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One of our very favorite Texas-based troubadours has announced the release of his fifth solo album, New Shadows, out on September 21st. True porch music (Jerry literally wrote the album on his front porch,) he describes the album as “literary-goth and avant-Americana meditation, absurd and ruminative,” which sounds like true Jerry music and is exemplified extraordinarily in Manzanita Bay – a little broody, a little dance-y, and absolutely nails the…

Petal Motel is excited to premiere the song “Matters of Time” from Nightblooms, the nom de plume of artist Sam Logan. The Greenboro, NC dweller is releasing his debut album, The Slow Decline, in a series of three installments, the first being the EP Night Blooms in the Apocalypse, out 9/1/23 via Sleepy Cat Records. Instrumentally, the first single is perfected indie pop bliss, lyrically, it plumbs familiar depths. I’m…

Elated for news of more ethereal, moody, gorgeous sounds from Tan Cologne, my favorite pair of Taos-dwelling true artists. Lauren Helene Green and Marisa Macias recently returned from a residency in Puglia, Italy where they recorded a new EP to come soon, and today share this video straight out of my dreams. I was listening to their most recent LP just yesterday and marveling at how they’e cultivated such a…

My favorite living band, GospelbeacH, shares a duet of singles today. “I’ll Close My Eyes” is reflective and wistful, while “York Boulevard” is bouncing and boisterous, a companion piece to 2017’s “Kathleen” from Another Summer of Love, calling attention to that magnificent main drag in Highland Park. I'll Close My Eyes & York Blvd. by GospelbeacH While work continues on the follow-up to 2019’s Let It Burn, GospelbeacH is sharing…

One of my very, very favorite ambient artists, Chuck Soo-Hoo, aka Ki Oni, is announcing the release of a new record, A Leisurely Swim To Everlasting Life, out August 25th on AKP Recordings. I cannot wait to listen as Chuck’s music is always evocative, illustrative, and healing. A Leisurely Swim To Everlasting Life by Ki Oni A Leisurely Swim To Everlasting Life is the forthcoming album from ambient artist Chuck Soo-Hoo…

Silk Robe, Garden Flowers by Joe Bourdet Sitting here in my silk (well, polyester but silky-feeling) robe, I couldn’t be more thrilled to share new music from Joe Bourdet. His 2021 solo debut Meadow Rock remains an all-time favorite. Where many have tried, few have succeeded as vociferously as Bourdet to capture the essence of early 70s canyon country rock- both in sound, vibes and technologically. “Silk Robe, Garden Flowers”…

Freeway Junkie Queen by Kareeta California country rock is back in a big way with the release of Kareeta’s second LP, Freeway Junkie Queen, out tomorrow, July 7th via North Shore. Produced by Greg Loiacono and recorded at Dave Schools’s Spacecamp studio, Schools joins the band on bass, with founding members Chuck Harris on vocals, Jon Siembieda, Aaron Barnes, and Loiacono on guitar, and Brian Lara on drums, along with Jerry…

Thrilled to hear news of a new Luke Schneider album and just as thrilled to learn that the best psych label, Centripetal Force, is partnering with Third Man for its release. Luke’s otherworldly pedal steel meditations are revolutionary and I cannot wait to walk around and listen to It Is Solved By Walking and receive his revelations. It Is Solved By Walking by Luke Schneider Most folks likely associate the…