Dodson and Fogg – ‘Against The Wall’ (2020)
Chris Wade has been busy during the lockdown, recording an EP and this full-length, his third this year and approximately 26th this decade! Instrumental opener ‘Driving Out’ rides...
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The Heads – ‘Reverberations Volume 2’ (2020)
Maintaining listener interest and avoiding aimless, boring meandering is difficult when an artist releases an album consisting one long track. Jethro Tull succeeded (twice!) and cult stoner/doom rockers...
The Original Magnetic Light Parade – ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ c/w ‘Confusion Reigns’
The Original Magnetic Light Parade is another international collaboration from Bearsuit (as is their seemingly standard modus operandi), this time pairing Belgian composer/producer/violinist/pianist Alexander Stordiauwith longtime Bearsuit artiste...
Los Mundos – ‘No Hay Quien Se Salve’ (2020 reissue)
The prolific Mexican psychedelic duo’s 2015 album is reissued on vinyl for the first time with the added attraction of an exclusive bonus track. Similar to the legendary...
Ancient River – ‘After The Dawn’ (2020)
The Florida duo complete their 'Dawn Trilogy' with the follow-up to 2014’s 'Before Dawn' and 'Keeper Of The Dawn' from 2015. Eerie atmospherics accompany spectral voices on opener...
Asimov And The Hidden Circus – ‘Flowers’ (2020)
The fourth album from the Portuguese quartet finds them completing their first decade together on a high note. From the opening, wall-rattling gong that calls together the ‘People...
Prana Crafter/ragenap – ‘No Ear To Hear’ (2020)
William Sol (aka Prana Crafter) and Joel Berk (aka ragenap [sic]) each recorded their respective 19-minute sidelong improvisational jam on 24 September 2019 in tribute to Grateful Dead...
PEABODY Co. – ‘PEABODY Co.’ (Acetate compilation, 2020)
This compilation combines six 10” acetates from an unknown US garage band (variously identified as PEABODY Co., Peabody & Co., and Peabody Company) that were previously available on...
The Eighteenth Day Of May – ‘The Eighteenth Day Of May Retrospective’ (2020)
The beloved acid folk sextet only released one album during their brief three-year existence fifteen years ago, but they captured the hearts and minds of British folk fans...
Dire Wolves Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band – ‘Flow and Heady’ (2020)
I first encountered Jeffrey Alexander as one of the performers at Phil McMullen’s Terrastock festivals. In fact, he is one of the few artists who played with two...