Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Supersuckers’ “Holdin’ The Bag”
Eternal rabble-rouser Eddie Spaghetti and Co. return with another helping of shit-kicker power country in the vein of 1997’s Must’ve Been

Essential New Music: Lou Barlow’s “Brace The Wave”
Lou Barlow is a legit legend—if, as he’d probably prefer it, of the little-“l” variety—and every bit as much an

Essential New Music: !!!’s “As If”
The saga of !!! (or Chk Chk Chk, or whatever clicking, clacking noise you can muster) is as long and

Essential New Music: David Bowie’s “Five Years (1969-1973)”
Thursday, July 6, 1972. Britain’s youth tune in to the BBC’s Top Of The Pops. They are confronted by a

Essential New Music: Glenn Mercer’s “Incidental Hum”
Three years ago, Feelies guitarist Glenn Mercer had the idea to create atmospheric accompaniments to the pictures in his mind,

Essential New Music: The Icarus Line’s “All Things Under Heaven”
Since arriving some 13 years back, the diseased minds within California’s Icarus Line never intended to be your pals. They

Essential New Music: Jawbox’s “Jawbox”
Now that we’re in the era of car-commercial “indie” rock, it’s quaint to think back on a time when calling

Essential New Music: Battles’ “La Di Da Di”
When Animal Collective gets the “post-Y2K Phish” tag, it’s more in reference to the group’s position as the house band