Obscure Sound — A starry-eyed pop lushness enamors on “Crystal Blood,” a new single from Pillow Talk. The project comes via New England-based composer, producer, and musician Nickolas Donlin. Flickering guitar twangs and lush synth aspects surround a contemplati... more info

Obscure Sound — Nashville-based artist zook crafts a psych-minded vein of freak-folk with an electronic infusion on new single “Evaporation.” Coming via zook’s upcoming third album, the track exudes an glimmering airiness as calming vocals complement hazy synt... more info

Obscure Sound — A subdued folk sound with ample emotional depth is showcased on EP ii, the new release from Chicago-based artist One Dan Band. “The songs touch on love, relationships, and feelings felt in isolation,” One Dan Band explains. Hypnotic acoustics and... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nicholas Mancusi discussed his debut novel, A Philosophy of Ruin, with Debutiful. Damien Jurado shared six covers of television theme songs at Aquarium Drunkard. June's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $1.99 today: Inheritance from Mother by Minae... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Jurado’s latest, In The Shape of a Storm, finds him once again pulling elements out of the nostalgia slipstream. Though less science fiction and supernaturally informed than the records he made with the late, great Richard Swift, it’s n... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Rose Elinor Dougall's A New Illusion, Sun Kil Moon's I Also Want to Die in New Orleans, and Damien Jurado's In The Shape Of A Storm are the new releases I can recommend this week. Reissues include vinyl editions... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This week's Notable Releases include the gigantic sounding Inter Arma album, Anderson .Paak's quick 'Oxnard' followup, Damien Jurado's most bare-bones LP in years, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Listen to new songs by Jeff Tweedy, PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Damien Jurado, Clinic, King Khan, Pip Blom, Courtney Barnett, Dreadnought, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Damien Jurado's latest album, In The Shape Of A Storm -- the follow-up to last year's The Horizon Just Laughed -- comes out at the end of this week, but it's streaming a little early. Jurado's album's are often loosely pulled together by some grand... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — On April 12, Mama Bird Recording Co. releases Damien Jurado's 14th album, In the Shape of a Storm. Ahead of its official release, Aquarium Drunkard is pleased to share a full stream of the album, accompanied by AD's own Jason P. Woodbury's essay abou... more info