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Graded on a Curve: Skullcap, Snakes of Albuquerque - The Vinyl District

2 days ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Skullcap is a DMV-based trio consisting of Janel Leppin on cello and Minimoog, her husband Anthony Pirog on electric guitar, and Mike Kuhl on drums and percussion, longtime collaborators whose debut album Snakes of Albuquerque is out now on vinyl, compact disc, and digital through Cuneiform Records. Described as a power cello trio, Skullcap combines elements of jazz (improvisation and a thoroughly contemporary swing), classical (compositional fortitude), and rock (raw collective firepower).
Graded on a Curve: Lightheaded, Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming & Jeanines, How Long Can It Last - The Vinyl District

3 days ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Hailing from New Jersey, the indie pop outfit Lightheaded has a new LP, Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming hitting stores on June 27. The same day finds Massachusetts-based indie pop act Jeanines unveiling a fresh LP of their own, How Long Can It Last, and don’tcha just know it, the Lightheaded and Jeanines albums are being released by Slumberland in North America and by Skep Wax in the UK and EU. Both records are a delight.
Graded on a Curve: Suicide, Suicide and Alan Vega Martin Rev - The Vinyl District

5 days ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Remembering Alan Vega, born on this day in 1938. —Ed.Alan Vega has departed this realm, but the music he made in partnership with Martin Rev in a union known as Suicide will long endure as a beacon at the crossroads of defiant individualism and fascinating leftfield imagination. Suicide is a sui generis cornerstone of punk’s grand 1977 convulsion, as alien as it is eventually incendiary, while Alan Vega Martin Rev explores refinement without marketplace capitulation at the dawn of the 1980s.
Graded on a Curve: The Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies - The Vinyl District

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Michael Little

Celebrating Ray Davies in advance of his 81st birthday tomorrow. —Ed.Ah, the Kinks. Of all the great bands to come out of England in the 1960s, they were by far the most English.
TVD Premiere: Darling Black, “Deep Down in the Ground”

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

PHOTO: REUBEN RADDING | It seems that New York City resident Dylan Hundley is perpetually busy. Many know her as one half of Lulu Lewis alongside her partner Pablo Martin. She’s also the curator of the monthly multi-disciplinary music and art series Salon Lulu, and on top of that, the host of Radar on this very website. But Hundley has even more things happening, including her solo project Darling Black, which has released an EP and a handful of singles since 2020.
Graded on a Curve: Gentle Giant, Acquiring The Taste - The Vinyl District

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Michael Little

In the sleeve text of their 1971 sophomore album Acquiring the Taste, Gentle Giant made the brave claim, “It is our goal to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of being very unpopular.” And they succeeded beyond their wildest progressive rock dreams; during a tour opening for Black Sabbath a year or so later, they were booed off the stage—every night! Then again, that “acquiring the taste” means exactly what it says—your average Black Sabbath fan wasn’t likely to...
Graded on a Curve: Brìghde Chaimbeul, Sunwise - The Vinyl District

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Brìghde Chaimbeul is a piper from the Isle of Skye in Scotland whose proficiency extends to the Great Highland bagpipes and to her main instrument, the Scottish smallpipes. She’s released three full-length albums, including her prior release with saxophonist Colin Stetson and a trio set with fellow piper Ross Ainslie and guitarist Stephen Byrnes. These collaborators reinforce a solid love of the traditional folk root and a desire to stretch the boundaries.
TVD Live Shots: Boomyard at Cali Vibes at Marina Green Park, 6/6 & 6/7

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Matthew Belter

Amid the sprawling energy of Cali Vibes 2025, the Boomyard carved out its own soulful and electrifying sanctuary within Marina Green Park. While the festival’s main stages boomed with headliners and massive crowds, Boomyard offered something entirely different. Its essence lay in its vibrance and intimacy, creating a haven where reggae, dancehall, and Caribbean rhythms were celebrated in their purest form.
UK Artist of the Week: Wounded Lovers

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Zara Hoffman

Gritty London indie-rockers Wounded Lovers have just released their thoughtful new single “A Bar Called Paradise.” The track is the first of three to be unveiled in the lead up to the band’s debut album West End Intoxica, out on 25th July. Thematically, the record acts as a biographical take on singer Ian Fenwick’s upbringing in London.
Graded on a Curve: Nadah El Shazly, Laini Tani - The Vinyl District

1 week ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Born in Egypt and currently based in Montreal, Canada, Nadah El Shazly is a composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and also the producer of her new album Laini Tani, which is available now on vinyl (black or translucent yellow), compact disc, and digital through One Little Independent Records and Backward Music in Canada. Giving trad Arabic pop a wild experimental spin, El Shazly’s music is a fascinating, exhilarating ride that exemplifies the new.