Big Dwarf
Towards Abstraction...
Distinctive and fresh-sounding psychedelia on debut album from UK group, Big Dwarf
Strangers Family Band
Strangers Family Band
Excellent 1960's-influenced psychedelia on debut album from Calfornia-based group, the Strangers Family Band
Grim Tower
Anarchic Breezes
Engaging psychedelic folk on debut album from Grim Tower, the project of Black Mountain front man and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Imaad Wasif
Isaak
The Longer the Beard the Harder the Sound
Excellent expanded and remastered new version of second album from last year for Italian stoner rockers, Isaak
Bevis Frond
White Numbers
Fabulous 1960's-influenced garage and experimental rock on latest double CD from the Bevis Frond, the project of British guitarist Nick Saloman
Frugal Puritan
Frugal Puritan
Obscure long-lost folk rock from the mysterious Frugal Puritan, allegedly discovered in a tiny village between North Yorkshire and Wiltshire
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats
Mind Control
Fabulous 1970's-influenced heavy metal/psychedelia on third album from Cambridgeshire-based group, Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats
Motorpsycho
Still Life with Eggplant
Fiery back-to-basics latest album from durable Norwegian pyschedelic trio, Motorpsycho
Skanska Mord
Paths to Charon
Enjoyable 1970's-influenced second album from Swedish heavy rock/psychedelic act, Skanska Mord
Anders and Kendall
Wild Chorus
Sweetly melancholic indie pop on debut album from American male-female vocal duo, Anders and Kendall
Aidan Baker
Already Drowning
Compelling new album from Canadian multi-instrumentalist Aidan Baker, which inspired by myths and folk tales about female water spirits, finds him working with eight women vocalists
Blank Realm
Go Easy
Melodic, yet distorted paranoid post-punk on latest album from Brisbane-based quartet, Blank Realm
Wooden Wand
Blood Oaths of the new Blues
Brooding latest album from Wooden Wand, the moniker for American singer-songwriter James Toth, which moves away from the country rock of his recent work, back to the dark sound of his earlier albums
Eternal Tapestry
A World Out of time
Satisfying space rock on latest album from West Coast psychedelic outfit Eternal Tapestry, which takes many of its song titles from science-fiction stories and novels
Boris/Joe Volk
Split LP
Excellent split LP between Japanese psychedelic rockers Boris and Bristol-based singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Joe Volk
Chris Brokaw
Gambler's Ecstasy
Versatile latest album from Boston-based guitarist and solo artist Chris Borkaw, which looks back to his former bands Come and Codeine, but also takes in many other indie influences
True Bypass
Toby
Fragile, but charming folk on second release from True Bypass, the project of Sleepingdog's Chantal Acda and dEUS's Craig Ward
Al Scorch and the Country Soul Ensemble
Tired Ghostly Town
Frenzied and imaginative Americana on debut album from Chicago singer-songwriter and banjo-player Al Scorch and his band, the Country Soul Ensemble
Abrahma
Through the Dusty Paths of Our Lives
Satisfying stoner rock on debut album from psychedelic-influenced Parisian trio, Abrahama
Nick Ferrio and His Feelings
Introducing Nick Ferrio and His Feelings
Off-kilter and wryly humorous pedal steel country rock on debut album from Ottawa-based outfit, Nick Ferrio and His Feelings
Nu Nog Even Niet
Nu Nog Even Niet
Melancholic and haunting EP from Nu Nog Even Niet, the new project of Sleepingdog and True Bypass's Chantal Acda, who was inspired to create its music after hearing the poetry of Dutch poetess Lotte Dodion at a reading
Swans
The Seer
Lengthy, but convincing and compelling double album from New York experimentalists, Swans
Ken Stringfellow
Danzig in the Moonlight
Versatile and often unpredictable latest solo from Posies front man, Ken Stringfellow
Blues Control
Valley Tangents
Surprisingly understated and laidback new album from former Brooklyn-based noise rock duo, Blues Control
Chains of Love
Strange Grey Days
Scrappily-recorded, but well-performed debut album from 60's soul/girl group-influened debut album from Vancouver-based garage rockers, Chains of Love
Mellow Bravo
Mellow Bravo
Pleasantly diverse self-titled second album from 70's-influenced garage rockers, Mellow Bravo
Dwellers
Good Morning Harakiri
Unsurprising, but solid stoner rock on debut album from Utah-based band, Dwellers
Various
Eccentric Soul: A Red Green Black Production
Fantastic compilation of lost 1970's soul releases, the work of Robert Hosea Williams, an underrated Washington DC producer
Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken
The Death Defying Unicorn
