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...
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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...
Jefferson Airplane – ‘Woodstock Sunday August 17, 1969’ (50th anniversary) (2019)
While the exact 50th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival of August of 1969 has long passed, interest in the festival, and particularly in the musical artists who...
Beau Bowen – ‘The Great Anticlimax’ (2020)
Simply, the music speaks as much as the lyrics on Beau Bowen’s explosive debut album. Released on April 10, the album is a very unique experience with new...
The Dream Syndicate – ‘The Universe Inside’ (2020)
The Universe Inside is not the Dream Syndicate album I’d expected, not in the least. This slightly neo-psychedelic band has gone full throttle psychedelic jam, an acid drenched...
Jim Capaldi – ‘Open Your Heart: The Island Recordings 1972-1976’ (2020)
Founding member, vocalist, drummer, percussionist and songwriter of British rock band Traffic, Jim Capaldi began a solo career in 1972 while fellow band member Steve Winwood was recovering...