Easy Action Dinosaur Jr. Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA 9.29.17 Photo by Josh Pelta-Heller Phawker  live show coverage Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Protomartyr Relatives in Descent Domino Recording Company Released: 9.29.17 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Tera Melos Trash Generator Sargent House Released: 8.27.17 No Ripcord (Quick Take) review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

The spoken tale of "The Ferryman," precedes the funerary tone of "Truth or Consequences," this 2-song 10" by Jarboe and Father Murphy a quick, intensely dark, and moving listen. Jarboe's sung melancholia lightly and beautifully suspends over the organ that introduces "Truth or Consequences," creating a grander, more tender transition into the repetitious prayer that carries the song to its end. Releasing today via Consouling Sounds , you can listen to the album below before you purchase it. You can order it  here . All info, links, and tour dates are provided by Rarely Unable. LISTEN TO THE JARBOE & FATHER MURPHY EP, RELEASED TODAY VIA CONSOULING SOUNDS; LIVE SHOWS COMMENCE WITH RECORD RELEASE SHOW IN BELGIUM American artist and performer Jarboe and Italian occult duo Father Murphy release their collaborative EP today through Consouling Sounds , and commence their tour with a record release show in Belgium. LISTEN TO THE JAR...

Secret Chiefs 3 Dead Cross Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA 9.10.17 No Ripcord  live show coverage Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Boris Dear Sargent House Released: 7.14.17 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Walter Becker and Donald Fagan were two-halves of the inimitable jazzy soul rock band, Steely Dan .  It was announced the morning of Sunday, September 3rd, that Becker had passed away .   While vague details regarding a "procedure" had been addressed by Fagan as explanation to why Steely Dan had performed without Becker for a couple of dates earlier this year , cause of death is as yet, (or as the time of this writing), unknown.  Becker was 67 years of age. I have no conscious memory of the first time I'd heard Steely Dan , but their music seemed omnipresent growing up in the early- to mid-80s.  They were always on: whether being funneled into our living from my father's stereo, aired over the PA at our local ACME supermarket, or just on the radio.  And I didn't think much of them.  Steely Dan was unfortunately of a musical category that often deserved vehement derision: clean, precise, smooth rock grooves that were too pleasant to offer a generation's p...