In the wake of Rafael Toral’s much-acclaimed return to guitar voicings and improvisations, 2024’s Spectral Evolution, comes a new set of CD masters for his first two albums: Sound Mind Sound Body and Wave Field. These new versions — alongside represses for the 2018 vinyl versions for both — arrive June 27.

In 1987, Rafael Toral began making his own compositions and solo recordings using electric guitar in an enhanced signal path. He paid notice to the massive impact of discreet... (read more)

Like a sweet spring breeze after a long, cruel winter, Cory Hanson’s blowing through town again. And like the wind, I Love People — our lone wanderer’s fourth album, out July 25 — comes from parts unknown. Need a ride? Long as you’re ready to find yourself wherever it dies down, jump on! The first single, “Bird on a Swing,” arrives today with a music video.

Followers of Cory’s twin arcs as solo singer and Wand member will be intrigued to learn... (read more)

Time is ticking, and Faun Fables’ new album only gets closer every second! Counterclockwise is their most engrossing collection of “songtelling” to date: a true family album, etched exquisitely and studded with fine-hewed jewels of song, recorded by Dawn McCarthy and Nils Frykdahl with their daughters, Edda, Ura, and Gudrin. A new song wheels out from their home today: “Widdershins”.

“Widdershins” is an ornately decorated folk epistle that shares an existential fundament of Faun Fables’ worldview — along with... (read more)

Ty Segall is back in the saddle and riding towards new horizons with his 16th studio album, Possession, out May 30th, and today presents its title track. For the journey, Ty’s struck up the orchestra in his head to map out an abiding view of the American frontier, with lyrical fables co-written by his longtime collaborator, filmmaker Matt Yoka. Ty lassos in strings, horns, and his own piano playing to round up his delirious guitar hooks and vocal melodies, resulting in some of his... (read more)