PICTISH TRAIL

From weirdo country to neo post-punk, dance music, orch pop and more, here are Indie Basement's favorite albums of the weirdest year ever...so far.

Here's weekly column Indie Basement's favorite records from the first three months of 2020.

Today (Friday, 3/20), Bandcamp is waiving their cut of sales from purchases and giving all revenue directly to artists, who are relying on sales more than ever amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Tons of great artists sell digital downloads, vinyl, CDs, cassettes and even merch on Bandcamp, and if you&…

Our February 2020 playlist includes songs by Pop Smoke, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Van Etten, Grimes, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, Bad Bunny, The Radio Dept, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Jason Isbell, Pictish Trail, Gouge Away, Caribou, and more.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Caribou, Real Estate, The Orielles, Juniore, Cold Beat and Pictish Trail, plus a look at one of the more obscures album in the discography of David Roback (Mazzy Star, Opal, Rain Parade).

The lineup includes Four Tet (live), Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten, IDLES, Broken Social Scene, Stereolab, Big Thief, Richard Thompson, and much more.