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09/14/2026

Adverse Effect has reviews of several Independent Project Records releases in its new issue, including The Well compilation & Louder Than You Think soundtrack plus LPs from David J & Woo.

All reviews (so far) by Richard Johnson and Steve Pescott (SP). If you want Adverse Effect to review anything of yours please note we only accept physical formats sent to the address noted elsewher…

09/14/2026

Indie For Bunnies says is “one of the liveliest albums in the Fruit Bats catalog, in which Eric D. Johnson explores the themes of memory, consequences and possibilities…" At radio now from Merge Records!

Il Portale della Musica Indipendente

09/10/2026

Stereophile says new LP finds Fruit Bats “at cruising altitude [with] a sound that seems lived-in and warm [with the] confidence of musicians who understand exactly how to serve the song."

https://stereophile.com/content/august-2026-rockpop-record-reviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPN0hUmAuYo

"The Landfill" is the title track off the forthcoming Fruit Bats al...

09/10/2026

Dren McDonald’s , says Motel Void, “is a record that rewards patience. It is not built around obvious hooks or conventional songwriting structures, but around atmosphere, texture, precision, and gradual emotional development.” At radio now!

San Francisco Bay Area composer, producer, and musician Dren McDonald released Vox Pterous via Appearing Records this summer. The album takes the instrumental architecture of his acclaimed 2023 rec…

09/10/2026

Another Org Music reissue of a Westbound Records classic - Funkadelic's - is at radio now. Remastered with warmth, depth, dynamic intensity, & expanded clarity.

#136, Rolling Stone's 500 Best Albums of All Time

https://amanaplanacanal.com/2026/09/10/new-reissue-from-funkadelic/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rleWUr-VdCw&list=RDrleWUr-VdCw&start_radio=1

Provided to YouTube by BWSCD IncCan You Get To That (2026 Remaste...

09/08/2026

Goldmine: The Music Collector’s Magazine says the new Fruit Bats LP - at radio now from Merge Records - “sounds fresh and vital at every turn."

Review here: https://www.goldminemag.com/columns/indie-spotlight/indie-spotlight-on-albums-by-fruit-bats-sounding-arrow-and-others/

See the band on tour!!!!

09/08/2026

On a recent episode of the Reliving My Youth podcast, Noel Fogelman catches up with Inara George, "who has one of the most beautiful voices around."

Hear the interview: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6segt-1b5056c

Inara's LP is at radio now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFki0R3uKBA

Stream/purchase: https://releaseme.lnk.to/tinygirl From the album ...

09/08/2026

Josh Klinghoffer (Pearl Jam, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc) tells The Purist Online that the new Pluralone LP (at radio now via Org Music) is "an effort to strip things down to more of the essential elements." Read the full interview.

After two decades helping power Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam, musician Josh Klinghoffer releases his fourth solo album, while learning to watch his mind.

09/08/2026

According to Postpunk.com, "Simulacra" by Charm School recalls icons like The Fall, Magazine, The Birthday Party, and Mekons. New remixes, including one by the late, legendary Steve Albini, are at radio now!

https://post-punk.com/charm-school-smash-the-simulacra-of-the-social-media-age-in-their-caustic-post-punk-single-crime-time/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3VnSsinKI

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidSimulacra (Steve Albini Mix) · Ch...

08/31/2026

Voxwave says the new Dren McDonald album breathes "human life" into his previous instrumental LP , upon which the new LP was built. Read the review!

“Sometimes the only way to survive a loss is to create something,” Dren McDonald once admitted while working on his previous instrumental album, “Pterous.” At the time, that…