One of the problems which comes with an artist having a distinctive and unique sound is that unless they move it around a bit, that signature becomes so familiar that casual listeners think, “Oh, more of the same”. That hasn't been too much of a problem for this trio out of Texas whose debut Source: Khruangbin: A La Sala (Dead Oceans/digital outlets ..read more

One of the most interesting interviews Elsewhere has ever done – and remember, we've done literally many-many hundreds, and then some – was with Howe Gelb. Gelb'sbest known ... Source: RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment (Fire/digital outlets ..read more

Mostly known for her central role in Britain's wide-reaching, alternative band Stereolab, French-born singer and multi-instrumentalist Sadier has enjoyed a diverse solo career and interesting collaborations with the likes of San Francisco's Deerhoof and the ... Source: Laetitia Sadier: Rooting for Love (digital outlets ..read more

Sometimes the cover or album title tells you exactly what you need to know. And so it is with ramshackle rockers Sin City whose Delaney Davidson-produced debut Source: Sin City: Another Round (digital outlets ..read more

Once the bright hope of shoegaze in the Britpop era, Oxford's Ride lost momentum with Carnival of Light after two fine albums and broke up. Their sound had been a template which – while it borrowed from Jesus and Mary Chain a little and the Manchester sound – was highly appealing. Source: Ride: Interplay (digital outlets ..read more

It's a fair observation to say that those who wail and rail against Yoko Ono's music have barely heard a note of it. Okay, some of her music could be challenging, but not all of it. However that's something the naysayers don't know because cheap ... Source: Norah Jones: Visions (Blue Note/digital outlets ..read more

Although we occasionally link to Spotify that is just for readers' convenience if a bandcamp link isn't available. (You can hear and buy at bandcamp so we prefer that.) We sometimes use Spotify but haven't ever let it dictate our taste or direction. Until now. Source: Yin Yin, Mount Matsu (Glitterbeat/digital outlets ..read more

A week or so ago I heard a well-known host on National Radio say he knew nothing about punk and was a soft rock guy. He asked what punk was. Perhaps someone could take a few minutes and explain it in its weird diversity: British punk in the late Seventies embedded the ideas of DIY (posters, tapes, gigs, clothes etc) , opened ... Source: Various Artists: Moving Away From the Pulsebeat (Cherry Red/digital outlets ..read more

As with Banksy, the Residents and Daft Punk, let's allow a cloud of enigma and mystique to remain settled over the Ōtautahi Christchurch band Fuzzy Robes whose previous album Night Prayers in 2021 was a elevating mix of liturgical and gently psychedelic music. Although it's probably as easy to identify their members ... Source: Fuzzy Robes: Midday Prayers (Winegum Records/digital outlets ..read more

It has been almost a decade since we stumbled over Sweden's psychedelic rockers Les Big Byrd, probably through their association with Anton (Brian Jonestown Massacre) Newcombe's ... Source: Les Big Byrd: Diamonds, Rhinestones and Hard Rain (digital outlets ..read more