Aquarium Drunkard — Sean O’Hagan and his merry band of High Llamas aren’t quite as prolific as they once were back in the 1990s, but their latest effort, the all-too-brief “musical narrative,” Here Come The Rattling Trees, is a great reminder of the group’s m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The High Llamas are back with Here Come the Rattling Trees, their first album in five years, which will be out January 22 via Drag City. Main man Sean O'Hagan (who was also in Microdisney and a... more info

Stereogum — London pastoral poppers the High Llamas haven’t released an album since 2011’s Talahomi Way, but last year their long-time label Drag City teased that the band was working on a new “musical narrative” project called Here Comes The Rattling Tr... more info

Stereogum — I’m about to throw a lot of names at you, but bear with me, they’re all important and very, very cool in combination. Runddans is the project of Todd Rundgren (American classic rock legend), Emil Nikolaisen (frontman of Norweigan alt-rock band Se... more info

Guardian Music — Summertime means something smooth and mellow. And here's an Italian cratedigger with music to hit the so-naff-it's-cool spotHometown: Lecce, Italy.The lineup: Giorgio Tuma (vocals, instruments), Alice Rossi (vocals), Alessio Borgia (drums, percussion... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Capt. Willard said... Santana MCMLXVIII (1968) Pre-debut, pre-Woodstock studio recordings and jams. Very rare (in a way). You'll have to read to know more. Listen Before You Download NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAT (REDUX) http://nevergetoutoftheboat-redux... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tabayo Yatukishi said... Smutshake Cupcake: *Various Artists - "Dirty Music - Music from Adult Movies" *Russ Meyer Soundtrack - "Vixen" OST *Alden Schuman - "The Devil In Miss Jones" OST *Various Artists - "Porno Groove - The Sound Of 70's Adult Film... more info

Guardian Music — (Deltasonic)The Coral were once the Heston Blumenthals of pop: they used the same ingredients as most other indie bands, but what they concocted was refreshingly strange. But with their 2007 album Roots and Echoes, they transformed into meat-and-pot... more info

Guardian Music — Can you picture a mini-pop orchestra who operate as a benign totalitarian dictatorship? That's this Welsh 14-pieceHometown: Cardiff. The lineup: Spencer McGarry (vocals, piano, guitar), Avvon Chambers (drums), Rebecca Wood (vocals), Charlie Francis (... more info

Guardian Music — These drowsy, hazy songs suggest an alternate reality Brian Wilson making crackly, cheapo synth ditties in his bedroomHometown: Akron, Ohio.The lineup: Keith Freund, Linda Lejsovka, Mike Tolan.The background: Trouble Books might make a mockery on the... more info