The well from which Khruangbin drink is deep. And wide. While geographically based in Texas, sonically, the trio’s aesthetic is global. An atmospheric masala of funk and soul, strained through a […]
Month: January 2018
Joan Shelley :: Time Has Told Me (Nick Drake)
Covering Nick Drake can be tricky, but Joan Shelley manages just fine with her gorgeous, heartfelt rendition of Five Leaves Left’s lead off track (part of
Trees Speak :: S/T
On its recent self-titled lp, Tucson-based psychedelic collective Trees Speak terraform long stretches of the 1-10 that carves through the Sonoran Desert into a cosmic autobahn. Led by visual artist Daniel Martin Diaz — whose […]
Naan Violence :: Breakfast With The Sirens
Transcendental free sitar music led by Arjun Kulharya of Atlanta, GA. Layered with analog synthesizers, acoustic guitars, flute and tabla, Naan Violence’s expansive sonic palette feels at once organic and […]
Seun Kuti :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Having long ago stepped out from behind the shadow of his iconoclast father, Seun Kuti has kept the fierce independence and self-determination that are a hallmark of his family name, and kept […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Ty Segall is the selector, […]
The Fall :: Peel Session, August 26, 1981
Farewell to the Hip Priest himself, Mark E. Smith , who fearlessly led The Fall through 40+ years of uncompromising, visionary work. A total original, his methods as a bandleader were extreme (just […]
Ezra Feinberg :: Pentimento and others
Ezra Feinberg’s Pentimento and others is an album that demands you shut your eyes and submit to the drift. Sometimes a title doesn’t tell you anything useful about a record. Other […]
Charlotte Gainsbourg :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Charlotte Gainsbourg is in no rush. Her latest, Rest, is only the singer and actresses’ fourth album in 20 years. Composed over a long, six-year stretch that found Gainsbourg moving […]
Transmissions Podcast :: Voyager Golden Record/Tim Heidecker/Jesus People Music
Welcome to the January installment of Aquarium Drunkard’s recurring Transmissions podcast, a series of interviews and audio esoterica from Aquarium Drunkard. For our first episode of 2018, we explore three […]
Shrunken Head: An Oral History of Jack Logan’s “Bulk”
(An oral history of Jack Logan’s 1994 double album “Bulk”, as told by Peter Jesperson, Peter Buck, David Barbe and Jack Logan.) “I’ve got a song you need to hear” […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Today’s show brought to you […]
Yo La Tengo :: There’s A Riot Going On
News of a new Yo La Tengo album is reason enough to celebrate. News of a great new Yo La Tengo album? Well, there ought to be a national holiday […]
The Grand Ennui: Michael Nesmith 1970-1975 (A Mixtape)
This coming week Michael Nesmith revives the spirit of the First National Band, the pioneering country-rock outfit he fronted from 1970 to 1971, for a series of shows in Southern California. Though […]
The End Is At Hand: Volume 4 / A Homemade Psych Compilation
Witness — The End Is At Hand: Volume four. Similar to volumes 1-3, this homemade collection rounds up super-obscure, often private press, outsider psychedelic guitar and folk music from the […]