With their first collaboration cemented and reverberating throughout the halls, the duo of Lia Kohl and Whitney Johnson are set to tour Europe this summer! Later this month, they'll play across the Midwest to start up the For Translucence trip, with an album release celebration in Chicago at Three Top Lounge on April 24.

For Translucence is the debut album from Whitney Johnson and Lia Kohl. Their dialogue, found initially in free improvisation on viola and cello, has evolved over time into a neophonic... (read more)

We're drifting back to Matthew Young's world with a brand-new album: Undercurrents! Collecting eight oddly dissimilar pieces that somehow fit together perfectly, Young's latest work was recorded intermittently since the late 1970s, songs both old and new. Settle in with the second single out today, "The Summer Girls".

Undercurrents displays a wide range of Young’s various sonic pallets: similar to Recurring Dreams (1981, reissued 2014) the electronic landscapes meander coherently, and much like Traveler's Advisory (1986, reissued 2010), the album... (read more)

People, prepare to be spellbound!

The man who recently shared his YTI⅃AƎЯ, Gold Record, and some impeccable live recordings, returns to the motherland(s) this summer! Yes, all across the UK and Continental Europe, Bill Callahan plans to provide an intimate perspective (as in, performing solo) in some not-so-intimate surroundings (as in, concert halls).

These opportunities don't come along all that often, and who knows what the future will bring. So before you let your bones turn to glass, let Bill Callahan... (read more)

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)