High Desert Daydream by Noelle & the Deserters
If you like your Natalies more Merchant than Imbruglia, your Dollys more Parton than Hello, and your Hank Williamses more […]
Wake the Dead by Chuck Prophet feat. ¿Qiensave?
It’s something of a surprising pairing, the collaboration between veteran Bay Area singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet and Salinas-based cumbia band ¿Qiensave?. […]
Echoes on the Shore by Skyminds
“He strove to make KALX more inclusive. He strove to give us a more global sound, and he wrote the […]
holy friend by dog eyes
"I don't want to get all nice dressedJust want you to be soft like you saidThought you were supposed to […]
Communications With the Unknown by Go By Ocean
"I'll tell you what I felt and learned today:Love's the only natural painkiller" We need music that speaks truthfully about […]
“Place That I Believe From” by Taylor Vick
“This is a song I wrote about my attempt to locate the unlocatable — the ineffable and elusive ‘place’ inside […]
Uncertain Seas by Eli Utne
"At the heart of this project is the belief that we are each other’s buoyancy. [...] May these sounds & […]
Desert Pavement by ISMAY
When I first heard “When I Was Younger I Cried” off of Ismay’s debut record, Songs of Sonoma Mountain, it […]
Our favorite indie albums from the Bay Area in 2023
Indie. Indie pop. Folk pop. Indie folk. Folks, clear genres are a bit hard to discern these days, but we're […]
Spike Field by Maria BC
Spike Field delicately holds Oakland artist Maria BC's deep psyche to a candle, coaxing a wordless realm. Cradled within nostalgic, […]