Sally Shapiro: Ready To Live A Lie

Ah, 80s synth pop...made in 2025! That's the vibe you are in for with Sally Shapiro's Ready To Live A Lie. The breathy vocals send the listener to the cosmos.

Opening track...

Silas Short: LUSHLAND

How can we describe Silas Short? Full of soul, rooted heavily in R&B, alternative, indie, and spaced out! His sophomore effort is out and it's called LUSHLAND. Lush indeed. I've fallen very heavily for this record...

Dig it!

Stereolab: Instant Holograms On Metal Film (Album of the Summer)

It's that time of the year again. What record should be playing and hearing on portable trannies for the next three months? Instant Holograms On Metal Film by Stereolab. It's going to be a space age bachelor pad kind of summer folks and this is your soundtrack!

Opening track...

More space age love...

Ah, the beauty...

Enjoy the warmth of the sun with this wonderful music...

Robin Trower: Come and Find Me

So so great to see Robin Trower continuing to crank out records. His latest is called Come And Find Me and the blues is strong with this one. And the jams are kicking...

Opening track....

Garbage: Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

Garbage is back with a positively stellar record called Let All That We Imagine Be The Light. In addition to being an optimistic message rooted in love, the album pulses energy. 

Example...

Check this gem out!

Sparks: Mad!

Sparks are in their own unique musical category. One can decide how to label them from their own point of view. I just say that they play "Sparks" music and generally everyone gets it. 

Their latest is called Mad! and it's anything but that emotion. In fact, it's just a ton of fun. 

Dig it!

Cola Boyy: Quit to Play Chess

Ah, the glory of Cola Boyy. Such a gift to humanity. His latest is called Quit To Play Chess and it is transplendent. 

Total groove!

Mt. Joy: Hope We Have Fun (Album of the Week)

Mt. Joy is back with their best effort yet. The LA band has really outdone themselves with Hope We Have Fun. Each song unfolds like a magnificent flowering powerfully blooming in the spring.

First up is this gem...

Next is this journey piece...

That song just cooks!

And then the vibe....

Early contender for Album of the Year!

Ty Segall: Possession

Ty Segall is back with a lovely indie romp called Possession. The Laguna Beach, California native is a master at crafting alternative pop wonders.

Opening track...

Sports Team: Boys These Days

Sports Team reminds me of that 80s vibe. Moonlighting TV show, pastel clothes, the over glorification of Miami and Los Angeles, and, of course, romance with great hair. This London outfit's latest is called Boys These Days and man oh man does it explode with nostalgia.

Opening track...

Foxwarren: 2

Chill out Canadian band Foxwarren have finally released a second record. 2 is most welcome and puts the listener in to a very solid state of mellow. Mind expanding mellow...

Matt Berninger: Get Sunk

The second solo offering of The National's front man, Matt Berninger, is out and it's wonderful. Get Sunk slides across the body and soul like a velvet panacea.

Example...

So so good....

Suzanne Vega: Flying with Angels (Album of the Week)

Wow, Suzanne. You still got it, girl! Your new record, Flying With Angels, has absolutely mesmerized me since its release.

First track, mint!

Second track, the title track, even more mint!

Later we get this slinky number...

Thank you for this amazing gift, Suzanne. 

Elton John and Brandi Carlile: Who Believes in Angels?

I do! I believe that Elton John and Brandi Carlile have made a perfectly angelic record called Who Believes In Angels? It's great to see both of these artists still at the top of their game. And they sound soooo amazing toghether!

Opening track...

MØ: Plaeygirl

MØ is back with a wonderful new record that is guaranteed to make you DANCE DANCE DANCE. Plaeygirl is all about the club and the grooves, baby. 

One of my faves...

Tune-Yards: Better Dreaming

Tune-Yards is back with more meta weirdness and hijinks. Better Dreaming is a bold statement for 2025. I love the weird places in my mind they get to...

Opening track...

Arcade Fire: Pink Elephant (Album of the Week)

Indie darlings of the last two decades Arcade Fire are back with Pink Elephant and the Montreal natives have really outdone themselves on this one. The album opens with a challenge...

And then moves on to outright beauty in the form of the title track...

When we finally reach the end, we know what it's all about...

Just a stunner and a top candidate for Album of the Summer.

Hawkwind: There Is No Space For Us

Space Rock has always been one of my favorite genres and no one does it better than London's own Hawkwind. They have a new record out called There Is No Space For Us and it is guaranteed to send your mind out to the cosmos for a good universal drift. 

Let the mind go...

quickly, quickkly: I Heard That Noise

quickly, quickly brings a fresh new glow to the indie scene with his latest, I Heard That Noise. The positivity is strong on this one!

One of my faves...

Julien Baker and Torres: Send A Prayer My Way

Send A Prayer My Way is surely a fine piece of work from they dynamic duo of Julien Baker and Torres. Their indie folk sounds are perfect for a day like today when the rain simply will not go away.

Curl up, babies!