Continuals -Caught Me Slippin'

Blacks' Myths - Blacks' Myths II

The second full-length by Washington, D.C.-based duo, Blacks' Myths, who are bassist Luke Stewart (Low Ways Quartet, Irreversible Entanglements) and Warren G. Crudup. 13 tracks of blistering noise and rhythmic improvisation augmented via monologues from poet, professor, and Sun Ra-scholar Thomas Stanley. Recorded during a single marathon session in the summer of 2019 and out via Atlantic Rhythms. Recommended!

Dead Meadow - Feathers

A reissue of D.C.-bred heavy rock/psych band Dead Meadow's fourth album (fifth, if you count that one live record), Feathers. Originally released on Matador in 2005, Feathers found the band -- now a quartet with the addition of guitarist Cory Shane -- supplementing its churning riffs with heady atmospherics and effects, evoking Black Sabbath and also, somehow, Slowdive. Arriving via the band's own Tekeli-Li imprint, this double LP is an exact replica of the original pressing and comes with a supplementary CD of demos, rarities, and alternate mixes. Recommended.

Soulside - Soulside - Washington DC 1986-1989

A complete history of Washington, D.C. punk band Soulside as told through photos, flyers, and ephemera compiled by drummer Alexis Fleisig. The book is a tribute to the people who made that journey possible and a chronicle of the great eye-opening experiences those moments brought to the band and others.

Cigarette - Light Blues

Light Blues is the long-in-the-works debut LP by DC-based quartet, Cigarette. Tuneful, moody, and pastoral songs with slow tempos and gallons of reverb. Recorded by Devin Ocampo (Faraquet) and mixed by Ben Green, the record follows the self-released Gush EP (2012) and a single, Warm Shadows/Love's Mirror, for Sister Polygon (2015). Recommended.

Mourning [a] BLKstar - Garner Poems

Ten compositions by Cleveland, Ohio's afrofuturist/neo soul collective, Mourning [a] BLKstar. A blend of lo-fi experimination, hip hop production, and call and response melody performed by a group that -- depending on the performance -- includes three singers, two horns, guitar, and two drummers. Released by Washington, D.C.'s Electric Cowbell Records in 2018.

Des Demonas - Bay of Pigs b/w Skrewz

Two new tunes by Washington, D.C. all-star garage rock crew, Des Demonas. Features members of Hammered Hulls, Foul Swoops, and Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds. A-side "Bay of Pigs" is an organ drenched derge that evokes The Fall or, maybe, a Jonathan Fire*Eater deep cut. At any rate, it's an excellent addendum to the band's debut LP, which arrived last year via In the Red Records.

Indian Summer - Cherry Smash

Four songs by late 80s Northern Virginia/DC punk quartet, Indian Summer. While these songs were put to tape in 1989 by J Robbins, this is the first time they have been available on vinyl with an additional demo. Though short-lived, the band was a regular in the local all-ages scene in 1988 and 1989, playing Merrifield Community Hall, Arlington Women’s Hall and many a punk house party, a Positive Force show at d.c. space, and some of the first all-ages matinees at the Safari Club. Members would go on to join Chisel, Pelt, and Edsel.