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This week: a review of Sleaford Mods’ terrific ’Eaton Alive,’ plus reissues from Mary Timony’s first band Autoclave, Swedish band The Wannadies, and new singles from POZI and POW!

Julian Casablancas’ band The Voidz release new album ’Virtue’ this week.

Levitation fest returns to Austin after two years off, happening April 26 – 29 at venues all over the downtown area. The festival has been releasing official mixtapes featuring music from this year’s artists. We’re premiering the second of those, which was put together by Al Lover, and features Oh Sees, Electric Wizard, Ministry, The Make-Up, Bedouine, Panda Bear, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Parquet Courts, Ariel Pink, Slowdive, Suuns, OM, and lots more.

Levitation has also announced daily lineup for its 2018 edition which happens April 26 – 29 at venues in downtown Austin.

Bonnie Raitt, Yellowman, Wooden Wand, POW!/Future Punx, inc. no world, Crime in Stereo, and more Sunday show options.

LA garage-psych crew Frankie & The Witch Fingers are direct sonic descendants of head-trippers like The 13th Floor Elevators, The Pretty Things and The Seeds, and have an energy and approach to songcraft that most of the groups in this crowded genre don’t…

Dressed in white with splashes of paint that glowed bright in the black lights and strobes, POPTONE’s show felt shockingly modern at Irving Plaza on Saturday night (8/5)….

Synth-punks POW! released their third album, Crack an Egg, earlier this year on Castle Face, their first record since relocating from San Francisco to Los Angeles. As on their first two records, the band match dark, danceable, postpunk with skeptical, sardonic lyricism…

Grass Widow bassist Hannah Lew formed Cold Beat last year with Bianca Sparta (Erase Errata) on drums, and Kyle King on guitar. Despite a name that sounds like it should be a French minimal wave band from 1981, what Cold Beat have released so far is actually cheery indiepop, jangly and harmony-laden…

While Thee Oh Sees are taking a well deserved break, frontman John Dwyer is not as his very active label Castle Face continues to put out records…