Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: David Barbe’s “10th Of Seas”
Early on, David Barbe performed in several Athens, Ga.-area bands (Bar-B-Que Killers, Mercyland, Buzz Hungry) before accepting Bob Mould’s invitation

Essential New Music: UNKLE’s “The Road Part 1”
The Road Part 1, by James Lavelle’s enduring collective UNKLE, is one intense work of art. Sonically, visually and thematically,

Essential New Music: Gogol Bordello’s “Seekers And Finders”
Gogol Bordello (a.k.a. the best live band on Earth, depending on who you ask) rocks harder on its first album

Essential New Music: Guided By Voices’ “How Do You Spell Heaven”
Robert Pollard (high)kicks off his 101st full-length record—Guided By Voices’ 32-track, double-LP monolith August By Cake, released earlier this year,

Essential New Music: Mineral Girls’ “This Is The Last Time Every Time”
There’s a portion of music about 10 minutes into the new Mineral Girls album that kind of locks in the

Essential New Music: Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer’s “Not Dark Yet”
While Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer haven’t exactly been strangers—they’ve shared stages and haunted each other’s songs—the sisters’ solo careers

Essential New Music: Fumio Miyashita’s “Live On The Boffomundo Show”
Do a web search for The Boffomundo Show and you’ll find yourself tempted by a rabbit hole deep enough to

Essential New Music: Brian Eno’s “Here Come The Warm Jets,” “Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy),” “Another Green World” And “Before And After Science”
With the cheerful absurdity of Here Come The Warm Jets and the harrowing, avant-glam pop of Taking Tiger Mountain (By