The Sleeping Shaman

There’s something strangely hypnotic about It Is What It Is, the new album from Osaka, Japan’s experimental psych krautrock band Kevin. They originally started as a four-piece in 2017, before gradually reducing to a three-piece and ultimately becoming the power duo we hear today, featuring brothers Yutaro Umemoto (gu...

REZN might just be one of Chicago’s best-kept heavy musical secrets. While they may not immediately ring as many bells with listeners as their Windy City compatriots Russian Circles and Pelican, the four-piece has a remarkably strong discography which only continues to grow in epic scale and haunting atmosphere.

This is not the first time I have crossed paths with Plastic Crimewave, aka Steven H. Krakow, having previously had the pleasure of reviewing his 2022 Plastic Crimewave Syndicate album

Having sprung to life during the 2020 pandemic, Morrison Graves entered the musical ring during a particularly turbulent time. The world was closed down, live music wasn’t a thing, and getting to be an actual band creating together in the same space was nigh-on impossible.

Imagine trying to navigate that situation and being resourceful enough to get...

Dave French is best known for his work as the incredible drummer of the legendary stoner doom band Yob, but little do most people know that he is also a talented multi-instrumentalist and profound musical visionary.

For the past several years, he has been crafting songs with a classical guitar on the road, in hotel rooms, backstage,...