Jason Walker
Stranger To Someone
"Outstanding" mix of covers and originals by Australian alt. country star and former Golden Rough frontman, Jason Walker
Radiogram
All The Way Home
Spectacular second album of "twangy lullabies and ambient folk" from Vancouver consortium, which will prove popular with fans of Giant Sand, Wilco and the Pernice Bros
Norfolk and Western
Winter Farewell
"Outstanding" third album of "rootsy, folk rock" from Portland, Oregon based collective that makes unusual use of instrumentation
Asylum Street Spankers
Spanker Madness
Tongue-in-cheek, but "fine amalgamation of oldtime blues, country and jazz", which is mainly about smoking marijuana
Pipes You See Pipes You Don’t
Individualized Shirt
Excellent solo release from former Olivia Tremor Control keyboardist, Pete Erhick is "a fine psych/pop record which will appeal to any fans of the genre. If" you think Beatles and Beach Boys jamming with the Pink Floyd... you're in the right area. "
Marshmallow Coast
Marshmallow Coasting
It's getting harder and harder to keep track of all the Elephant 6 related records being put out these days. Every other week there seems to be a new release and luckily most of them are good at forgi
Pilot Ships
The Limits Of Painting And Poetry
Sometimes the best records are the ones that barely register at all. Who says its got to be about loud guitars and pounding drums? The Pilot Ships have constructed an atmospheric record which is compr
Princeton Reverbs Colonial
And The Float To Float The Soldiers Sword
Out of New Hampshire, USA, comes the Princeton Reverbs Colonial with their new full length"...and the flute to float the soldiers sword." Glorious fuzzy powerpop is what can be expected.
The use o
Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks
Blazing trails in indie music can be hard these days. Everyone is either striving for originality or looking to the past for inspiration. Beachwood Sparks have managed to do both.
The Byrds, Gram
Golden Rough
This Sad Paradise
What does it take to make a great record? For me its easy. The answer is good songs. I love it when a song wraps itself around your head. Golden Rough's second album, "This Sad Paradise", does exactly
3 Mile Pilot
Songs For An Old Town
San Diego's hardest hitters, Three Mile Pilot, offer up another winner with 'Songs from an Old Town We Once Knew'. An absolutely stunning package of 7" singles and unreleased material that plainly sho
Amor Gabriel Naim
Soundtracks
This is the first solo outing for Gabriel Amor (one half of avant -pop duo Amor/Belhom) and its quite wonderful in its scope. This all instrumental mini-album ranges from ambient French pop to sparse
Bonnie Prince Billy
Ease Down The Road
What can I say about the ever-prolific Will Oldham which hasn't already been said? As usual. his new album is a complete stunner, but is also easily his most joyous.
Oldham's last full length 'I S
Chappaquiddick Skyline
Chappaquiddick Skyline
Joe Pernice's latest incarnation, Chappaquidick Skyline, is a melancholic record full of beautifully quiet instrumentation and breathy vocals that recall a time when records were about the music, no
Essex Green
Everything Is Green
Everything is green...again. The latest branch of the Elephant 6 family tree, the Essex Green, have produced an album of soothing psych-pop tunes that will have you breaking out the incense in no tim
Fablefactory
American Custard
'Fablefactory' are an aptly named band. Their new 18 song album, "American Custard", spins many tales through its 50 minutes and is filled with extraterrestial folk songs that explore themes ranging
Monroe Mustang
The Elephant Sound
The Lone Star state has a rich musical history ('13th Floor Elevators', anyone?) and Monroe Mustang's second album, "The Elephant Sound", continues that fine tradition. By steeping themselves in space
Apples In Stereo
The Wallpaper Reverie
'The Apples In Stereo' know how to wrap themselves around a catchy melody. On their new 7 song EP "Her Wallpaper Reverie", Robert Schneider and co.(John Hill, Hilarie Sidney, Eric Allen, and Chris M
Music Tapes
1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad
Julian Koster is one prolific fellow. When not playing banjo, bowed saw, and accordion in 'Neutral Milk Hotel', he's performing and recording under the moniker 'The Music Tapes'. Koster started The M
Various
HHBTM Vol 2 CD Compilation
First things first. This compilation was put together by Mike Turner, who puts out an excellent fanzine entitled the Bees Knees which covers a wide range of indie pop and rock. Looks like he's branchi
Radar Brothers
The Singing Hatchet
In 1994, singer/guitarist Jim Putnam figured he'd had enough of playing wiith noise pop outfits 'Medicine' and 'Maids of Gravity' and decided to form 'The Radar Bros'. Along with bandmates Steve Goo
Norfolk and Western
Centralia
Understated beauty. These two words are the best way to describe Norfolk and Western's second full length record, 'Centralia'. A delicate album full of folk instrumentation intertwined with atmospheri