This isn’t just a sonically daring swing of a rock album, it’s a very human document of being at your worst when you should be on top—an absurdist guide to the intersection of self-destruction and self-belief.
Oklahoma's Ben Quad takes a bold step forward, dialing back the breakneck chaos of their debut in favor of something softer, more expansive, and emotionally resonant.
The 21-track set also includes a live version of "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" along with a live take of "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)," plus "I Shall Be Released," "Down in the Flood," and "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" from The Basement Tapes.
Carnival, the new EP from Trauma Ray, finds the Fort Worth band capturing some of their strongest, most intense, and exploratory work within the boundaries of a whirlwind year.
Warmer Than Gold, the new album from Ben Cook's project GUV, is a document of a life in music, a critical and celebratory travelogue, an attempt to transcend the homogeneous and status-obsessed conditions of the con- temporary world.