Album Reviews
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This excellent compilation brings together one of the great lost Mod/British pop bands of the 1960s. Read more
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Volumes Two and Three in Omnivore Recordings’ Art Pepper series Neon Art document Pepper’s final Japanese tour, and capture the legend at his finest. Read more
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A long-lost project from Liverpool singer Jackie Lomax, this album was recorded after his stint on Apple Records, and is just now seeing the light of day. Read more
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Two albums of archival recordings from the unique hippie cult The Source Family: one is a holy ritual in tribute to an approaching comet; the other, a fine psych-rock album. Read more
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Jazzman Les McCann’s innovative 1972 album, Invitation to Openness, gets a CD reissue, while McCann’s first book of photos from his archive is released with the same title. Read more
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This four-disc box set captures musical genius Todd Rundgren live during his most prolific decade. It’s essential listening. Read more
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One of comedy’s greatest albums, and one of the best from “the funniest two four letter words in showbiz” gets a proper reissue. Read more
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Iron and Wine’s success was built on his debut album’s stark, haunting sound; this archival release shares sixteen more songs from Sam Beam’s prolific pre-fame era. Read more
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Dallas-based slowcore band Bedhead has their discography compiled, and Tim Hinely’s got a few things to say about it. Read more
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A reissue of this two-song live set captures a late-period Art Pepper in fine, enjoyable form. Read more
