Tuneage — musicforants:Here’s my favorite albums & songs in a year that had no shortage of great music. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs of 2022 playlist (100 tracks) via Spotify or Apple Music.FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2022Alvvays - Blue RevBeach House -... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — A bit more than 30 years ago, Jason Pierce shook off the end of Spacemen 3 in a sweeping, cosmic re-imagination of the Troggs “Anyway That You Want Me". Now three decades on, he’s still blowing fragile melodies into sweeping orchestral climaxes, ... more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: Kae Tempest, Tomberlin, Squid, Lone, The Road To The Great Escape, Junk Drawer, Maria Kelly, Spiritualized, Jelani Blackman, Fionn Regan, Pinegrove, David Keenan. As originally posted on Nialler9 at The best gigs & club nights in Dublin ... more info

Nialler9 — The best new albums and EPs this week. more info

Stereogum — For a moment there, it seemed like Everything Was Beautiful might never exist. In 2018, Jason Pierce returned with the eighth Spiritualized album, And Nothing Hurt. It was his first in six years, and he promptly spent its rollout saying it could v... more info

Consequence of Sound — Jason Pierce continues to support his excellent 2018 album, And Nothing Hurt. Spiritualized perform “I’m Your Man” on Colbert: Watch Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce is one of our great icy, disaffected rock frontmen. I've seen Pierce play entire shows without ever once looking at the audience. And last night on Stephen Colbert's Late Show, Pierce brought every bit of that pr... more info

Obscure Sound — Montreal psych act Mal are comprised of longtime friends and musicians Ben Griffiths, Bobby Lehoux, Marshall Vallaincourt, and Patrick McDowell. Their debut album, Live Forever, shows a captivating rock sound, often rewarding listeners with atmospher... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Danish festival also promises Underworld, Cardi B, Robyn, Robert Plant, Janelle Monáe, Christine and the Queens, Spiritualized, and more. more info

Obscure Sound — Tulsa-based act Lone Wild’s new track “Up With the Sun” is a soaring rocker with electronic touches, exemplary of the duo’s engrossing sound. Whereas past releases touched on some darker themes and an ’80s-leaning aesthetic, this latest tra... more info