Ryan- Black Flag – The First Four Years
“Last Saturday marked the 45th anniversary of the inaugural show for BLACK FLAG. Featuring an absolutely feral but equally ferocious Keith Morris on vocals, now is the perfect time to revisit their early recordings, aptly named FIRST FOUR YEARS. Pre-Rollins L.A. punk squalor at its finest.”
Nick- Quelle Chris – Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often
“Covered in Gold I feel like C 3PO.” Dusty outer orbit beats and the velvet stylings of one of modern times best MCs.”
Simone- Sai Yoshiko – Taiji no Yume
“This album creates a beautiful & bizarre world, alive with the colors of the imagination, fantasy, and the ethereal quality of dreams.”
Zack- Blake Mills – Jelly Road
“Jelly Road is an experimental folk collaboration between Blake Mills and Chris Weisman. The densely layered instrumentation is whimsical and haunting as the improvisational nature of the collaboration builds on each song.”
Liz- Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
“Love the Irish accent. A great mix of guitars and catchy lyrics.”
Jonny- D’angelo – Brown Sugar
“The debut album by soulquarian himself. His musical genius and influence shows throughout this whole album. ‘Crusin’ ‘Lady’ & ‘Me and Those Dreamin Eyes of Mine’ are 3 tracks I can’t live without.”
Duane- R.L. Burnside – A Ass pocket of Whiskey
“Recorded in Mississippi in Feb 1996, ‘Ass Pocket…’ finds Mississippi Hill Country Blues legend R.L. Burnside ably (or, more to the point, ‘goaded’!) by most of the crew from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Loud, raucous, and undisciplined in the extreme, this is a set of hoo-doo howls and crossroad guitar licks that will work up a powerful thirst for backwoods snakehead whiskey.”
Ryan- Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
“Probably one of the best documents of live Sonic Youth at their most ragged and violent. Highlights include an insane version of “Expressway to Yr Skull”, an absolutely punishing take on “Death Valley ’69” and my personal favorite “Flower”, which sounds like Kim is foaming at the mouth. DO TRIP.”
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