laundromat)

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RIBS: Junk Dynasty Leaderboard

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 16, 2025
2 Comments on RIBS: Junk Dynasty Leaderboard

RIBS (photo: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags At the Drive-In, Birds of Avalon, Carl Saff, Charles Bukowski, David Mueller, Drag Sounds, Faang Street, Finn Cohen, Haruki Murakami, Josh Germeroth, Mike Wallace, Missy Thangs, RIBS, The White Octave, Third Uncle Records, velvet underground, Verity Den

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Activity: A Thousand Years In Another Way

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 11, 2025
1 Comment on Activity: A Thousand Years In Another Way

Activity (photo: Ebru Yildiz)

Tags Activity, Bri DiGioia, Cormac McCarthy, Don Winslow, James Ellroy, Jeff Berner, Jess Rees, Moderat, Steven Levine, Travis Johnson, Western Vinyl

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Unstable Shapes: Delicate Machinery

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 9, 2025
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Unstable Shapes (photo: via artist's Bandcamp page)

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The Gotobeds: Masterclass

The Gotobeds (photo: from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags 12XU, Bottomless Pit, Cary Belback, Eli Kasan, Gavin Jensen, Silkworm, The Gotobeds, Tim Midyett, Tom “TFP” Payne

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Eli Winter: A Trick of the Light

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 28, 2025
1 Comment on Eli Winter: A Trick of the Light

Eli Winter (photo: Beth Kotz)

Tags Alex McKenzie, Andrew Scott Young, Carla Bley, David Grubbs, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Eli Winter, Gerrit Hatcher, Kiran Leonard, Luke Sutherland, Mike Watt, Sam Wagster, Three Lobed Recordings, Tortoise, Tyler Damon, William Tyler

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Landing: Tendrils

Landing (photo provided by the artist)

Tags Aaron Snow, Adrienne Snow, Daron Gardner, Dick Baldwin, Landing, Structure vs Chaos Music, The Chameleons

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Robert Forster: Strawberries

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 20, 2025
4 Comments on Robert Forster: Strawberries

Robert Forster (photo: Stephen Booth)

Tags Anna Åhman, Björn and John, Go-Betweens, John Lennon, Jonas Thorell, Karin Bäumler, Lina Langendorf, Magnus Olsson, Paul McCartney, Peter, Peter Morén, Robert Forster, velvet underground

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The Ex: If Your Mirror Breaks

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 19, 2025
6 Comments on The Ex: If Your Mirror Breaks

The Ex (photo: from artist's Facebook page)

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The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken: Greenbridge 12.11.24

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 16, 2025
1 Comment on The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken: Greenbridge 12.11.24

The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken

Tags Chris Abrahams, Cruel Nature Records, Massimiliano Gallo, Michael Plater, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tasos Koromilas, The Necks, The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken

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Bobhowla: What You’ve Lost Isn’t Failure

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date May 14, 2025
1 Comment on Bobhowla: What You’ve Lost Isn’t Failure

Bobhowla (photo: Warren Millar)

Tags beatles, Bobhowla, Pink Floyd, REM

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Chris Brokaw: Ghost Ship

Chris Brokaw (photo: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags 12XU, Alex Chilton, Chris Brokaw, Codeine, Come, Crookedfinger, Jason Cortlund, Julia Halperin, Lou Reed, Lupa Citta, Martha Vineyard Ferries, Matt Christensen, Neil Young

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Battle Elf: 10

Battle Elf

Tags Ash Ra Tempel, Battle Elf, Birdman Records, can, Chris Peter, David Hurley, Gretchen Gonzales, Infinite River, Panto Collapsar, Racehorses Are Resources, Tortoise

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Loscil: Lake Fire

Loscil (photo: supplied by the artist)

Tags Kranky, Lawrence English, loscil, Scott Morgan

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Flower Show: Painted Nails & Silver Bells

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 1, 2025
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Flower Show (photo: Simon Gabriel)

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Greg Nieuwsma & Antonello Perfetto: Bird Brain

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 29, 2025
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Greg Niewsma & Anto Perfetto (photo: from the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Antonello Perfetto, Cruel Nature Records, gRAILS, Greg Nieuwsma, Richard Thompson, Sawak, Thrill Jockey, Tortoise

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SUMAC and Moor Mother: The Film

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 22, 2025
3 Comments on SUMAC and Moor Mother: The Film

SUMAC and Moor Mother (photo: Paulo Gonzales)

