Ancient River – ‘After The Dawn’ (2020)
The Florida duo complete their 'Dawn Trilogy' with the follow-up to 2014’s 'Before Dawn' and 'Keeper Of The Dawn' from 2015. Eerie atmospherics accompany spectral voices on opener...
Jeff Penczak
Asimov And The Hidden Circus – ‘Flowers’ (2020)
The fourth album from the Portuguese quartet finds them completing their first decade together on a high note. From the opening, wall-rattling gong that calls together the ‘People...
Prana Crafter/ragenap – ‘No Ear To Hear’ (2020)
William Sol (aka Prana Crafter) and Joel Berk (aka ragenap [sic]) each recorded their respective 19-minute sidelong improvisational jam on 24 September 2019 in tribute to Grateful Dead...
PEABODY Co. – ‘PEABODY Co.’ (Acetate compilation, 2020)
This compilation combines six 10” acetates from an unknown US garage band (variously identified as PEABODY Co., Peabody & Co., and Peabody Company) that were previously available on...
The Eighteenth Day Of May – ‘The Eighteenth Day Of May Retrospective’ (2020)
The beloved acid folk sextet only released one album during their brief three-year existence fifteen years ago, but they captured the hearts and minds of British folk fans...
Dire Wolves Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band – ‘Flow and Heady’ (2020)
I first encountered Jeffrey Alexander as one of the performers at Phil McMullen’s Terrastock festivals. In fact, he is one of the few artists who played with two...
Radar Men From The Moon – ‘The Bestial Light’ (2020)
The Dutch collective expands to a six-piece on their sixth full-length, ushering in an explosive new sonic direction on the back of duel-drummers and an industrial-strength bravado that...
Featherbeard – ‘Avere Corpo’ (2020)
Featherbeard continues to astound and confound on his sophomore effort. The proverbial difficult second album, gestating through a seven-year itch is just as genre-defying as the debut, flittering...
Harold Nono – ‘We’re Almost Home’ (2020)
Edinburg musician Nono has been releasing intriguing music under various permutations and via numerous collaborations (Haq, for nearly 20 years now. This is his fourth solo release. As...
Banshee – ‘Living In The Jungle’ (2020)
The latest stoney punk from Boston (USA) builds on their screaming debut (CAW!) which you can read more about in our interview with the band. With bongs in...