While it may have been recorded on Mayo's smartphone, "Bagga 1, Lagga 1" is more than simply a "note to self" - to our ear, it is a prime example of Mayo's unique approach to essaying the guitar. The track charges in headfirst, Bagga evoking train songs,... (read more)

Boris and Kurihara first collaborated on Rainbow back in 2006,... (read more)

Drag City is pleased to announce an album of music by Mayo Thompson. Quiet Days in Cliché is out Dec. 4th. Mayo thinks of this collection as just some strumming and notes to self.

With The Red Krayola, Mayo worked on some 30-odd musical releases, along with writing a few books. For those of you unfamiliar with Mayo's work with The Red Krayola, we suggest you consult the web ;). That brings us to Quiet Days in Cliché,... (read more)

At long last, Oren Ambarchi's newest full-length masterpiece, Cooked, arrives this Friday! To celebrate, we're pleased to share a unique sneak peak of the entire, 22-minute song, "Sleight of Hand", in the form of a short film created by Maximilien Luc Proctor! 

The film stitches together warped images of images of Oren and others with color manipulation, and footage from Lasse Marhaug, who took the photo for the Cooked cover, transporting the viewer to an equal part lucid and... (read more)