Categories Albums Features Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 2, 2022 1 Comment on Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records Waxing Crescent Records Continue reading “Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records” Tags Camp of Wolves, Dark Sines, Eidolon, Flying Lotus, Kuma, Lying Cat, Phil Dodds, Polypores, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Rowan Fraser, Rupert Lally, Stuart Cook, Sulk Rooms, Taylor Proffitt, Ty Lumnus, Waxing Crescent Records
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #5 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 1, 2022 7 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #5 Photo credit: (from artists' Bandcamp pages) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #5” Tags 40 Watt Sun, A Place To Bury Strangers, A Sunken Mall, Aidan Baker, Animal Collective, Buh Records, Cloakroom, Constant Smiles, Decor Records, Dedstrange, Domino Recordings, Dub Cthonic, Ekin Fil, Empath, Everlasting Records, Fat Possum Records, Fire Records, Glitterhouse Records, Lebenswelt, Lobby Art, Merge Records, Midira Records, Monodrama, Mute, Mydreamfever, Nadja, Old Saw, Ordos MK.0, OuZel Recordings / Under My Bed Recordings, Patrick Walker, Pool Of Light, Relapse Records, Ryan James Mawbey, Sacred Bones, Superchunk, The Delines, Vanishing Twin, Wovenhand
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2021 Post author By Sean Beardmore Post date December 23, 2021 5 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2021 Original image via Unsplash (credit: Silas Baisch) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2021” Tags A Country Practice, Amyl and the Sniffers, Bedrooms Suck Records, Blake Scott, Broken Stone Records, Civic, CLAMM, East Cape Calling, El Reno, Even, Fantasy Country, Flightless Records, Flyying Colours, Goon Sax, Happiness Records, Imperial Broads, In The Red Records, Indigo Sparke, Liars, Matador Records, Meat Machine, Mere Women, Mess Esque, Mike Noga, MOD CON, Mope City, Mute, Peabrain Recordings, Poison City Records, Pond, Restless Leg, Rough Trade, Sacred Bones, Scientists, Smoke Bellow, Snowy Band, Spinning Top, Tenth Court, Trouble In Mind, You Am I
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2021 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 17, 2021 21 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2021 Sticky post Original image via Unsplash (Florencia Viadana) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2021” Tags 20-20-20, AD 93, Aging, Aging ~ Land Trance, Allen Moore, Ben Chasny, big brave, big country, BIG | BRAVE, Bill Orcutt, Black Tempel Pyrämid, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Bronzerat, Charlie Butler, Chris Abrahams, Chris Corsano, Circle, Claire Cronin, Comedy Minus One, Constellation Records, Cruel Nature Records, Damon & Naomi, Damon Krukowski, Daniela Weinmann, David Colohan, David Wurth, Deafheaven, Divide And Dissolve, Domino Recordings, Donovan Quinn, Drag City, Dub Cthonic, Eleventh Dream Day, Emil Amos, Emma Ruth Rundle, Ex-Easter Island Head, FACS, Fading Tapes, Fake Fruit, Fat Cat, Fire Records, Flemish Eye, Fly Pan Am, Full Time Hobby, Gaffa Bandana, Glenn Donaldson, Gnod, Goliath Enterprises Limited, Grouper, Holy Sons, Hominid Sounds, Human Worth, International Anthem, Invada Records, Iron Lung Records, Jeff Parker, Jim White, Joyful Noise, Joyful Noise Recordings, Katuku Collective, Kowloon Walled City, Kranky, Kulk, Land Trance, Light Conductor, Lingua Ignota, loscil, Low, Matt Christensen, Matt Sweeney, Mess Esque, Miasmah Recordings, Midwife, Moin, Monastra, Naomi Yang, Neurot Recordings, New Bums, nick cave, Ninja Tune, Odd Beholder, Ohm Resistance, Orindal Records, P.M. Tummala, Palilalia, Patrick R. Pärk, richard dawson, Rock In Your Head, Rocket Recordings, Rough Trade, Sargent House, Simm, Sinnbus, Six Organs of Admittance, slant, sleaford mods, Southern Lord, Springtime, Stuart Cook, Sub Pop, The Besnard Lakes, The Bug, The Flenser, The Reds Pinks and Purples, The Still, Three Lobed Recordings, Tough Love, Tropical Fuck Storm, Trouble In Mind, Vapour Theories, warren ellis, Waxing Cresent Records, Will Oldham, XIMES
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2021 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 15, 2021 4 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2021 Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2021” Tags 3094869 Records DK, 9x9 Records, Andrew PM Hunt, Baron Farg, Bobhowla, Claire Welles, Cruel Nature Records, Eggy Records, Future Yard, GADZOOKS!, Klof Records, Lonesaw, Mark Greenwood, Mike Blue, Mitternacht, Nick Hunt, Polexia, Prison Behaviour, Quarry, Reality Goggles, RVNG Intl., Sara Wolff, SPINE, Stores, The Aleph, The Other Song, The Sandoz Tapes, Tom Ashbrook, Unstoppable Sweeties Show
