With a near-complete trilogy on the horizon, guitarist Oren Ambarchi, bassist Johan Berthling and percussionist Andreas Werliin thrill us thrice more with Ghosted III, out August 29! Listen to the new single "Chahar" and check out their new music video, another dazzling production by Maximilien Luc Proctor.

As with "Yek," the first single off Ghosted III, “Chahar” presents looser, wilder interplay from Ambarchi, Berthling and Werliin. Ambarchi’s recognizable guitar tones and their eventual multiplicity almost overwhelm Berthling... (read more)

The next album from Bitchin Bajas — the trio of Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and Daniel Quinlivan — is near! The successor to 2022’s Bajascillators glides easily into frame, but once there, Inland See is deceptively immediate: four songs, entirely within themselves, all together forming an essential whole. Inland See is out September 26; the lead single "Skylarking" arrives today with a new visualizer featuring visuals by Nick Ciontea.

With every successive Bitchin Bajas release, we see that the real key for... (read more)

Actor/comedian/musician/producer/writer Fred Armisen has long been known as one of the most curious entertainers in the business, creating a wild variety of things for television, film, stage, records and other media. The latest proof of his inquiring imagination is here: 100 Sound Effects, out September 26! “Music Venues”, out today, collects the first 7 sound effects as one nifty pre-release single.

Fred Armisen’s 100 Sound Effects is a sound effects album like no other: a fantastic contemporary entry in a classic... (read more)

Our favorite six-string shaman is back! Waving his axe of choice, Sir Richard Bishop once again summons forth damnable truth and beauty on an all-new album out September 26: Hillbilly Ragas. The first single, “They Shall Take Up Serpents,” is out today with a new music video by the man himself!

Since the dying days of the 20th century, the composer/player of spirited polytheistic guitar recitals — most recently, 2020's Oneiric Formulary — has worked feverishly to wrench and wrangle all the music... (read more)