Returned to us from early 90s Japan are the holy sounds of Ghost, with the long-awaited reissue of their first three releases: Ghost (s/t), Second Time Around, and Temple Stone are back on vinyl this February, twenty-five years since they were last in print.

These first three Ghost titles were originally released by P.S.F. on CD in 1990, 1992 and 1994, respectively, radiating enigma and energy in palpable waves with their original sound. After the acclaim that greeted Drag City’s 1996... (read more)

Today marks the return of The High Llamas - the longstanding musical project of acclaimed songwriter/producer/arranger Sean O’Hagan - who have announced their 11th studio album, Hey Panda, for a March 29th, 2024 release via Drag City. In conjunction, the group has released the title-track single, along with a video from director Simon Russell.

Discussing the “Hey Panda” single, O’Hagan notes, "I spent lock down and recovery as a TikTok fan of a Panda bear who ate giant carrots every day. It made... (read more)

There’s a time and a season for everything, they tell us – and now we find ourselves at the end of the Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You season. No, the new album won’t go away – and the Bonnie ‘Prince’ will continue to tour – but the cycle of release, the unboxing as it were, is drawing to a close. Fittingly, it goes out with a mighty soar: an epic reading of the title song to the album – a song, by-the-by that, for royal... (read more)

From the subterranean depths of sonic artistry come two encompassing new vinyl releases from our favorite curator of abstract/concrete/ambient/and beyond sound, Streamline.

Icelandic artist/musician Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson is known for his work with Stilluppsteypa, numerous solo albums and collaborations with other artists, such as Swedish composer BJ Nilsen. With Into The Second Half, he takes the listener into a mysterious, yet calming sound world, where carefully composed textures weave hypnotically in and out of each other, as subtle and varied... (read more)