Jesca Hoop shares “Lyre Bird,” the final single from Order of Romance, out September 16.

Cover to Cover (Compass Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Herb Alpert, prolific Tijuana Brass titan, returns with his latest studio effort Sunny Side of the Street, out on September 30.

Gov’t Mule makes a stop in Dubuque, Iowa, so Jeremy Glazier can have a peek.

Shutups’ “Televised Hit & Run,” the most aggressive single from upcoming LP I can’t eat nearly as much as I want to vomit, comes complete with a super trippy video for you to watch here.

Sleep unveil Dopesmoker deluxe LP featuring real cannabis leaves in vinyl; the album is returning to streaming services this Friday.

Richmond, Virginia’s Lean Year has released the final single from their album Sides, out September 2. We like it.

Charles DJ Deppner reviews Carl King’s look back at an amusement park made for robots, aliens, and The Dawn of Sir Millard Mulch.

MOAM (Man on a Mission), the new album by Jamaican vocalist, songwriter, and producer Hezron Clarke, debuted at #5 on iTunes’ Reggae chart, just below albums by Bob Marley and Stick Figure.

We return to the music of the past mid-century, when everything was shiny and promising. Carl F. Gauze reviews.

Phil Bailey reviews the second Undercrank Productions collection of rare silent films from legendary actor Lon Chaney.

Waiting is the passion project of Australian musicians Greg Carey and Wade Jackson, who fell in love with an obscure power pop album then made a movie to figure out why Van Duren isn’t famous.

Happy Go Lucky (Box Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Indie powerhouse Neko Case celebrates the 20th anniversary of Blacklisted with a livestream from her home studio, The Lung.

Near fatal tragedy turns to inspirational triumph in Dustbowl Revival’s new song & video “Be (For July).”

Mallbangs releases first single off upcoming Checking For Daggers EP out in October.

Two actors, thirteen suspects, 1000 laughs. Yes, Carl F. Gauze kept count.

All your favorite Dr. Seuss stories rolled up into one major production.

Rat Beat (Epitaph). Review by Scott Adams.

Tape (Thirty Tigers). Review by Judy Craddock.