Mixtape 119 :: J Terrapin
Jade Hairpins don’t care about your repetitive song structures, man. That’s not how you cram five albums’ worth of material into less than forty minutes.
Jade Hairpins don’t care about your repetitive song structures, man. That’s not how you cram five albums’ worth of material into less than forty minutes.
XOXO (Sham/Thirty Tigers). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
When you’re in 8th grade, sneaking into a bar is way cooler than it is when you’re 40.
A pregnant woman finds a home in Casablanca.
Sound Salvation takes on current events with a playlist addressing the current fight for racial and social justice in America and the battles playing out in the streets in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Rock Bottom Rhapsody (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Cecilia Aldarondo takes a look at Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
Following a proud tradition of weird Australian pop, The Stroppies give us the sort of incisive harmonic jangle the world needs right now.
Drummer Daniel Silva talks influences and more with Stacey Zering.
There is no shortage of consuming urgency to the sound of this UK trio called simply Shopping.
The Proper Years (Last Music Co.). Review by James Mann.
Rollercoaster. Review by Stacey Zering.
Teruo Ishii’s classic of pinky violence has new life on Blu-ray.
Coriky is three musicians crumpling up their resumes, throwing them to the floor, and showing you exactly what they can do.
Thank You. Review by Stacey Zering.
Amends (Loma Vista). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Habibi is what happens when you spill solvent on the psychedelic garage / surf music / girl groups section of your record collection.
Played. Review by Stacey Zering.
Dreaming of Ghosts (Trees & Cyborgs). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Altar of Harmony (Third Man Records). Review by James Mann.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.