Launching a rally against the unending worldly chaos of the New Year, Tashi Dorji lets out a new song today: "burn the throne." For the second single off Tashi's forthcoming album, low clouds hang, this land is on fire, he delivers his electric guitar improvisation through absolute darkness: wistful halos of reverb, slowly taking focus as a light at the end of the tunnel. Tashi maintains a languid air throughout, even during the restive activity of the final section — measured, disciplined and... (read more)

It's been five years since the last ER Jurken album. Five years! As we roll into the new year, we're relieved to say the wait is nearly over. His second album, To Be Continued, is out January 30th, and today ER's sharing another taste of what's coming. On his new single "Mighty and Concealed," ER & his pocket orchestra raise themselves up to towering heights on a gorgeously surreal rock mini-epic that recalls progressive rock’s gaudy yesteryears. As the band rages and pounds,... (read more)

2026, we’ve hardly known you! We’re ready to start things on the right foot, though. So: let us introduce the new year with an earworm flowing from the mind/pen of Animal Collective’s Geologist! Today, off his upcoming solo album, Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?, Brian Weitz unveils “Government Job” with a music video by Michael R. Bernstein (Religious Knives, Double Leopards).

“Government Job” multiplies a scratchy inch of percussion via drumkit, vibraphone and acoustic guitar... (read more)

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)