Jay Marie, Comfort Me is a bold third missive from the Australian duo of Helen Franzmann and Mick Turner — and now that the record's out, we can all share in its dream-like quality! The band's touring in Europe this May with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and have a new music video for "Crow's Ash Tree" to share ahead of their departure.

"Crow's Ash Tree" opens with a chugging guitar riff from Mick against some deliciously distorted keys. The rhythm powers into Helen's... (read more)

Prison, simmering and crackling with the heat of their second album, Downstate, are leaving the tall grass once again to herd up with "Sleepy" Doug Shaw (White Magic, Highlife) for a run of U.S. shows next month! They'll kick things off May 3 in Richmond, Virginia before heading south for a bit, then swinging back towards the Midwest with a group-jam uppercut.

Doug Shaw's fresh off a tour with Geologist, celebrating the release of their new record, A... (read more)

Quakebasket is pleased to announce two forthcoming LPs by Tim Barnes, to be released on June 27: Lost Words and Noumena. Both records are the products of years of work, undertaken after Tim went public with his diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. A host of collaborators stepped up to participate, including Joshua Abrams (Natural Information Society), Oren Ambarchi, Ken Brown (Tortoise, Gastr del Sol, Pullman), David Daniell, John Dieterich (Deerhoof), Darin Gray,... (read more)

Eiko Ishibashi's new album, Antigone, is nearly here! Eiko and her band approach pop, funk, jazz, ambient and electronic zones on this extraordinary new work, mapping out an altered-reality odyssey as the listener traverses through Eiko's mind. Today, Eiko prepares to unveil Antigone with a new music video for "Mona Lisa" directed by Hitoshi Omika.

"Mona Lisa" is a dreamy ballad, with Eiko's delicate lead vocals decorated by plush saxophones, gentle guitar strums, and additional vocals from ermhoi. The... (read more)