King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Infest The Rats’ Nest ATO Records/Flightless Records King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are difficult to describe. Constantly mutating, always evolving, and never repeating the same concept twice. [...]
Mattiel Satis Factory ATO Records Atlanta’s Mattiel is a group based around Mattiel Brown, and Satis Factory is its second album. Working closely with Jonah Swilley (who co-produced the album with Randy Michael), Mattiel Brown has come up with [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD SHARE NEW TRACK & VIDEO FOR “SELF-IMMOLATE” MASSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR THIS SUMMER Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are on fire… literally. Today, the band [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD SHARE NEW TRACK “BOOGIEMAN SAM” FULL-LENGTH ALBUM FISHING FOR FISHIES OUT APRIL 26 VIA ATO RECORDS/FLIGHTLESS RECORDS Following the January release of “Cyboogie”, a stomping [...]
The Claypool Lennon Delirium South Of Reality ATO Records British/American psychedelic rock band The Claypool Lennon Delirium is back in 2019 with their second studio album South of Reality. The band is made up of virtuoso bassist Les Claypool [...]
RAYLAND BAXTER SHARES VIDEO FOR “CASANOVA” ATO RECORDS Rayland Baxter is sharing a brand new video for his song “Casanova”, the lead single from his latest LP Wide Awake today. “Casanova” has been shooting up [...]
RHETT MILLER ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO + OLD 97’S HOLIDAY ALBUM ATO RECORDS The Old 97’s are excited to announce the release of their first ever collection of original Christmas songs, LOVE THE HOLIDAYS out Friday, November 16 via ATO, the [...]
Jim James Uniform Distortion ATO Records Uniform Distortion is the newest album by Jim James. He brings forth a soulful experience with an indie feel. James’ latest album will be a bit different than his last. He decided to drop the [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD w/ AMYL & THE SNIFFERS @ THE MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER JUNE 5, 2018 Returning to Vancouver for the third time in 14 months, King Gizzard & the Lizard headlined a double Aussie bill that was anything but [...]
Margaret Glaspy @ The Great Hall (Longboat Hall), Toronto May 15, 2018 Longboat Hall could not have possibly been a better venue for this event; oozing history, the circular basement room allowed for an intimate closeness with the performer that [...]
Okkervil River In The Rainbow Rain ATO Records This is Okkervil River’s first album since 2016’s Away, and their ninth album in total. Leader Will Schiff is back with an album full of strong melodies and stirring lyrics. Usually the band changes [...]
Margaret Glaspy Born Yesterday ATO Records Inevitably, one of the most commonly accessible methods for reviewing an artist is by comparing them to another artist to whom they sound similar. This is not a method that works when reviewing [...]
Jim James Tribute To 2 ATO Records Jim James’ forthcoming solo album Tribute to 2 is the most honest and best collection of songs I’ve heard since Sufjan Steven’s 2015 release Carrie & Lowell. This deep, diverse, and terrifyingly interesting [...]
Primus The Desaturating Seven ATO Records Whilst being apropos, I was certainly skeptical of a new Primus album that is entirely inspired by a children’s book. I’ve always enjoyed the dark side of Les Claypool’s writing; the social commentary, [...]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Murder Of The Universe ATO Records If King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and J.R.R Tolkien had a lovechild from Mordor, Murder of the Universe would be as close as you could get to such a scenario. The [...]
KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM MURDER OF THE UNIVERSE OUT JUNE 23 VIA ATO RECORDS WATCH “CHAPTER 3: HAN-TYUMI AND THE MURDER OF THE UNIVERSE” Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are a [...]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Flying Microtonal Banana ATO Records When a band seamlessly genre hops as much as King Gizzard does, it’s hard for one to categorize them. This is part of their allure. Since their formation seven years ago, [...]
Joseph @ The Great Hall, Toronto October 25, 2016 Joseph brought their signature, intricate harmonies to warm an otherwise chilly October Tuesday evening at Toronto’s newly renovated Great Hall on October 25, 2016. It was their only Canadian [...]
I’M ALONE, NO YOU’RE NOT AN INTERVIEW WITH NATALIE CLOSNER OF JOSEPH Joseph is the #SpotifySpotlightArtist and sister trio from Portland, Oregon. If you haven’t heard its hit anthem, “White Flag,” do yourself a favour and download [...]
Okkervil River Away ATO Records Okkervil River’s newest album, Away, is ambitious but it may have overshot the mark. There is no bad song on the album but there are lots of forgettable tracks. Almost every song is too long and the album is [...]
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ANNOUNCE AMERICAN BAND OUT SEPTEMBER 30 SUMMER LIVE SCHEDULE INCLUDES SOLO SHOWS, FESTIVAL SETS (TORONTO & FREDERICTON), AND CO-HEADLINE WITH YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND AT MORRISON, CO’S RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER ON [...]
My Morning Jacket It Still Moves (Reissue) ATO Records Back in 2003, It Still Moves marked a turning point for My Morning Jacket as their first highly budgeted, major release. The record survived this hurdle, as the boys of My Morning Jacket [...]
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Nonagon Infinity ATO Records For the last few years, King Gizzard And the Lizard Wizard have been expanding their sound past the lo-fi sound they made their name with. In 2015 they released two outstanding LPs: [...]
SPILL NEW MUSIC: MY MORNING JACKET – “ONE BIG HOLIDAY” (REMIXED AND REMASTERED) ATO Records My Morning Jacket released a completely remixed and remastered version of “One Big Holiday” from their forthcoming deluxe reissue [...]