Ripley Johnson (Wooden Shjips / Moon Duo) yearns for warmer months and longer days on the latest offering from his Rose City Band.

Listen to "Only Lonely" now

Lighter-than-air guitars, glistening lap steel, and a rollicking pace capture the summer spirit of the album, while bittersweet lyrics tug on the heartstrings, a knowing nod to Johnson’s country-pop touchstones.

Rose City Band's Summerlong is available to pre-order now - we're already nearly sold out on the mailorder exclusive, so best to get on it now if you're keen to grab it.

The acclaimed producer and sound artist offers up one of the more subdued moments from his new Soft Pink Truth album, Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?, ahead of its release on May 15th.

Listen to "On" now

Capturing the album's emphasis on beauty in the face of adversity and oppression, the single intermingles gently sliding melodic loops with sweeping, angelic choral turns. A much needed-moment of calm to ease your Coronavirus anxieties.

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? is available to pre-order now on limited-edition gold vinyl and CD. The digital release is due out May 15th, with the LP and CD in stores from June 19th.

Ahead of the release of their new collaborative album Rain Shadow on May 15th, Portland duo Golden Retriever and Oakland guitarist Chuck Johnson have shared the record's elemental first single "Empty Quarter".

Listen to Empty Quarter now

Evoking the beauty and solace of wide open spaces, "Empty Quarter" was one of the first pieces written for the project, setting the sonic framework for the album. As the track unfurls, the trio utilize steady, imperceptible motion akin to a desert’s wind eroding stones into new configurations, hewing glistening harmonics from rich beds of pedal steel, bass clarinet and electronics.

Rain Shadow is available to pre-order now on limited-edition crystal clear vinyl.

The cellist summons the eerie calm of the forest floor on her latest Atomic single, feeling out a path through the undergrowth with plucked string and piano figures.

Listen to "Understory" now

Atomic is available to pre-order now on limited edition colour vinyl.

Following the album's release, Helen Money will be playing select U.S. dates and touring Europe in May, finishing up with sets at Cardiff Psych and Noise Fest and London’s Raw Power Festival. Full list of dates:

Apr. 3 - Chicago, IL - Constellation ^
Apr. 11 - Milwaukee, WI - Acme Records
May 2 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega ^
May 3 - Goteborg, SE - Fyrens Ölkafé ^
May 5 - Prague, CZ - Kastan ^
May 7 - Gdansk, PL - Drizzly Grizzly ^
May 8 - Poznan, PL - Pawillon ^
May 9 - Hranice na Moravě, CZ - Karnola ^
May 10 - Kosice, SK - Tabačka Kulturfabrik ^
May 11 - Graz, AT - Cafe Wolf ^
May 12 - Vienna, AT - Fluc ^
May 13 - Zurich, CH - Schallbeton ^
May 14 - Torino, IT - Blah Blah ^
May 15 - Lyon, FR - Le Sonic ^thril
May 16 - Mannheim, DE - Alter Beach Stage ^
May 17 - Lille, FR - La Malterie ^
May 18 - Bristol, UK - The Exchange ^
May 19 - Birmingham, UK - Dead Wax ^
May 20 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast ^
May 21 - Preston, UK - The Ferret ^
May 22 - Newcastle, UK - Cluny ^
May 23 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Noise & Psych Festival
May 24 - London, UK - Raw Power Festival w/ Pye Corner Audio, Enablers + more

^ w/ Sanford Parker

Both accomplished improvisers, drummer White (Dirty Three, Xylouris White) and guitarist Anderson for a stunning debut, an exuberant collection of guitar and percussion workouts guided by emotional intuition and delivered with undeniable elegance. The Quickening is due out May 15th, with first single "The Lucky" out now.

Listen to "The Lucky" now

The Quickening is available to preorder now on limited-edition colour vinyl.

