More great fuzzy, psychedelic rock to look forward to in 2011, Arbouretum have announced details of a new album called The Gathering. Thrill Jockey will be releasing it into the wild on 21st Feb 2011, and you can hear a taster of new material in the form of an acoustic rendition of the song ‘When [...]
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Barn Owl – Ancestral Star
Sounding almost literally hewn from “the elements”, this is curious and compelling work, rich in texture and mystery and unafraid of taking its time.
Koen Holtkamp – Gravity/Bees
A world worth listening to: Gravity/Bees is gorgeous and will feed every part of you that thirsts for textures that open passageways and perspectives.
The Black Twig Pickers – Ironto Special
Ironto Special finds The Black Twig Pickers on uproarious form for their first outing on the Thrill Jockey label.
Pontiak – Living
With their fifth album in such a short space of time, Virginian blues-doom rockers Pontiak may be outstaying their welcome.
Fennesz Daniell Buck – Knoxville
Thrill Jockey release a unique album to be admired from a distance.
Dave Heumann from Arbouretum unveils the Coil Sea
Dave Heumann, lead singer and guitarist from the wonderful Arbouretum, has announced plans to release a solo project of sorts, via Thrill Jockey. The project is call The Coil Sea, which is pretty much Dave making improvised music with some of his palls. The album will be self-titled and will be released next month. Dave [...]
Pontiak are back with the Living this September
Probably one of the most prolific bands around at the moment, Pontiak, have announced another new album, to be released through Thrill Jockey in September.
High Places – Cargo, London 04/05/2010
Not even dodgy wiring could stop High Places delivering a superb set of tropic-infused polyrhythms, reverb-heavy bliss-outs and beautifully haunting vocals.
Future Islands – In Evening Air
John Brainlove reviews the latest for Future Islands, a particularly odd pop proposition.
Mi Ami – Steal Your Face
There are no contemporaries that come close to replicating this sound, so removed are Mi Ami from normality.
High Places – High Places vs. Mankind
High Places return, this time with added influences of the NYC disco scene. Tom Whyman reviews.
Jack Rose – Luck in the Valley
Luck in the Valley is a posthumous release as Jack Rose died at the horribly early age of 38 in December of last year. It befits his stature that this, his last record, is for the most part a raucous, joyous clatter . The beer tent is this way…
Robert A.A. Lowe & Rose Lazar – Eclipses
Robert A.A. Lowe (he of 90 Day Men, Lichens, OM and TV On The Radio) now, in tandem with Rose Lazar (who provides the odd, Deerhoof-like artwork), is making this quietly meditative hyper-real kosmiche music. And sounding right at home.
Pontiak – Sea Voids
Album number three for Van, Lain and Jennings Carney sees Pontiak as beguiling and amorphous as ever.
Chicago Underground Duo – Boca Negra
Boca Negra – named after the mouth of the volcano Tiede on Tenerife – is the Chicago Underground Duo’s 5th album continues their quietly dazzling exploration of jazz improv themes and studio electronics.
