May On Pause…
Letters From A Tapehead will never be a tremendously significant resource for music fans, but I’m happy to still contribute to the conversation, steer potential listeners toward some good music both new and old, and continue to defend my bad taste in music.
Buys & Receipt: RSD 2023 — Part 1
A little late in the week to be recounting my couple hour Record Store Day spree, but I’ve been slow to engage with my purchases. So let’s talk buys: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Sunn O))) / Boris, Beauty Pill
African Head Charge: “Microdosing”
“Microdosing” announces the first African Head Charge recording in 12 years, A Trip To Bolgatanga, which will be out July 3rd, 2023.
RSD 2023: ALTAR BY BORIS/SUNN O)))
Out of print for over 15 years, the Sunn O)))/Boris collaboration, Altar, is being reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day.
Oxbow: “1000 Hours”
Love’s Holiday ends a six-year bout of silence from Oxbow, their last album, Thin Black Duke, released on Hydra Head Records in 2017. The album will be released by Ipecac Recordings on 7/21/23.
What's (Re)New?: Beauty Pill's Blue Period — A Few Words From A Grateful Fan
When I listened to The Unsustainable Lifestyle and 2003's You Are Right To Be Afraid EP, both of which were mined for Beauty Pill’s Blue Period compilation/reissue, my appreciation for music styles and genres was bolstered, the art-pop sensibilities and thoughtful arrangements of both releases noticeably smart but neither alienating nor pretentious.