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #4 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 29, 2021 6 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #4 Continue reading “Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #4” Tags A Country Practice, Bunkland, Cedie Janson, Chaos Emeralds, Charlie Butler, Constellation Records, Dais Records, Domino Recordings, Dub Cthonic, Dummy, Eraldo Bernocchi, Exploding In Sound, Flowdan, Fotocrime, Fuzz Club, Ghostly International, Happiness Records, HEXA, Hiro Kone, Ill Considered, Jamie Stewart, Jessica Moss, Jon Hopkins, Kill Rock Stars, Kristof Hahn, Lawrence English, Marissa Nadler, Mary Lattimore, Matt Christensen, Nation of Language, New Soil, Ohm Resistance, ONETWOTHREE, Ovlov, PIAS, Profound Lore, Room40, Sacred Bones, Sei Still, Simm, Snowy Band, Swans, The Dead C, The Escalation, Trouble In Mind
Categories Albums Lost Albums Enablers’ Output Negative Space 15th anniversary Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 1, 2021 5 Comments on Enablers’ Output Negative Space 15th anniversary Enablers Continue reading “Enablers’ Output Negative Space 15th anniversary” Tags Charles Bukowski, dAVID hAND, Emma Ruth Rundle, Enablers, Holy Sons, Human Worth, Joe Goldring, June of 44, Kevin Thompson, Lancashire & Somerset, Low, Neurot Recordings, nick cave and the bad seeds, Pete Simonelli, Rodan, Slint, Steve Von Till, Tom Waits
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #3 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 27, 2021 16 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #3 Photo credit (original images via artists' respective Bandcamp pages) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #3” Tags Alexalone, American Dream Records, Ash Bowie, Blank Forms Editions, Body Meπa, Carter Tanton, Catherine Crister Hennix, Constellation Records, Cruel Nature Records, Don Giovanni Records, Dub Cthonic, Fading Tapes, Fat Possum Records, Flying Nun Records, Hausu Mountain, Jason Sharp, Joyful Noise, King Woman, Laura Stevenson, Lightning Bug, Lip Critic, Mabe Fratti, Matador Records, Mere Women, Midwife, Mute, Omnibael, Poison City Records, Polyvinyl Record Co, Prison Behaviour, Reb Fountain, Reb Fountation, Relapse Records, Speed Stick, SPINE, Steve Gunn, Suuns, The Flenser, The Reds Pinks and Purples, Tropical Fuck Storm, Unheard of Hope, Walt McClements, Western Vinyl, White Flowers, Wolves In The Throne Room
Categories Albums Features All Souls Day: The Burning Universe of Unwound Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 2, 2021 11 Comments on All Souls Day: The Burning Universe of Unwound Unwound (photo provided by Numero Group) Continue reading “All Souls Day: The Burning Universe of Unwound” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Band Of Horses, Bark Psychosis, Beat Happening, Beck, Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Blonderedhead, BMG, Brainiac, Brandt Sandeno, Breeders, Conan Neutron, David Pajo, Elliott Smith, Fugazi, Giant Henry, Household Gods, Janet Weiss, Jarred Warren, John Coltrane, Justin Trosper, K Records, Karp, Kill Rock Stars, Lauren K. Newman, Margaret Mittleman, Melvins, Minor Threat, nirvana, Nocturnal Habits, Philip Ek, Polvo, Punk In My Vitamins, Sara Lund, Sleater-Kinney, Slint, Sonic Youth, Stereolab, Sun Ra, Survival Knife, Swervedriver, The Corin Tucker Band, The Shins, Tobi Vail, tom jones, Unwound, Vern Rumsey
Categories Albums Mr. Joy: Yes! Yes! Yes! – “meandering psych-pop beauty” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date July 15, 2021 3 Comments on Mr. Joy: Yes! Yes! Yes! – “meandering psych-pop beauty” Mr. Joy Continue reading “Mr. Joy: Yes! Yes! Yes! – “meandering psych-pop beauty”” Tags Asher Gould-Murtagh, Blob, Blob Records, Dr. Joy, Harrison Forman, Matthew "Doc" Dunn, Mr. Joy, polyphonic spree, Steven McPhail
Categories Albums Features Bikini Kill’s Revolution Girl Style Now 30th anniversary Post author By Hellen Rostron Post date July 12, 2021 3 Comments on Bikini Kill’s Revolution Girl Style Now 30th anniversary Bikini Kill @ The Hollywood Palladium (photo credit: Debi Del Grande) Continue reading “Bikini Kill’s Revolution Girl Style Now 30th anniversary” Tags Bikini Kill, Billie Eilish, Billy Karren, Crass, Greta Thunberg, Kathi Wilcox, Kathleen Hanna, riot grrrl, The Slits, Tobi Vail
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #2 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 30, 2021 19 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #2 (Original images sourced from artists' Bandcamp pages) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #2” Tags 12XU, 3094869 Records DK, Allen Moore, Amenra, American Dream Records, Bar None Records, Carlos Nino, Chris Brokaw, Claire Rousay, CLAMM, Cory Hanson, Cruel Nature Records, David Colohand, Drag City, Editrix, Exploding In Sound, Fake Fruit, Feel It Records, Floatie, Giancarlo Erra, Helvetia, Hieroglyphic Being, Ilian Tape, International Anthem, Jamal R Moss, Joyful Noise, Keeled Scales, Kscope Records, Lemonade Records, Mathematics Communications, Meat Machine, Merge Records, Mind Maintenance, Monastral, New Madrid, Pardoner, Relapse Recordings, Renee Reed, Rock In Your Head, Score, Skee Mask, Smirk, Spread Joy, Sunburned Hand of the Man, The Mountain Goats, The Mountain Movers, Three Lobed Recordings, Trouble In Mind, Unstoppable Sweeties Show
