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In treading through the annals of rock music, it’s hard to argue that any approach to the genre has been more persistent than psychedelic-rock. From the jangling opening riff of 13th Floor Elevators’ “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” to the outpouring of groups that flocked to Haight-Ashbury in the late-'60s (therein forging a widespread counterculture), to the shoegaze sounds that swept the U.K. throughout the '90s, rock artists have continuously found new ways to interpret the ever-malleable, wide-ranging sound of psychedelic music. Aside from modern pop’s incorporation (*cough* appropri...

2 months ago M. Caye Castagnetto Leap Second LP Peruvian artist Caye Castagnetto (they/them) has released the official music video for “Slippery Snakes.” Influenced by a life split between Lima, London, and Twentynine Palms, Peru-born Caye Castagnetto’s Leap Second is an intriguingly personal and hard to classify debut album. Castagnetto’s debut LP Leap Second is out January 22nd on Castle Face Records. The album is a thick collage of samples Caye recorded with different artists and musicians, including Beatrice Dillon and the late Aileen Bryant, that spans 5 years in the making. Th...

The Fall (pic by Bruce Crawford) THE Fall has announced a new live album which will raise money for a homeless charity. The Fall – Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81 will be released on vinyl on February 19, almost to the day of the gig's 40th anniversary. Half of all proceeds from the release will be donated to Centrepoint - a charity which provides accommodation and support to homeless people aged 16–25. The recording features one of the band's classic line ups featuring brothers Stephen Hanley and Paul Hanley on bass and drums, and guitarists Marc Riley and Craig Scanl...

Hi folks! Since I have now completed my two countdown radio shows for the Top 50 albums of 2020—see the big takeover “radio” button above to hear one song from each!—here is my complete list of the 180 best albums, 100 best archive/retrospective/reissue releases, and 100 best stand-alone singles and EPs of this previous year—my best bets on another great year for music, old and new. And in one of the worst years of our lifetimes, here’s a small tip of my well-worn ballcap in profound gratitude to the artists below, for giving us this music to listen to while stuck at home. Perhaps...

The Fall performing live in 1981. Credit: Steve Rapport/Getty Images The Fall are set to release a new live album next month – get all the details on ‘The Fall: Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81’ below. The new album was unearthed by BBC Radio 6 Music presenter and former Fall bassist Marc Riley, who presented it to John Dwyer, singer of Osees and head of the Castle Face label, who will release the album on February 19. Speaking of the album, which will come out exclusively on vinyl with a digital download card included, Dwyer said: “I’ve had the pleasure of being a Fall f...