Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex “Howling Hex” (Drag City) Former Royal Trux frontman Neil Michael Hagerty has found a brilliant solo career outside the confines of his previous band. On his most recent solo offering, Hagerty introduces us…
Monade “Socialisme Ou Barbarie: The Bedroom Recordings” (Drag City) Best known for her role as the figurehead in the ground breaking group Stereolab; Laetitia Sadier steps slightly outside of the box on her first release under her nom de plume,…
The High Llamas “Beet, Maize & Corn” (Drag City) It is instrumental music with alluring, but delicate melodies. The band eschews guitars for a string section. It drifts you down a river of “Pet Sounds” and Tin Pan Alley, ’70s…