Crank New Beck Zegans
This fresh tune from Beck Zegans just dropped the other day, and it’s got this sort of fresh take on 90s alt-rock, perhaps even late career Sonic Youth vibes, coursing through. For me, the guitar seems to have its own personality, as if its rushing through busy highway streets, sharply wriggling its way in and out. It functions perfectly in unison with Beck’s vocal work, both guiding the listener on this tunneling journey. Occasionally, a bit of noise will sprinkle up through the cracks, and that only adds to the bodacious vibes at play here. Her new record, Engraving of Armor, will be out on May 22nd via Exploding in Sound.

Country twang and the gravitational pull of Yea-Ming’s voice make this new single a stunning return for
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When our friend John Laird and I get together to map out invites for our annual SOTO vs ATH SxSw show, we each throw out ten names, try to find some middle ground, and go from there. Our first go round had a glaring act we new we had to get on the bill:
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