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Magik Markers never had the well-turned heels and precious 'tuning pedals' so many bands set their stock with; they were animals. Animals learn. Animals adapt. Animals develop an economy of means. Animals rarely lie, and here, "Isolated From Exterior Time 2020," Magik Markers are those animals! This new EP appeared out of nowhere last week, billowing into full-fi brilliance with prowling guitar, static and delay-whacked vocals. Or, if we may continue the narrative, like a newly discovered species of reptile escaped from some nearby rain... (read more)

In the past two decades, Tashi Dorji has traveled a long road. Making several dozen albums and touring the world, playing his guitar solo and in tandem  with inspired others. Gifted with a sensitive and restless ear, he reaches through his guitar to find new sounds. The title of this forthcoming record, Stateless, is about more than just playing one's way into somewhere else. It invites us to perceive hair-raising truth; these are free pieces in more ways than one.

A native of Bhutan, Tashi... (read more)

Just like the responsible, trustworthy father you wish you always had, Bill Callahan has kept his promise and today we reveal another song from Gold Record! No for real, we aren't joking, this sweet tune is actually called, "Another Song"!
 
The second track off Gold Record, "Another Song" reveals a working man's blues that are lightened by a little love in the afternoon. In the middle of the day, uninspired and back at his homestead for lunch, the narrator decides to... (read more)

The twee 2010s weren't for the Magik Markers! Markers only appear in times of duress. They heard you needed them and they came back: "Isolated From Exterior Time 2020."

This ALL-NEW four song digital EP brings back fan favorites Shaw, Pete and Elisa in a re-invigorated franchise, going for broke in the only way they know how: MARKER STYLE. A mood of prog-doom so piercing as to be Crimsonian! As in King? Maybe King Chrome-son? Tunes circle within charred circles, melodies echoing among the darkening... (read more)

It's the first week of July 2020 and we're still getting used to the new normal - namely, that Dope Body are back again, and liver still than we (and you) will ever be. Baltimore's 21st century-style Stooges have rocked themselves alive with an isolation-times mixtape of digi-fuckd, fully distanced Dope furies. Home Body bursts from the gate like a suddenly-unchained beast and as the dust is settling on the fresh abrasions, all that can heard rising above the pain is a chant of "more! more! more!" And... (read more)

It's Summer 2020 and No Age are finally back out on the street, production delays be damned! Forming a wave from which they hang eleven tunes, Goons Be Gone can now be enjoyed and shared in the form of physical media: LP, CD and even cassettes across the world. 

And in times like these where the future is so bright that we've gotta wear shades (look it up, Gen Z), No Age's effortlessly raw yet refined new album hits all the sweet spots. Goons simultaneously shows off their roots... (read more)

Hey, we weren't kidding - here's "Pigeons," from the Gold Record we always knew Bill Callahan had in him! The abiding humanity of latter-day Callahan is highlighted by dark plumes of caustic wit upending standards of our everyday life and the songs that celebrate it: the job, the wife, the TV, the neighbors. Bill slips easily into his characters, whether they're easy people or not - and the cross-hatch of their light and shadow is unpredictably entertaining in a uniquely Callahanian manner!

 

Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold(en) Record, from Mr. Bill Callahan! I shake you warmly by the hand! Tremendous things are in store for you, many wonderful surprises await you!

For his first record in....uh, well, just over a year (woot!), Bill Callahan gives us a Gold Record. They might not all be gold, and fortunately, they're not all six years apart either. You could probably ALSO call it "Gold Records": the songs all have a stand-alone feel, the way singles do,... (read more)

The lockdown-era return of wildlife to the towns looked foreboding, with images of our streets deserted but for the odd roaming animals - but weren't cities built for everyone? Sean O' Hagan and his daughter Livvy have teamed up to sing of this ecstatic, divisive and unexpected homecoming, with squelching, modern r'n'b beats to boost the much needed energies in our stagnated communities today. Mixed by modern art-pop wunderkind Fryars, "The Wild Are Welcome" introduces a futuristic side of O'Hagan's always inventive songcraft. Sean writes:

Long MIA, Silver Jew is now available on VOD and for purchase on Vimeo, Google Play, YouTube, iTunes and Amazon Prime Video. A documentary by Michael Tully and Matthew Robison Silver Jew focuses on the Silver Jews' tour dates played in Israel, and the the return to public life and Judiasm by David Berman at the time of Silver Jews' first world tour in 2005. 
 

Rent, purchase and watch Silver Jew on your platform of choice now!