Los Angeles musician Aaron MF Olson is a man of many bands and hats: recording as L.A. Takedown, composing for film and television (most recently, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Matt Hewitt’s indie horror film, Hoagie), and now... as a true "sung" songsman! Songs Album II, out via Country Thyme Records on June 26, cruises through sunny pop sounds of yesteryear with modern-day wit woven throughout. Hear his new single "Who Do You Think You Are I Am?" today, out... (read more)

The two-headed, four-handed groove that is BCMC is back! The keyboard and guitar duo of Cooper Crain and Bill MacKay are dishing out their new album Stash on June 26; the second single, "Tête-à-Tête," is out today with a visualizer.

Organ breaks in purple shades tear the prog/gospel/psych/funk roof off "Tête-à-Tête" — and that's the mere prelude to the main event! The keys fly in fresh marine layers; the guitars evoke ancient, classical themes. Two tracks of Bill's string leads call and respond to... (read more)

Hit the shop running with a handmade, limited-edition record bag brandished with the chequered demon of a flag of Drag City. Tote yr records with gorgeous, next-class remit in a shoulder ride of Tanino-colored, natural-tanned cowhide leather. They deserve it! Made in CDMX, in collaboration with Ogechi Anyanwu of Eye of the Sun, each leather bag (12.5" x 13.5" x 4", with a 55" shoulder strap) features leather-laced seaming, unlined natural interior, and heat-stamping with the Drag City and Eye of the Sun logos. This... (read more)

Time stands stunningly still on The Final Painting, the dreamy, elegiac final album from legendary underground singer-songwriter/poet/painter Ed Askew. Out July 31, his posthumous album is a bracing meditation on gay romance and the slow shuffle off our mortal coil, made in the last years of his life with producer Jerry David DeCicca (who worked with Ed on 2013’s For the World). The first single, “Gray Air-o-Plane,” releases today with a music video; the song features guest vocals by Sharon Van Etten... (read more)