What an amazing week for new releases. Two albums of special note: Shady Bug's Lemon Lime (Shady Bug pictured above). Occupying a sweet spot between Jay Som's literate warmth and Sonic Youth's structural complexity, it's a compelling listen from end to end, with not a clunker in the bunch. In a first quarter of notable albums, this effort is surely in the top five releases thus far this year. The […]
While celebrating the release birthdays of Cranes, Cocteau Twins and Ride, as well as celebrating the birthday-birthday of Bilinda Butcher, we've managed to cobble together an excellent New Tracks Weekend for your enjoyment. Guests and star-turns included from Sky Between Leaves, We Melt Chocolate, Whimsical, This Blinding Light, Citrus Clouds, Berlina, True Widow (Ariel kept calling them "True Window" until we got her head right, true story), Lubec, Wild Meadows, […]
