You have to be strict with yourself when you record at home.One of the songs was 10 beats per minute too fast, and I gritted my teeth and re-recorded the guitar part. I made such a mess of it that I did three different versions to edit from- but they were all so different I had to give up and just play the whole song again.I closed the computer after that.Tomorrow, I'll listen to see if it's any good.Over the weekend I'll do repairs to other guitar parts, and some re-writing of clunky lyrics…

This new work from Gold Panda sounds like he spent the winter with Daphni and came out convinced of the power of the bop and the beat and the bass. I love this to start my summer. Some of it gets a bit repetitive - he hasn’t fully fleshed out a range of melodies to pull from - but the grooves are there and I love the mid-album piano riff tune that reminds you of Gold Panda’s gentler roots.

THE GROW YOUR Own Records label releases a new album by Icons of Filth today (3 July 2026).Time of the Signs brings together eighteen tracks by the band – and is available in streaming, limited edition CD and limited edition vinyl versions. The glass-mastered CD is presented in a card slip-cover and comes with a lyric-sheet poster. The vinyl version includes an A2 version of the poster, a postcard and a patch. Icons of Filth. 2026. Time of the Signs. Grow Your Own Records.…

Trust me #118Love You by Primal ScreamThe cover of Reverberations ( Travelling In Time)Way before the beats, groove, futuristic sounds and strobe lights of Screamadelica and the leather-clad rock n roll swagger, funky jams and blissed out ballads of Give Out But Don't Give Up, Primal Scream were a band (like many from Glasgow) influenced by the West Coast California sounds of bands like Love and The Byrds. The sun kissed music from America was filtered through the Glasgow rain, Southside…

You want some new metal releases? Of course you do. Let’s get in to it. Hails! Dichotomy - death - USACoprolith - death - CanadaMortem - death - NorwayMouflon - death/doom - NetherlandsPseudobiblion - death/doom - ItalyMylingen - death/black - SwedenAgarwaen - black - FinlandDragsholm - black - USAIn Throes - post black - AustraliaEutonazia Kordax - symphonic black - RussiaFrolic - thrash - USACrime Zone - thrash - NorwayHellionight - thrash/speed - BahrainTodoMal - doom - SpainWitchsorrow -…

Another “blast from the past” with The Explodo Boys, a Minnesota-based multi-genre band from 1979. The was original was an early James Brown release on the Federal label in 1960. It reached #72 on the Billboard charts before fading away into obscurity. When I made this recording the Explodo Boys band was on the verge of splitting apart. They had one last week booked at Bootlegger Sam’s and

"Rooster" by Alice In Chains Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. I'm testing this out. What a great idea. Here's a song I haven't listened to in a while. View JTR's Crucial Tracks profile

Pascal Bideau is the musician / composer behind Akusmi. On his third album, “Terra Incognita”, he uses the alto-saxophone to lead the listener through 7 soundscapes that blur and blend the traditional musics of Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and Eastern Europe. Describing the instrument as “half narrator, half explorer”, the decision to take us on an “adventure without borders” can only be viewed as a political statement in these tragically increasingly divisive days. “A Waking Dream”…

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Yes, it’s hot. No, I do not do well in the heat. I live in New England for a reason, I’d rather be too cold than too warm, so this 100+ garbage can eff right off. Apologies in advance for my mood. Also not helping my disposition is the ol’ day job, which is a […]

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I was listening to Flat Duo Jets today and remembered all the testimonials from musicians about the frontman Dexter Romweber’s special musicality. Jack…

"Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that feels like it was written specifically for you. - Louie, Louie by The Kingsmen Ah, I can only hope to be as famously obtuse and mysterious as the lyrics to this classic. I mean, this is a song that was banned BY THE GOVERNMENT because they thought it MIGHT contain obscenities. That sounds like the suspiscions that Mrs. Satz, my 7th grade math teacher harbored about me. View Lou…

[1990]One of their finest pure pop moments. Still sounding remarkably fresh today.This recording is an absolute anomaly for Dinosaur Jr. For one single only they were a five piece. Lou's gone but we've got Donna Dresch on bass, Don Flemming on guitars, J doing his thing and two drummers: Murph in one channel and Jay Spiegel in the other.The Wagon was later remixed by J Mascis with some parts totally edited out for the cleaned up version that appeared on the Green Mind LP the following year..

