Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: Jackie Shane’s “Any Other Way”
Racism and homophobia suck, but it took balls to face them both in mid-20th-century America. Two words out of Jackie
Essential New Music: R.E.M.’s “Automatic For The People 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition”
After a decade of steady growth and the massive success of Out Of Time, R.E.M. was in an enviable spot—and
Essential New Music: St. Vincent’s “MASSEDUCTION”
MASSEDUCTION earns its orange. St. Vincent’s biggest, boldest, best album isn’t gonna shill for your attention. It’s just going to
Essential New Music: Johnny Cash’s “Unearthed”
At what point does a piece of recorded music—in whatever brown paper or pixel-fabricated package it’s delivered in—pass beyond “product”
Essential New Music: Butthole Surfers’ “Locust Abortion Technician EP”
This year Butthole Surfers, the grey eminences of psych/punk, are set to release their first new music in 17 years,
Essential New Music: Angel Olsen’s “Phases”
On the coattails of My Woman, Angel Olsen’s 2016 breakout LP, comes Phases, a collection of outtakes, b-sides and demos.
Essential New Music: Saicobab’s “Sab Se Purani Bab”
Saicobab is the newest project of Yoshimio (a.k.a. Yoshimi P-We), who helms OOIOO and sings/drums in the Boredoms. Both Saicobab’s
















