John Dwyer

Listen to new songs by Whitney (David Byrne/Brian Eno cover), Kelly Lee Owens ft. John Cale, Young Jesus, Venomous Concept, Primitive Man, Paul Institute, 645AR/FKA twigs, Sad13, Cults, and more.

Protean Threat will be out via Castle Face in September.

This week: reviews of new records by Wire, Joe Pernice, and Damaged Bug, plus Kevin Hairs, and an Alzheimer's benefit featuring New Order, Anna Calvi and more.

”Bent Arcana is the inceptive chapter in what I hope to be several releases showcasing these types of off-the-cuff musical compositions,” says Dwyer. ”So you can try your fry on and turn off. This one is very much on the ECM / 70s hard fusion / prog-kraut tip.”

This week: reviews of new albums from Ride, Oh Sees, Versus and Dry Cleaning, plus a new Radio Dept reissue and The High Lamas' Sean O'Hagan goes solo.

"SLIDE AWAY INTO THE STRATOSPHERE AND CURL INTO A BALL FOR REENTRY...ONLY YOUR EARS SHOULD BE LEFT BURNING AFTER THIS JAUNT" - John Dwyer on ”Clearly Invisible.”

This week: mutant punks The Intelligence, Melbourne, Australia's Terry, a new EP from Jorge Elbrecht (Violens, Lansing-Dreiden), Jane Church (ex-Spires), and Ben Stiller's high school post-punk band (not a joke).

Los Angeles musician Sean Smith makes ambient music under the name LFZ, using primarily guitar but he feeds it through a plethora of analog and digital effects. The result: gorgeous, otherworldly soundscapes not unlike Brian Eno or Wendy Carlos.

"Dead Medic" compiles some of the longer outtakes from the Orc.

The band will play Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, CA this weekend.