10 Essential Manhattan Albums
Merge Records: 30 Years, 30 Tracks
Philadelphia club The Trocadero is closing
Long-running venue closing after more than 100 years in business.
Premiere: Folian crafts surreal, dreamy drone-gaze on “Gift of Sorrow”
Hear the hauntingly pretty new track from the Oregon-based drone project.
Drahla’s “Stimulus for Living” is effortlessly cool noir-wave
A dark, sexy groove of a post-punk song.
Album of the Week: These New Puritans – Inside the Rose
The UK art-rock outfit, slimmed to a duo, turn their intricate layers into a more accessible form of avant pop.
R.I.P. Dick Dale, surf rock innovator
King of the Surf Guitar dies after a series of recent afflictions.
Stephen Malkmus : Groove Denied
The former Pavement frontman's latest set of electronic music is a bit of a tough sell.
Baroness continue their progressive arc on “Borderlines”
Another big step forward from a band that never sits still.
Light Conductor : Sequence One
Members of Young Galaxy and Besnard Lakes combine for a meditative and hypnotic set of music.
Spirit Adrift announce North American tour
The Arizona doom metal outfit hits the road this spring.
David Torn, Tim Berne & Ches Smith : Sun of Goldfinger
An ambitious work of experimental, cinematic jazz.
Matmos : Plastic Anniversary
An accessible album created from the sounds of disposable materials.
Marissa Nadler and Stephen Brodsky announce new collaborative album, Droneflower
Hear new track "For the Sun."
Rakta’s “Flor da Pele” is a psychedelic goth nightmare
The Brazilian post-punk band runs wild with dark psychedelia.
Helado Negro : This Is How You Smile
Roberto Lange delivers a more expressive and intensely beautiful set of songs.
R.I.P. Hal Blaine, legendary drummer and member of the Wrecking Crew
The drummer behind "Be My Baby" has died at 90.
Octo Octa : For Lovers
A brief set of creative, euphoric tracks capturing a quintessential late '90s idealism.