Madrigal’s self-titled album, reissued via Subliminal Sounds in 2017. A slice of early 70s lo-fi, basement DIY, experimenting with oscillating drones, drum machines, vox, electric guitar and bass. Or: haunted, subterranean folk music as heard through a slab of dilapidated drywall.

…a heady brew and one hot stew of a melting pot, blending Latin rhythms and Venezuelan roots with krautrock, baroque pop, intergalactic jazz, spaced-out garage rock, exotica lounge, and technicolor psych-pop.

Loosely affiliated with the Träd, Gräs Och Stenar crew, Sten Bergman only released one LP — 1974’s Lyckohjulet — but it is an extremely sweet slice of vintage Swedish folk rock. He’s joined here by Träd, Gräs drummer Thomas Mera Gartz for a set of 10 excellent tunes that run the gamut from Basement Tapes-y rambles to moody, “Down By The River”-esque excursions.

A laid back twenty minute ride harnessing the spirit of peak-era 70s coast and canyon. Bootcut tall tales dripping with pedal steel, lilting harmonies and an aching sense of wonder. Something they use to call ‘cosmic American music’.

Since it was recorded in California, it’s tempting to call Other You Steve Gunn’s most sun-kissed effort yet. And to be sure, the record features some of the singer-songwriter’s sweetest melodies, his warmest vocals, and most inviting arrangements.

Out-of-print, yet easily found via third party sellers, this three disc set comps the work the Upsetter produced and recorded at his doomed Black Ark studio from 1973-79. An essential listen with a capital E.

Another slab of greasy country funk, courtesy of Light In The Attic Records. This third bootcut offering slides right into the early 80s, where the horse still bucks and the band still funks.

A collection of extremely catchy, extremely inventive lo-fi pop rock that you can slot next to McCartney’s Ram, Something Else-era Kinks, and Daniel Johnston at his most starry-eyed.