Greg Brown

November 14, 2020

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Staff Picks: Hum - Inlet

Greg Brown

November 14, 2020

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Hum, the idiosyncratic midwestern space-rock band, took 22 years off and return with what might be their best and most complete record.

Greg Brown

November 11, 2020

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Staff Picks: The Twilight Tone - The Clearing

Greg Brown

November 11, 2020

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The Clearing is the excellent debut record from Chicago based producer The Twilite Tone out now from Stones Throw Records. Beat-making at its best.

Greg Brown

November 8, 2020

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Staff Picks: The Fall - Frenz Experiment

Greg Brown

November 8, 2020

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Loving the deluxe reissue of The Fall’s 1988 masterpiece ‘The Frenz Experiment’. Easily one of the finest outings, and a great starting point, in their sprawling discography.

Greg Brown

November 4, 2020

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Staff Picks: Autechre - Sign / Plus

Greg Brown

November 4, 2020

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Legendary UK electronic duo Autechre just released TWO excellent records back-to-back with PLUS and SIGN. Out now from Warp Records.

Greg Brown

October 29, 2020

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Staff Picks: Actress - Karma & Desire

Greg Brown

October 29, 2020

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UK producer Actress has a new collaboration heavy LP called ‘Karma & Desire’, and it is very good.

Greg Brown

October 27, 2020

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Staff Picks: North Americans - Roped In

Greg Brown

October 27, 2020

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North Americans mix primitivist Americana and ambient bliss on Roped In, their latest record out-now from Third Man Records.

Greg Brown

October 11, 2020

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Staff Picks: Valium Aggelein - Black Moon

Greg Brown

October 11, 2020

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Black Moon is a perfect slice of late 20th century space rock from the Duster side-project, lovingly reissued by the Numero Group.

Greg Brown

October 8, 2020

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Staff Picks: Knot - S/T

Greg Brown

October 8, 2020

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Check out the self-titled debut by Knot (formerly Krill, kind of). Recommended for all into complex and heady indie-rock music.

Greg Brown

October 4, 2020

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Staff Picks: Musica Transonic - Musica Transonic

Greg Brown

October 4, 2020

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This self-titled double-LP by the Japanese trio has been reissued by the Black Editions label and is a must listen for connoisseurs of extremes sounds in avant-rock.

Greg Brown

September 30, 2020

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Staff Picks: That Dog - Retreat From The Sun / Totally Crushed Out

Greg Brown

September 30, 2020

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We’re crazy about the Third Man Records reissues of the two essential and wildly underrated That Dog records, ‘Retreat From The Sun’ and ‘Totally Crushed Out’.

Greg Brown

September 20, 2020

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Staff Picks: Doug & Jean Carn - Spirit of the New Land

Greg Brown

September 20, 2020

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We’re digging the reissue of this innovative and socially aware 72 LP, featuring a wild husband/wife led combo of very heavy jazz players.

Greg Brown

September 16, 2020

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Staff Picks: Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons

Greg Brown

September 16, 2020

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We wholeheartedly welcome the reissue of perhaps our favorite of the Blonde Redhead records, ‘Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons’ from Touch & Go Records.

Greg Brown

September 13, 2020

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Staff Picks: Jessy Lanza - All the Time

Greg Brown

September 13, 2020

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Jessy Lanza’s third record is a near perfect pop record for 2020, synth-heavy with plenty of depth.

Greg Brown

September 10, 2020

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Staff Picks: Terminal Nation - Holocene Extinction

Greg Brown

September 10, 2020

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Terminal Nation’s extremely heavy new full-length ‘Holocene Extinction’ is a perfect listen for what feels like the end-of-times.

Greg Brown

September 3, 2020

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Staff Picks: Rudresh Mahanthappa - Hero Trio

Greg Brown

September 3, 2020

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Hero Trio finds London saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa leading a trio through jazz explorations of some classic tracks. We very much enjoy it.

Greg Brown

September 1, 2020

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Staff Picks: Barbara Lynn - The Atlantic Years

Greg Brown

September 1, 2020

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Here’s an incredible collection of top-notch soul singles originally released between 1968 and 1973. Barbara Lynn should be a household name, and is essential listening for any soul music aficionado.

Greg Brown

August 27, 2020

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Staff Picks: Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History

Greg Brown

August 27, 2020

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Staff Picks: Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History

Saxophonist Shabaka Hutching’s (Sons of Kemet, etc) latest project with the Ancestors is expansive, experimental, and some of the best jazz we’ve heard in 2020.

Greg Brown

August 19, 2020

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Staff Picks: Sven Wunder - Eastern Flowers

Greg Brown

August 19, 2020

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The debut album from Sven Wunder is a Mediterranean psych folk jammer, as well as a loving tribute to 70s library music. We’re loving it.

Greg Brown

August 13, 2020

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Staff Picks: BLACK RIOT - Early Jungle, Rave and Hardcore

Greg Brown

August 13, 2020

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The always excellent SOUL JAZZ RECORDS has blessed the world with a set of obscure tracks from the heyday of rave with the compilation BLACK RIOT: Early Jungle, Rave and Hardcore. We love it.

Greg Brown

August 11, 2020

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Staff Picks: Dehd - Flower of Devotion

Greg Brown

August 11, 2020

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Chicago trio Dehd’s latest full-length, Flower Of Devotion, melds earnest DIY pop and tightly wound post-punk making for an exceptional summertime record.