Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s “Live At Barrowlands”

Old indie-rock bands don't fade away anymore—they merely fester and split, then inevitably reunite for a lucrative run through the internet-fueled

August 11, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Band’s “The Capitol Albums: 1968-1977”

Anyone acquainted with the Canadian collective’s rootsy approximation of rural American soundscapes—true rust-bucket takes on folk, blues, R&B, country, gospel,

August 9, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Bert Jansch’s “Live At The 12 Bar”

The late Bert Jansch was a master of the acoustic guitar, a Scotsman renowned within the British folk scene of

August 8, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Various Artists “Parallelogram”

Take Bardo Pond’s side-long eff ort, “Screens For A Catch (Fur Bearing Eyes).” The Philadelphia-based psychedelic quintet’s ability to fill

August 5, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Richard Thompson’s “Still”

Over the course of close to 50 albums, Richard Thompson has set the bar extraordinarily high, so high that even

August 3, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Fall’s “The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall,” “The Wonderful And Frightening Escape Route To The Fall,” “This Nation’s Saving Grace” And “Schtick: Yarbles Revisited”

Four vinyl reissues from the Fall cast a critical eye on Thatcher-era England They were named for a Camus novel;

August 1, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Yonder Mountain String Band’s “Black Sheep”

Combining punk and bluegrass seems like a harebrained idea, but maybe not so far-fetched for a band that started performing

July 31, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Sasha Siem’s “Most Of The Boys”

What a voice Sasha Siem has, and what a sense of melody. That’s easy to miss the first few times

July 29, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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