Mike Watt and The Secondmen / Zig-Zags – ‘L.A. to Pedro EP’ (2020)
L.A. to Pedro is an exhilarating burst of punk goodness from legendary San Pedro punk bassist Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, Stooges), and soon to be legendary L.A. punk...
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‘Living In A Ghost Town’ by The Rolling Stones
Hot on the heels of The Stones' performance of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" at Global Citizen's One World: Together at Home concert of April 18,...
Ty Segall – ‘Segall Smeagol’ (2020)
The uber-prolific music-smith Ty Segall has used his time in quarantine to record and release a tribute to the late, great Seventies pop genius Harry Nilsson via covering...
Andrea Cormier – ‘Creatures of Illusion’ (2020)
Andrea Cormier, formerly with the band Beachglass, is out with a new collection of low-keyed ethereal numbers that nearly shimmer, balanced with grace and harmony. Creatures of Illusion...
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...
Sir Lord Baltimore – ‘Complete Recordings 1970-2006’ (2020)
If we travelled back to a time when media reaction was singular rather than pandemic (bringing back the true meaning of viral!), hindsight might provide an interesting panorama...
Radar Men From The Moon – ‘The Bestial Light’ (2020)
The Dutch collective expands to a six-piece on their sixth full-length, ushering in an explosive new sonic direction on the back of duel-drummers and an industrial-strength bravado that...