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MP3 Premiere: Brokeback’s “The Wire, the Rag, and the Payoff” makes a dusty, psychedelic trip west

With more than a little reverb, a sense of wide-open space, and a strong kinship with Americana, Brokeback and Black…

Review: Matmos’s The Ganzfeld EP

As a collection of songs, The Ganzfeld EP requires a unique brand of curiosity. Hear a sample of how experimental…

Matmos signs to Thrill Jockey, announces “telepathic” EP and LP

Experimental electronic duo Matmos has signed to Thrill Jockey, which will release a new EP this October (The Ganzfeld EP,…

Thrill Jockey announces all-star 20th-anniversary shows

Thrill Jockey Records has announced a series of all-star 20th-anniversary shows this September (and November) on the East Coast and…

Review: Lungfish’s ACR 1999

With a stripped-down production style, ACR 1999 — a recording session from ’99 at Baltimore’s ACR Studios — is a…

Review: Hush Arbors / Arbouretum’s Aureola

On its split LP with Hush Arbors, Baltimore quartet Arbouretum effectively lays waste to anyone who’s ever bowed at the…

Review: Jon Porras’ Black Mesa

Guitarist Jon Porras, otherwise known as one half of drone duo Barn Owl, has returned for a concept album about…

ALARM’s guide to Record Store Day 2012

Tomorrow is the third Saturday in April, which means that independent record stores across the world will face an influx…

Video: Jon Porras’ “Into Midnight”

Jon Porras: Black Mesa (Thrill Jockey, 4/17/12) Next month brings the new solo LP from Jon Porras, one half of…

Video: Liturgy’s “True Will”

Brooklyn-based "transcendental-black-metal" outfit Liturgy just released a video for "True Will," a track off of its acclaimed and divisive 2011…

Jon Porras (Barn Owl) explores the dark desert with Black Mesa

Jon Porras, one half of the drone-rock duo Barn Owl, has announced his newest solo LP and Thrill Jockey debut,…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…