The duo will be touring the U.S. this summer, with European tour dates planned for late 2020:

May 13 - Portland, OR - KEX Portland - Rooftop premiere
May 14 - Portland, OR - KEX Library (album release show)
May 15 - Astoria, OR - Anita
May 16 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project
May 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
Jun. 16 - Philadelphia, PA - TBA
Jun. 17 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
Jun. 18 - Keene, NH - Nova Arts Block
Jun. 19 - Montreal, QC - OK LÁ Festival

As its name implies, Eye Flys propose a fairly direct solution to the world’s inequality issues on new single "Guillotine".

Listen to "Guillotine" now

Opening on ominous drum blasts before the band launch into blunt-force grooves, vocalist Jake Smith seethes at billionaires and the inherently selfish pursuit of obscene wealth.

Tub of Lard is out March 20th, and is available to preorder on limited-edition colour vinyl now.

Following the album's release, Eye Flys will be heading out on a big European tour with Full of Hell and Primitive Man, finishing at Roadburn Festival:

Mar. 29 - Berlin, DE - Bi Nuu ^
Mar. 30 - Wroclaw, PL - CRK ^
Mar. 31 - Prague, CZ - Underdogs ^
Apr. 1 - Kosice, SK - Collosseum ^
Apr. 2 - Budapest, HU - Durer Kert ^
Apr. 3 - Bologna, IT - Freakout Club ^
Apr. 4 - Milan, IT - Grinder Fest ^
Apr. 5 - Stuttgart, DE - Juha West ^
Apr. 6 - Bochum, DE - Die Trompete ^
Apr. 7 - Brussels, BE - Magasin 4 ^
Apr. 8 - Lincoln, UK - The Jolly Brewer ^
Apr. 9 - Newcastle, UK - Cluny 2 ^
Apr. 10 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo ^
Apr. 11 - Dublin, IE - Grand Social ^
Apr. 12 - Limerick, IE - Siege of Limerickk fest ^
Apr. 13 - Manchester, UK - Bread Shed ^
Apr. 14 - Bristol, UK - Exchange ^
Apr. 15 - London, UK - Scala ^
Apr. 16-19 - Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival w/ Full of Hell, Lingua Ignota, Russian Circles + more

^ w/ Full of Hell and Primitive Man

Arbouretum reflect on shifting paradigms and with relentless forward motion on Let It All In's title track.

Listen to "Let It All In" now

"Let It All In" encompasses the album's themes of acceptance in times of change, musing on both the pitfalls and benefits of letting the outside world into one’s inner life. The song's motorik rhythm heaves forward with perpetual momentum, at times centered solely on a deep groove, and others bursting with Dave Heumann's swirling guitar melodies.

Let It All In is out on March 20th, pre-order the limited-edition colour vinyl version of the record now.

One half of Matmos, Shakespearean scholar and electronic music auteur, Drew Daniel takes him solo output as The Soft Pink Truth in a surprising new direction on new album Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?, due out May 1st.

Listen to first single "We"

Exploring a hypnagogic space somewhere between deep dance music and classical minimalism, Shall We Go On Sinning unfurls as one long undulating piece, shifting from meditative passages to ecstatic peaks. Think DJ Sprinkles or Theo Parrish at their most immersive and you're partway there. 

Shall We Go On Sinning is available to pre-order now on limited-edition gold vinyl, with beautiful artwork by Robert Beaty.

Following our recent reissues of seminal titles from the duo’s back catalogue, Lightning Bolt have announced more European tour dates for their summer, bringing their unique brand of sonic devastation to more cities on the mainland. Earplugs recommended, see you in the pit:

May. 28 - Helsinki, FI - Aaniwalli 
May. 29 - Stockholm, SE - Gather Weekender
May. 30 - Copenhagen, DK - ALICE
Jun. 1 - Moers, DE - Moers Festival 
Jun. 2 - Karlsruhe, DE - P8
Jun. 3 - Zurich, CH - Bogen F 
Jun. 4 - Lyon, FR - Grrrnd Zero
Jun. 5 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound Festival

The expanded reissues of Wonderful Rainbow, Ride the Skies and the duo's self-titled album are out now, with the Hypermagic Mountain out on March 20th.

Pre-order Hypermagic Mountain now

Full list of all Lightning Bolt's upcoming live shows HERE.