Categories Albums Features The Greatest Gift: Best EPs Ever Made Post author By sun13banjo Post date June 9, 2021 13 Comments on The Greatest Gift: Best EPs Ever Made Continue reading “The Greatest Gift: Best EPs Ever Made” Tags 4ad, Avalanche Recordings, Broadcast, buzzcocks, Cheree Records, cocteau twins, Creation Records, Deathcult, Dischord Records, Disco Inferno, Jesu, joy division, Merge Records, Minor Threat, Mudhoney, my bloody valentine, One Little Indian, Parlophone, Polvo, R.E.M., Refill Records, ride, Rough Trade, Scratch Acid, Stereolab, Steve Albini, Sub Pop, The Beatles, The Desperate Bicycles, The Fall, The Wedding Present, Warp
Categories Albums The Wonder Stuff: Never Loved Elvis 30th Anniversary – “an unsung masterpiece” Post author By stevenjdoherty Post date May 27, 2021 No Comments on The Wonder Stuff: Never Loved Elvis 30th Anniversary – “an unsung masterpiece” Continue reading “The Wonder Stuff: Never Loved Elvis 30th Anniversary – “an unsung masterpiece”” Tags Belinda Carlisle, Clint Mansell, Kirsty MacColl, Madness, Miles Hunt, Never Loved Elvis, pet shop boys, Pop Will Eat Itself, Stuffies, The Waterboys, The Wonder Stuff
Categories Albums Features Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 19, 2021 8 Comments on Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen Matt Christensen (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen” Tags Bulbils, Claire Welles, Guided By Voices, Low, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, richard dawson, Robert Pollard, Zelienople
Categories Albums Features The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld 30th anniversary Post author By sun13banjo Post date April 2, 2021 1 Comment on The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld 30th anniversary Continue reading “The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld 30th anniversary” Tags Alex Patterson, Ennio Morricone, glastonbury, Heaven, Inter-Modo, Jimmy Cauty, Massive Attack, Minnie Ripperton, my bloody valentine, nirvana, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Namlook, primal scream, Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Reich, the orb, The KLF
Categories Albums Features The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 29, 2021 23 Comments on The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary Slint (photo credit: Will Oldham - taken from Spiderland's original artwork) Continue reading “The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Brian McMahon, Britt Walford, David Pajo, Evergreen, gRAILS, Holy Sons, Low, Polvo, Slint, The Breeders, The For Carnation, Todd Brashear, Tortoise, Touch and Go Records, Tyler Trotter, Watter, Zak Riles
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #1 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 24, 2021 13 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #1 Jane Weaver (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #1” Tags A-Ton, AD 93, Arab Strap, Carpark Records, Cloud Nothings, Emeka Ogboh, Fat Possum, Fire Records, Indigo Sparke, Jane Weaver, mogwai, Morr Music, Nightshift, Plankton Wat, Positive Jams, Rock Action, Sacred Bones, The Hold Steady, The Notwist, The Weather Station, Thirsty Tigers, Thrill Jockey, Trouble In Mind, Venus Ex Machina
Categories Albums Stereolab: Electrically Possessed: Switched On Vol. 4 – “pristine and almost hallucinogenic” Post author By sun13banjo Post date March 3, 2021 10 Comments on Stereolab: Electrically Possessed: Switched On Vol. 4 – “pristine and almost hallucinogenic” Stereolab Continue reading “Stereolab: Electrically Possessed: Switched On Vol. 4 – “pristine and almost hallucinogenic”” Tags 13th Floor Elevators, Brian Eno, david bowie, fall, Pere Ubu, Scott walker, Sterolab, velvet underground
Categories Albums Features 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 25, 2021 8 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2 Photo credit: all original photos source from respective artists' Bandcamp/Facebook pages) Continue reading “13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2” Tags All Hands Electric, Araki Records, Billy Nomates, Concord Jazz, Daren Muti, Drag City, Du Haut du Sol, Ekin Fil, Ghostpoet, Granny Records, Holy Motors, Invada Records, Last Resort, Lemon Quartet, Magik Markers, Matt Christensen, Mike Weis, NØ MAN, Nubya Garcia, PIAS, Quit Life, Ride Through the Rain Music, Sprain, Swollen Sun Records, The Flenser, The Helen Scarsdale Agency, Wharf Cat Records, Zachery Cale