The first month of 2018 is over and the world is still spinning. Speaking of spinning, the Weekend Showcase 4.04 edition has 52 awesome songs, featuring the best of the past week or so. As always, we scour the globe for music that tickle our ears with 15 countries represented. They include Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, […]

The Saturday Sampler February 3rd edition has it all: indie pop, cinematic art rock, mellow folk, psychedelic dreamgaze, and vintage-sounding grunge. Brace yourself for nine rounds of fierce music punches, starting with an indie music legend.   Thurston Moore – “Mx Liberty” (London, England) RIYL: Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth When life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness come under threat […]

Another week and another great seven days of new music from around the globe. The Weekend Showcase 3.11 edition has decidedly international flavor with three-fifths of the artists coming from outside the USA. Fifty-two songs occupy the mega-playlist, and the artists represent 14 countries, including: The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from the past week. […]

Today’s mid-week serving of new music cocktails features fresh springtime offerings. Spring is officially here, and with it comes a wealth of great tunes from artists with debut albums due out soon. These singles are by artists from Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, USA, and two from Sweden. So sit back and enjoy the gems in this 24-minute playlist. Let’s get things started […]

There are roughly two dozen albums coming out next week (not including the myriad of really small indie bands who might be releasing new music), including from some noteworthy legends to up-and-coming bands. Among them: The great Aretha Franklin will release on Tuesday her first album in 11 years. Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics is just that – a […]

One of the most interesting records you’ll hear all year is  Slant of Light from the Philadelphia duo of Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler.  Lattimore is a harpist who has played with Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile, Jarvis Cocker, and Sharon Van Etten. Zeigler is a multi-instrumentalist who’s performed with The War On Drugs, and A Sunny Day in Glasgow.  Slant […]