The Lacking Permanence

Take the most memorable weirdness to come out of Dr. Demento’s near-50-year reign and let a bunch of punks cover them.

More from this wave of reverb-drenched noisy Swedish psychedelia that we’re enjoying lately.

Did Jeff Rosenstock manage to find an unrecorded Ramones song? "Beating My Head Against A Wall" sure sounds like it, and that is 1,000% a compliment.

Aggressive debut from this UK band features some highly dynamic songs loaded with twisty hooks.

Thile (THEE-lee) is a world-class mandolinist who also happens to have replaced Garrison Keillor as the host of that Wobegon show. Subtle and introspective.

An interesting set of covers for solo piano, performed live

Posthumous release from one of the strongest voices in modern soul.

I'm really going to miss Sharon's voice and her uncompromising work ethic.

Cross-cultural collaboration mixes up a Balkan frenzy with dope beats and MC’ing

The title and a first listen make you think this is a retro thing, but it is more of a weird synthesis from a group of Scandinavian musicians.