When the problem of dual headliners pops up, you have to go with seniority. Two top-quality releases, the edge goes to the veterans. We're prepared for deep dives into the new albums from Amusement Parks on Fire (pictured above), their first full LP in decades, and Lightning Bug: a rich, languid tapestry that bends between dreamy, hazy and folky. Two top-tier albums, both worthy of celebration and exploration. We'll spend […]
Breaking out the new, right up to air time, polishing and presenting in the best light. It's what we're here to do. This weekend's headliners: Good Morning TV (pictured above). The album Small Talk is a creative, surprising, engaging ride from beginning to end, no corners cut. Out now on GÉOGRAPHIE, there's no coasting on reputation here. All of the flights of fancy are fully original, yet still grounded in […]
Original program airing December 31 2020 9 p.m. central/3 a.m. GMT, repeating 12 hours later, on DKFM. By Marky Anderson After a wonderful trip to hear the shoegaze and dream pop sounds of bonnie Scotland last month, we are back on the road with The Velvet Hum Radio Show Goes to England. I and my travelling companion Deborah Sexton have travelled, virtually of course, south to explore all the best […]
What better day than Friday the 13th for all the new music to be released? Whether it be Say Sue Me (pictured), with their brilliant and engaging new album Where We Were Together, to the long-awaited new album from A Place to Bury Strangers, constructing mammoth walls of sound on Pinned, it's a fully epic release week. It would be easy if that were the end of the story. The […]
It's Brief Candles week. With all the newness we've shoveled into the big weekend, Brief Candles' new LP stands head and shoulders above the rest, and not just because it seems we've waited forever for it. So we'll be celebrating that release this weekend, and many weeks to come. But we have so much more on offer. The new EP from Japan's CQ shows a return to epic form. We've […]
Another fresh weekend brings a fresh boatload of new music. Hot on the heels of our Peabody Award win, we're back to normal (if you can call any of what we do "normal"), and ready to celebrate the newness. New albums from Infinity Girl and L.A. Witch (pictured, above), plus new EPs from The City Gates, Echoes, Indrive, Debrider, and Cold Beat. Plus we cull choice cuts from the new […]
Happy weekend! We promise to bring you this week's freshest sounds, plus some classic and rare tracks from Medicine this weekend, in advance of their album release this Tuesday. What's new? Start with Young Light, a fresh new sound from members of Amusement Parks on Fire and Giant Drag. Add a dash of new color from Westkust, fresh psychedelic sound from Heaven and Jesus on Heroine, and glacial soul from […]
