Daily Newsletter, February 16, 2024

Something that could have been overcomplicated and overbearing turns out to be quite an enjoyable art rock experience after all.

Throughout their career, Spiritualized has transformed psychedelic rock. They’ve taken seemingly small steps in re-shaping the standard formulas and they’ve taken big leaps into the unknown. At that, their best albums usually include both. That’s exactly what was happening on their fifth album Amaz

The most exciting and important music being released today

Doyle's latest may be his most immediate and most earnest yet, finds Alexander Leissle

"He was absolutely the best guitar player of his generation. Dylan thought he was. Hendrix thought he was. Clapton thought he was"

Discover the unique evolution, fall and second life of shoegaze – "the genre that celebrated itself".

Challenging the musical status quo.

Collected here are five selections from a private stash of stage recordings, capturing the band at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, CT, London’s Rainbow Theater, and a pair of dates on its extraordinary tour of Brazil in the summer of ‘74. Beyond the blistering performances featured therein, the Brazil tapes are a notable document of guitarist Dominique Gaumont’s brief time with the band - a tenure that began on March 30, 1974 (as captured on sides 3 and 4 of the Dark Magus LP) and lasted through the fall.

The music industry would not be the same without the creation of Berry Gordy's Motown Records. We're taking a look at the 40 best Motown songs that defined an era from Stevie Wonder to The Jackson 5.