Qui devo ringraziare sia Zel che mi ha fatto conoscere questa ormai storica band romana che Efi che mi ha regalato lo splendido _Dopoguerra_ (disco del 2005) 😌

Angine de Poitrine in May 2026 at the Great Escape by Pauil Hudson. (Via WikiMedia — License: CC BY 4.0) This morning I installed a music player that I am unfamiliar with, and decided that the first thing I should listen to is Angine de Poitrine Vol. 1 and Vol. II since I hadn't listened to them in a while. And then I found, by coincidence that they played the Montreal Jazz Festival last Saturday (June 27th, 2026) and broke the attendance record set by Stevie Wonder in 2009. I cannot imagine…

Music I’ve bought in June. Let’s see… I somehow got quite a lot of stuff in June without really trying. The album from Rosa faenskap is really good. I’ve seen them live a couple times, and it’s great hearing that they’ve managed to capture that explosiveness on tape. I got two new albums from an old favourite — Tujiko Noriko. She’s a lot more ambient these days than in the old and wild days, so there’s a lot of tunes that sort of just are… there… but in a pleasant way. But the album under the…

I first came across the delightful Bity Booker supporting Green Diesel in Brighton last summer. Describing her as “a London-based alt-folk singer-songwriter with beautiful songs, a sweet voice and some hilariously deadpan introductions” her performance certainly left an impression on me. Now she has an album out, which she refers to as her “first non-debut album”. Bity Booker at the Folklore Rooms, Brighton – Photo credit: Darren Johnson Bity Booker: “I call it a ‘non-debut album’ because I…

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Some renders of my recent doodle model I made. Did this one over a couple of days due to the distractions of live and the World Cup. Modelled and rendered in Blender. No commenting here, should you wish to, you can do so here Mastodon

Wigan Wallgate This and more in today's update to Northern Folk Archive here - https://northernfolkarchive.pagecord.com/wigan-town-centre-13-august-2016

Welcome to the Thursday Pressing Concerns! It’s a bit of a hodge-podge this week (it’s a holiday weekend in the States, which may have something to do with it), but there’s still plenty to enjoy here with a new album from Smirk, a posthumous release from Shrubs, and new EPs from Eliksa and Mirrorball. Check them out below, and if you missed Monday’s blog post (featuring Fire Man, NAYAN, Lovewell, and The Hobknobs), check that out too. If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site…

Steve Stout Waitin on Mine Steve Stout’s Waitin on Mine opens with a simple instruction, a disembodied voice calls ‘Hit it!’, and the band leap into life. Every time I hear it over my headphones, it makes me jump — the voice seemingly right there. The sound that follows envelopes the listener, slightly steely guitars strum as a piano, played by Walker Igleheart, gently wanders through my mind. Written by Stout, together with M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, the song employs a considered…

Each Thursday in the Disquiet Junto music community, a new compositional challenge is set before the group’s members, who then have five days to record and upload a track in response to the project instructions. Membership in the Junto is open: just join and participate. (A SoundCloud account is helpful but not required.) There’s no pressure to do every project. The Junto is weekly so that you know it’s there, every Thursday through Monday, when your time and interest align. Tracks are added to…

Proc Fiscal – “Disease Again” Mura Masa – “Handsup” Deniz Cuylan – “No Such Thing” ft. Felbm The post Visual Velcro 57 first appeared on Palms Out Sounds.

Lowdoses – La Calavera Up first tonight, a shadowy bit of contemplative drum n bass from El Paso, TX-based Lowdoses (real name Samuel Molina). Calavera translates to skull, including in reference to the sorts of celebratory skulls decorated for Día de Muertos to honor ancestors. Where those skulls are usually brightly colored and joyous, I’d guess the skull reference here is a more somber one. The whole EP of which this is a part, Smelter Town, is sinister minimalist stuff — meant to reflect…

For its seventh installment in the Japan-only ECM Special series, Trio Records finally dedicated a compilation to “New Music in Piano.” The expected constellation is present. Keith Jarrett and Paul Bley occupy familiar zones of gravity, while Steve Kuhn moves nearby with his own restless voltage. Yet the album’s first door opens in a particularly inspired direction: Stanley Cowell’s Illusion Suite, represented by the luminous “Ibn Mukhtarr Mustapha.” Cowell moves between acoustic and electric…

Read the full post at - Soul Boom by Rainn Wilson I stumbled across Rainn Wilson’s podcast Soul Boom the way I stumble across most things I didn’t know I was interested in — serendipitously. One episode led to another, and after just a few episodes I had a decent sense of what he’s been up to since The Office wrapped. The short version: he’s been on a genuine, years-long mission to make big philosophical and spiritual questions feel normal to talk about. Soul Boom is the book version of that…