OLD PUP - "Spider Towns" LPOld Pup Spider Towns LP (self released, 2025) 2026 limited repress of this warm and well tempered aural road companion from one of Wisconsin's most likable and most promising psych americana troubadour hustlers. Hop in! "Old Pup is a warmly haunted folk outfit led by Milwaukee based pedal steel player songwriter, Will Hansen, who writes lyrically vivid (at times experimental) country tinged songs. 'Spider Towns' releases independently on February 28 &

tense guitar and bass interplay-- but undeniably fun

the challenges of this shadow integration are mirrored in the dizzyingly off-kilter interplay between lead guitarist Brian “Brain Atoms” Adams and percussionist Bryan Scherer

this 2xLP reimagines the exceedingly dated archetype of modern day "indie troubadour" music and the inherent trappings therein

Ryan Davis (State Champion

with only Levy and McGee remaining from the original New Jersey contingent

Pretty excellent (and rather fancy) Germs reissue consisting of various live tunes and the banter between

the singer bristles to get out of her stifling hometown while lamenting the wide eyed adventurer who left for the big city

Joe Colley - Deformation of Tone LP (Total Black

but has a slim-case bootleg/mixtape vibe

Mordecai - Seeds from the Furthest Vine LP (Petty Bunco

there was a lot of LSD involved

and it’s got some of the crispest licks since Meat Puppets II (or Priest’s Defenders of the Faith)