Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

ZZ Ward’s gritty alto is perfect for singing the blues. Her songs are rooted in the sounds of the delta,

Where some might see the culling of Can’s Singles as a cash grab, the reality is that the discovery of

The Banditos’ blend of country, Memphis soul, funk, rock, ’50s R&B and psychedelic folk is full of unexpected juxtapositions. When

Technology has fucked up a lot of things for a lot of people, and if there’s even an iota of

A lot of water has passed under a good many bridges since Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie paired up for

Miranda Lee Richards apparently lives in 1971 Laurel Canyon, according to her fourth LP, Existential Beast. Opener “Ashes And Seeds”

This pair of releases by New York City’s the Van Pelt, in hindsight, provided a number of significant indie-rock mile

The wall of sound this band generates with distorted guitars, samples, industrial noise and live drums is overwhelming at times,

If your band is going have the word “beach” in its name, your music better have breeziness in spades. Brooklyn

It’s ironic that garage rock’s enfants terribles enlisted the services of Sean Lennon to produce their eighth album, because the

After a minute of simple, tender piano and tremulous vocals hearkening to the intimate, wounded balladry of Mike Hadreas’ early

You have to peel away a few layers to get to Man Forever’s identity, but the purpose of this record