Fran—the musical nom de plume of Chicago’s Maria Jacobson—returns with her first new piece of music since her hushed masterstroke, Leaving, one of our favorite albums from last year. On her new song “Television,” Jacobson drives a lilting, piano-led country ballad that conveys a distant, tilted domestic tranquility with a splash of barroom blues. The post Fran :: Television appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

As we so often find with the relics of the 1960s, Jim Glover resurfaced in the eighties with a private press disc. Released under the one-off Fang Records, No Need to Explain finds the songwriter in true folky form with just a man, a set of strings, and his words at the microphone. The post Jim Glover :: No Need to Explain appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

Through numbly whispered vocals and mushy mellow vibes, Alex Izenberg & the Exiles attempt to distill from 1970s radio rock the elixir of heartbreak and its philosophical innards, mindfully administering the pharmakon of despair here and there: inexorable solitude and oneiric unveilings of being; emotional parallaxes of all sorts; love as a function of time and time as a function of love; and the good old fear of death. The post Alex Izenberg & The Exiles appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

On the occasion of his 66th birthday, Thurston Moore and his wife and creative partner Eva Moore drop in from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University to discuss collaboration and that time Henry Rollins grew out his hair. The post Thurston Moore & Eva Moore From The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University :: A Conversation appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays. 34.1090° N, 118.2334° W The post The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35) appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

Hyperbole is near impossible when critiquing Heart Of The Congos, from the untouchable Lee "Scratch" Perry production to the unparalleled vocal harmonies, seamless flow and monumental influence on music within and outside of the realms of reggae. Yet it's also a record whose magic defies scrutiny. It is inscrutable, effervescent and like the ocean upon which the Fisherman toils, its beauty, power and impact shifts according to environmental factors and the mood of the observer. The post The Congos :: Heart of the Congos appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

This week on a far-ranging episode of Transmissions: guitarist, folklorist, and all-around-top-notch thinker Daniel Bachman. A songwriter and composer from Fredericksburg, Virginia, Bachman first began releasing records under the name Sacred Harp, before adopting his own name for a series of finger-picked classics. In the years since, Bachman’s music has grown more and more experimental, and also, it’s become more directly informed by climate change. He joins us to discuss. The post Transmissions :: Daniel Bachman appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

Ambient, post-fusion jazz, minimalism, field recording, electronic extravaganzas and musique concrete manifestos -- all could be sold as New Age with the right kind of window dressing and perhaps a little bit of sweetening. California Sigh, Underwood's self-released 1988 cassette now issued on CD and LP for the first time by Drag City, dips slightly into field recording and electronic spheres, but otherwise sticks to another major venerable New Age pathway: solo acoustic guitar. The post Lee Underwood :: California Sigh appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

We’re back in the thick of another wild summer — political unrest, insanely high temperatures, shark attacks, etc. For some aural AC, dig into a selection of highly recommended recent releases that run the gamut: private press folk from the 1980s to acoustic guitar Kraftwerk to sweet sounds from Senegal. The post Bandcamping :: Summer 2024 appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more

Freeform transmissions from Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab. Airing every third Sunday of the month, RFAD on dublab features the pairing of Tyler Wilcox’s Doom and Gloom from the Tomb and Chad DePasquale’s New Happy Gathering. This month features DePasquale’s sweet mix of psychedelic rock, samba, MPB, and highlife, followed by Wilcox's selection of rarities / demos / outtakes / faves by the legendary Linda Thompson. Sunday, 4-6pm PT. The post Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: July 2024 appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more