Plucked from A Desert (Joshua Erkman’s 2024 feature, out NOW on DVD), this banger from Florida (U.K.), a mostly unheard electronic unit from Fresno, CA, makes for seductive soundtrack material in a sketchy party scene mode. “Taste Your Love (A Desert Mix)”is the movie edit: dark, throbbing dance floor miniature SKETCH, kneading your tension-filled pressure points, exculpating desire in shuddering waves. The “(Extended Party Mix)” levels up: time and repetition work on the relentless mechanical undulation of beats and synths, exposing another... (read more)

A surprise gift from Bill Callahan, just in time for the holidays! Before we all collectively check out for the season, Bill's here to end the year with a new song for every kindred spirit: "Lonely City," the second single off his forthcoming new album, My Days of 58. As the drums tease and take their time, Callahan strums his six-string forward with admiration, sending his voice out to the familiar, ever-changing places we call home: "First thing I do / When... (read more)

Following two records of mangled acoustic guitar strings and maxed out noise, Tashi Dorji’s next step down the improvisational path is a welcome surprise: he's gone electric, yet relatively reigned it in, and sought the silence! With his next full-length album, low clouds hang, this land is on fire, fast approaching, Tashi stopped by the office to bless our mess with an enrapturing performance for the latest in a series we like to call, the Drag City Steamroom Session. Broadcasting deep from the... (read more)

People! Have you looked towards Inland See? The new album from Bitchin Bajas is out now, pulsating with life-renewing energy, and their signals can be felt across the oceans. Charged up from a juiced US tour (including dates with Stereolab), and carrying that Inland See momentum into the Spring, today we're pleased to announce that Cooper, Rob and Dan will continue setting up groove towers with their first Continental European tour of 2026 set for April! 

Bitchin Bajas tend to... (read more)