'Paradigms II' manifests as a kaleidoscopic cartography of contemporary shoegaze, refracting the genre’s obsidian-hued tendrils through a global lattice of aural transmutation. PFR Records, an artist-run nexus, operates...
The Spongetones have always been a band that excelled in versatility. They could play the songs of the 1960s and 70s better than anyone, and they could also...
Just when the world needs them most, the Grip Weeds have returned to put the Soul back in order. Formed in 1988 by brothers Kurt (drums and vocals)...
Few bands have worn adolescence on their sleeves quite like Descendents. Back in 1982, Milo Aukerman, Bill Stevenson, and the rest of the crew captured the jittery energy...
The year is 1968. The cultural revolution of the late 1960s is in full swing, and rock music is its experimental, ever-evolving psychedelic soundtrack. In this moment of...
In the summer of 2012, Penny Rimbaud and Louise Elliott entered the studio with a shared instinct that music, when made with trust, could reach beyond the ordinary...
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“It seems that Patrick started off quite quickly as a ghost writer for Decca, circa 1965 or thereabouts. And of course, ghost writers are hidden in the backdrop...
Clockwork Flowers exists in a liminal space where time folds back on itself like the turning petals of a cosmic bloom. They began in the rustic mountains of...
Some musicians are slippery. You think you’ve got them pegged, then they turn a corner and you’re lost again. They play with the greats but they’re not just...