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FRECKLE HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS

posted November 14th, 2024

Acoustics held high, Corey Madden (Color Green) and Ty Segall make their debut bow as Freckle and their self-titled LP reminds all of us that when the clouds are out, you can still get sunburned.

Lead single "Taraval" pulses with a heart-tugging progression, fluidly running the changes. This bristling, sunshiny tone offsets a moody vocal melody – Ty’s tenor voice paired with Corey’s baritone – lending the tune a searching feeling. In closing, piano, slide and lead guitars touch off a sweet... (read more)

Artists in this story: Freckle

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GEOLOGIST & D.S. STRIKE A SHAW DEAL

posted November 12th, 2024

A Shaw Deal, out January 31, is the first album by Geologist & D.S., an expanding sonic field built up by Animal Collective’s Brian “Geologist” Weitz that lovingly reorders and reconstructs a few minutes of Doug Shaw’s fine folk guitar chops and magic vibe. Utilizing a handful of pieces Doug posted online, Brian’s loops and edits take Doug’s playing on an affirmative trip through peaceful idylls and energizing spaces, melding their very different music into a singular intangible essence... (read more)

Artists in this story: Geologist & D.S.

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LIFE BACK IN PRISON

posted October 31st, 2024

Ready to go back? Prison’s still out there, breaking rocks in the haze and rumbling in the heat, just waiting for you to come around. Downstate, the second official Prison stint, is out January 31, 2025, stretching to insane new places while pumping out some of the toughest jams around. Lead single “Eyes For Keys” is on the loose today!

Prison’s been active since 2015, but if you didn’t catch ’em live in NYC, then you didn’t know until the summer of ‘23... (read more)

Artists in this story: Prison

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TASHI DORJI STRUMS NEW ANTHEM, MARCHES TOWARDS NOVEMBER TOUR

posted October 29th, 2024

Over the past two decades, Tashi Dorji’s distinguished approach to the guitar has unveiled sounds both materially unheard and eternally familiar. Striking upon the fuse of his 2020 record Stateless, Tashi’s follow-up is an acoustic statement: all improvised, always political, sounding sympathy for the opposition in the fabric of every experimental revelation. we will be wherever the fires are lit is out November 22; today, Tashi releases the album’s title track.

Strumming a march — countered by a deliriously fingered counter-riff... (read more)

Artists in this story: Tashi Dorji