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Mogwai’s ‘As the Love Continues’ Is a 25th Anniversary Marked in Style

Mogwai’s ‘As the Love Continues’ Is a 25th Anniversary Marked in Style

After seven soundtracks, a plethora of quality EPs, plus remix, live, and radio compilations, Mogwai hit another inimitable height with their tenth album, As the Love Continues.

Discover Michigan’s 1990s Space-rock Scene on ‘Southeast of Saturn’

Discover Michigan’s 1990s Space-rock Scene on ‘Southeast of Saturn’

Third Man Records offers a generous overview of Michigan's burgeoning space-rock scene from the 1990s. It covers a wide swath of genres while offering a bunch of largely-unheard rarities.

Lars and the Magic Mountain’s “Invincible” Is a Shoegazey, Dreamy Delight (premiere)

Lars and the Magic Mountain’s “Invincible” Is a Shoegazey, Dreamy Delight (premiere)

Dutch space pop/psychedelic band Lars and the Magic Mountain share the dreamy and gorgeous "Invincible".

How Hawkwind’s First Voyage Helped Spearhead Space Rock 50 Years Ago

How Hawkwind’s First Voyage Helped Spearhead Space Rock 50 Years Ago

Hawkwind's 1970 debut opened the door to rock's collective sonic possibilities, something that connected them tenuously to punk, dance, metal, and noise.

Reaching For the Vibe: Sonic Boom Fears for the Planet on ‘All Things Being Equal’

Reaching For the Vibe: Sonic Boom Fears for the Planet on ‘All Things Being Equal’

Sonic Boom is Peter Kember, a veteran of 1980s indie space rockers Spacemen 3, as well as Spectrum, E.A.R., and a whole bunch of other fascinating stuff. On his first solo album in 30 years, he urges us all to take our foot off the gas pedal.

Hawkwind Hit a Late-Career High With ‘All Aboard the Skylark’

Hawkwind Hit a Late-Career High With ‘All Aboard the Skylark’

The nostalgia circuit will have to wait a while. Hawkwind have just released an album that borrows from the 1970s, but still sounds relevant in 2019.

The Tea Club’s ‘If/When’ Is a Brilliant Mixture of Folk and Progressive Rock

The Tea Club’s ‘If/When’ Is a Brilliant Mixture of Folk and Progressive Rock

If/When is stunning, proving yet again why the Tea Club should be celebrated by admirers of any—if not all—of their sundry genre classifications.

Galactic Protector Takes Listeners For a Walk in the “Liseran Sand” (premiere)

Galactic Protector Takes Listeners For a Walk in the “Liseran Sand” (premiere)

Bassist with the Sword, Bryan Richie steps out with his new solo project Galactic Protector in which he upsets expectations on "Liseran Sand".

Gong Continue Their Stellar Revitalized Streak on ‘The Universe Also Collapses’

Gong Continue Their Stellar Revitalized Streak on ‘The Universe Also Collapses’

The Universe Also Collapses is another singular victory for psychedelic rock masters Gong, chiefly due to its adventurous scope and cohesive ambition.

Spiritualized’s ‘And Nothing Hurt’ Is a Remarkably Efficient Record

Spiritualized’s ‘And Nothing Hurt’ Is a Remarkably Efficient Record

Jason Pierce’s latest And Nothing Hurt is a kind of condensed greatest hits of the greatest merits of Spiritualized.

Spaceface Offers New Track and KWKA Remix (premiere)

Spaceface Offers New Track and KWKA Remix (premiere)

The Flaming Lips' Jake Ingalls' tuneful, experimental outfit Spaceface teams with Mike Friddman for a sonic odyssey.

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