Impressive joint double album from durable Norwegian psychedelic act and acclaimed keyboardist who have combined with jazz orchestra on Greek mythology-inspired concept record to remarkabke effect
El Doom & The Born Electric
El Doom & The Born Electric
Fiery debut album from Scandinavian stoner rock super group, El Doom & The Born Electric
Sophia Knapp
Into the Waves
Pleasant 1980's soft rock-influenced debut album from New York-based singer-songwriter, Sophia Knapp
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Live at the Summer of Love
Fantastic live double CD of covers and original numbers from 60's San Francisco-based psychedelic act Quicksilver Messenger Service, which provides an excellent introduction to their early career
Black Bananas
Rad Times Xpress IV
Warped funk and glam rock on debut album from Black Bananas, the latest moniker for Royal Trux's Jennifer Herrema
Jukebox The Ghost
Everything Under the Sun
Upbeat piano pop and off-kilter art rock on second album from New York-based trio, Jukebox The Ghost
Azusa Plane
Where the Sands Turn to Gold
Compelling two CD and a DVD retrospective of the Azusa Plane, the nom de plume for Pennysylvanian home-recorder and drone/noise guitarist Jason DiEmilio who died in 2006
Precious Jules
Precious Jules
Energetic debut album from Australian duo Precious Jules, the new project of Kim Salmon, the former front man with the Scientists and the Surrealists, which finds him returning to his punk roots
Carter Tanton
Free Clouds
Eclectic and diverse debut solo album from Baltimore-based musician Carter Tanton, who is also the guitarist in Marissa Nadler's band
American Werewolf Academy
Everything is Alright So Far
Fantastic compilation from unsung Texan-based powerpop band, American Werewolf Academy
Broken Vinyl Club
The Broken Vinyl Club
Polished 1960's-influenced pop on witty debut album from Welsh act, the Broken Vinyl Club
Marmalade
Fine Cuts-The Best of Marmalade
Often surprising career-defining double CD compilation from 1960s/70s Scottish rock and pop act, Marmalade
Meg Baird
Seasons on Earth
Spellbinding second solo album of 1960's-influenced folk from Pennsylvania-based singer-songwriter and Espers front woman. Meg Baird
Wooden Wand
Briarwood
Surprising latest album from Wooden Wand, the project of avant-garde artist James Jackson Toth, which finds him playing Southern roots rock to excellent effect
Slyde
Feed The Machine
Intelligent combination of prog rock, heavy metal and modern rock on debut alabum from young Ottawa-based group, Slyde
Songs for Mr Sloane
Strange Days
Pleasant, if occasionally inconsistent pop on debut album from UK duo, songs For Mr Sloane
Amy McCarley
Amy McCarley
Sparse, but impressive country bluegrass on debut album from Alabama-based singer-songwriter, Amy McCarley
Orwell
Continental
Flawed, but often likeable electro pop on debut album from Orwell, the project of French musician Jerome Diderot
Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler
Enchanting and beautifully simplistic fifth album from Boston-based singer-songwriter, Marissa Nadler
Damon And Naomi
False Beats and True Hearts
Dreamy and tender psychedelic folk pop on eighth album from former Galaxie 500 members, Damon and Naomi
Alain Johannes
Spark
Emotive solo debut album from former Eleven and Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Alain Johannes, which pays tribute to the memory of his bandmate and partner Natasha Schneider
Kits
Lead Us Into Temptation
Engaging garage rock on second album from ramshackle-sounding Melbourne trio, the Kits
Lecherous Gaze
Lecherous Gaze EP
Promising first EP from Oakland, California-based punk metal outfit, Lecherous Gaze
Elektrocution
Trouble Magnet
Likeable garage rock on second album from Rouen-based five piece, the Elektrouction
Mirror Queen
From Earth Below
Over lengthy 70's-influenced heavy rock on debut album from New York-based group, Mirror Queen
Jimmyriggers
I Stand in the Weeds
Superb Americana on debut album from Montreal-based three-piece,the Jimmyriggers
Nick Hudson and The Academy of Sun
My Antique Son
Melodramatic and often unfocused change of direction on latest album from offbeat English-songwriter Nick Hudson and his band The Academy of Sun
Duke Garwood
Dreamboatsafari
Eccentric, but appealing latest album from London-based bluesman, Duke Garwood
Sic Alps
Napa Asylum
Fractured lo-fi pop on fantastic fourth album from San Francisco duo-turned-three piece, Sic Alps
Religious to Damn
Glass Prayer
Seductive debut album from Religious to Damn, the project of New York-based and spooky-voiced Afghan-American singer-songwriter Zohra Atosh
Heirs
Fowl
Unsettling, but forceful electronica on debut album from haunting-sounding Melbourne-based instrumental outfit, Heirs
Wildbeests
Gnuggets
Rauscous-sounding lo-fi garage rock on sprsawling compilation from Medway-based covers band, the Wildbeests