The ruminative, metaphysical bent of North Carolina-based Randy Bickford's alt-countryish musings is only emphasized by his cracked, weary voice, slow-shuffling musical accompaniment, and long lyrical lines.
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New psych-oriented project from multi-instrumentalist Bill Baird, formerly of Sound Team, is bewildering and messy but often compelling.
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Arguably the greatest studio-recorded ramp;amp;b album of the 1960s is reissued in a 2xCD set that includes both the mono and stereo versions of the Otis Redding classic, along with B-sides, alternate versions, and nearly a dozen live tracks.
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The second album from odd-couple collaborators Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan feels a touch phony but hardly phoned in. He's got the voice, she's got the songs, and together they take us back to the late 60s.
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From Finland's Fonal, a label typically known for abstract electro-acoustic and improv, comes a trio offering an art-disco rollercoaster.
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A fine overall ensemble performance supported by detailed and accomplished choral and orchestral performances which match the fizzing dramatic intensity of the doomed lovers.
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It's straight-ahead, grab-some-furniture-and-shake-your-brain-for-three-and-a-half-minutes (stopping when you get a bit dizzy, or to have a swig of snakebite), rock.
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Originally a Japan-only release, the follow-up to 2000 debut Sanity Annex by underground hip-hop project Sonic Sum has been unavailable in the States for the past four years.
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