Tags Aaron Turner, Brian Cook, Camae Ayewa, Kyle Kidd, Moor Mother, Nick Yacyshyn, Sumac, Thrill Jockey

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Deep Fade: Oblivion Spell

Deep Fade (photo: from artist's Facebook page)

Tags Amanda Votta, Deep Fade, Grey Malkin, Julia Kristeva, Maurice Blanchot, ministry, Neddal Ayad, Phage Tapes, Seth Manchester, The Spectral Light, Throbbing Gristle

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Red Mar: Our Low Cell

Red Mar (photo: provided by the artist)

Tags Acer Smith, black country new road, Bloodiest, Dominic Temple, Dylan Clarke, Euphraise, Miles Lukoszevieze, Red Mar, Sonic Youth

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Throwing Muses: Moonlight Concessions

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 15, 2025
6 Comments on Throwing Muses: Moonlight Concessions

Throwing Muses (photo: Steve Gullick)

Tags 50 Foot Wave, Bernard Georges, David Narcizo, Fire Records, Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses

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Reptile Reptiles: All Things Return to One

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 7, 2025
1 Comment on Reptile Reptiles: All Things Return to One

Reptile Reptiles

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Sweet Williams: Four Five

Sweet Williams (photo: Sweet Williams)

Tags Brainiac, Carl Jehle, Ed Kuepper, Hood, Lou Barlow, Shellac, Simon Kaye, Sweet Williams, The Fall, Thomas House, Wrong Speed Records

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Mess Esque: Jay Marie, Comfort Me

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 28, 2025
3 Comments on Mess Esque: Jay Marie, Comfort Me

Mess Esque (photo: provided by the artist)

Tags Bree van Reyk, dirty three, Drag City, Helen Franzmann, Jim White, Keeley Young, Kishore Ryan, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner, Stephanie Arnold

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More Eaze & Claire Rousay: No Floor

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 26, 2025
4 Comments on More Eaze & Claire Rousay: No Floor

More Eaze & Claire Rousay (photos: More Eaze - via artist's Bandcamp page; Claire Rousay - Zoe Donahue).

Tags Chuck Johnson, Claire Rousay, Daniel Bachman, Droneroom, Glass, Mari Maurice, Michael Grigoni, more eaze, Pardo, Susan Alcorn, Suss, Thrill Jockey

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Worriedaboutsatan: The Future Can Wait

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 21, 2025
3 Comments on Worriedaboutsatan: The Future Can Wait

Worriedaboutsatan (photo: Jez Sheard)

Tags Brian Eno, Fennesz, Gavin Miller, Jon Hopkins, Worriedaboutsatan

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Lee Ranaldo & Michael Vallera: Early New York Silver

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 20, 2025
8 Comments on Lee Ranaldo & Michael Vallera: Early New York Silver

Lee Ranaldo & Michael Vallera

Tags Amish Records, Cleared, Joseph Clayton Mills, Lee Ranaldo, Luggage, Maar, Michael Vallera, Sonic Youth, Steven Hess, Sunn O)))

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Courting: Lust For Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date March 18, 2025
1 Comment on Courting: Lust For Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

Tags Berlin, Courting, Iggy Pop, Kasabian, Teenage Fanclub, Yard Act

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[slab]: Taut

[slab]

Tags 6dB, Cass Lily, Fashion Tips, Gersey, Love Outside Andromeda, Pixies, pj harvey, Simon ‘Ding’ Archer, Slabrecords, Sonic Youth, The Sewer Cats, [slab]

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Guiltless: Teeth to Sky

Guiltless (photo: Gulnaz Graves)

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Circuit des Yeux: Halo on the Inside

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 10, 2025
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Circuit de Yeux (photo: Dana Trippe)

Tags Andrew Broder, Chelsea Wolfe, Circuit des Yeux, Drag City, Haley Fohr, Jackie Lynn, Lambchop, Matador Records, Moor Mother, nine inch nails, Thrill Jockey

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The Burning Hell: Ghost Palace

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 6, 2025
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The Burning Hell (photo: Graeme Patterson)

Tags Amy Nicoll, Ariel Sharratt, Carlie Howell, Constantines, Daniel Johnston, Gram Parsons, Jake Nicoll, jim morrison, José Contreras, Maria Peddle, Mathias Kom, Oscar Wilde, Ruper Holmes, Serge Gainsbourg, Steven Lambke, The Burning Hell, Tom Robbins

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The Men: Buyer Beware

The Men