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Like a sweet spring breeze blowing through the long, cruel winter, Cory Hanson’s blowing through town again. And like the wind, his new album I Love People comes from parts unknown. Need a ride? Long as you’re ready to find yourself wherever it dies down, jump on!

I Love People’s people are kin to their threadbare folk forbears. Song by song, their occupations, social positions and dispositions unravel like silk into the wind. While they perform, Cory loiters backstage, gently pulling at the... (read more)

From out of the dark, sparks of feedback birdsong signal a return to the singular sonic environments of Rafael Toral. A year after Spectral Evolution, his acclaimed album of electric guitar conceptions, comes the companion work: Traveling Light, out October 24 on Drag City. Sharpening his focus around a set of jazz standards, his move from abstract form to solid song elicits glints from beyond time and space, transpiring to be one of the major accomplishments in Toral's long history.

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As Ghosted III materializes tomorrow, our trio of Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin have one final music video to share! Today, hear a new song off Ghosted III,"Shesh," with a new video by Maximilien Luc Proctor.

"Shesh" is an aquatic adventure, with Ambarchi’s Metheny-esque arpeggiations rowing the craft, Berthling’s bass droning down deep and Werliin’s percussion supplying a spectral lapping of the waves. Gradually, a massing of organ-toned guitar reverberations rises up from the depths, dazzling the... (read more)

Ty Segall’s 16th studio album, Possession, is out now! In the midst of touring North America this summer, Ty and his band — Mikal Cronin on bass, Emmett Kelly on guitar, Ben Boye on keys, and Evan Burrows on drums — stopped by the NPR Music studios in Washington, D.C. to tape their first Tiny Desk Concert. They kicked things off with “You’re The Doctor,” following with four songs from across his catalog: Ty’s latest single, “Possession,” then “Whisper,” “Girlfriend,” and... (read more)

Los Angeles! The Red Krayola is set to return to the stage for their first performance in ten years. Mark your calendars, please: Friday, November 21, The Red Krayola opens for Cap’n Jazz at the Hollywood Palladium. That’s Mayo Thompson on guitar/vocals, Tom Watson on guitar, Bill Bowman on bass, Connor Gallaher on pedal steel, and Raul Morales on drums.

The Red Krayola are pleased to be opening for Cap’n Jazz for one incredible night. So — don’t sleep! Tickets are on sale Friday,... (read more)

Master percussionist Jim White announces one of 2025’s most unlikely debuts – himself as lyricist and vocalist! Following his first solo album — 2024’s All Hits: Memories — Jim’s deep percussive intuition continues to fuel a new musical vehicle in his life with a new album: Inner Day, out October 24. The title track is out today, with a new music video by Tran.

Inner Day finds Jim dancing ever more deftly with himself with a new selection of songs. Developing meditations on... (read more)

Turning a gimlet eye to the American Primitive guitar style, Sir Richard Bishop's new album Hillbilly Ragas runs through histories both known and unknown to nail down Rick's take on "primitive" acoustic sounds. As the mad dash towards Hillbilly Ragas continues, another single tumbles down the ol' mountain today — listen to "Pass the Juggernaut" and check out Richard's new music video too, why dontcha?

"Pass the Juggernaut" renders the colonies’ mutated musical inheritance with brooding aggression — the sound of... (read more)

Didja see? Our friend and yours, Fred Armisen, stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night to talk about his new album, 100 Sound Effects! The crowd enjoyed a preview of Fred's new sound bank, including tracks like “Music Venue Employee Kicking Everyone Out While Throwing Away Bottles” and “Car Door Closing Car Rental.”

100 Sound Effects is an album that can be used as a library, an industrial tool for your own entertainment projects, or simply for brain-stimulating deep... (read more)

Major Stars have reliably delivered the serious heavy guitar goods for over 27 years! And we are reliably stoked to announce their new album, More Colors of Sound, out October 24! The first single, “Blackout,” is out today with a new visualizer to match.

Wayne Rogers and Kate Biggar have been crossing necks dating back to the 80s, with Crystallized Movements’ screaming psych-punk hybrids. Tom Leonard, Major Stars’ current third axeman, has been in the mix almost as long, playing with... (read more)

Drag City is pleased to announce the reissue of hypnotic syncretic guitar duo Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker’s 2015 recorded debut, Land of Plenty — just in time for its 10th anniversary! Today, Billand Ryleyshare a new music video by Simon Russell for the title track. Land of Plenty returns to vinyl form on September 26. 

Now, who remembers where they were in January 2015? Bill and Ryley don’t need to, they’ve got Land of Plenty to remind ‘em. At their first... (read more)