Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)
This week's playlist includes new music by Mitski, Conway the Machine, Mick Jenkins, Gang of Youths, The Jazz Butcher, and more.
the jazz butcher
The Jazz Butcher made a new album before he died, his first in a decade: listen to “Time”
We lost The Jazz Butcher (aka Pat Fish) this week when he died suddenly on Tuesday, but it turns out he has one more gift of music for us.
The Jazz Butcher (Pat Fish) has died
Pat Fish, who performed as The Jazz Butcher for nearly 40 years, has died...
Indie Basement (9/10): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Saint Etienne, Low, Amyl and the Sniffers, The Bevis Frond, Pays P, and Maston, plus a new compilation of essential Jazz Butcher non-LP tracks.
From My Bloody Valentine to Oasis, Creation Records’ 21 Best Records
'80s/'90s UK indie label Creation Records was a powerhouse of Britpop, shoegaze, indie rave and more. We picked the label's 21 best records.
Indie Basement: Top 30 Albums of 1990
From shoegaze to Madchester, pop and hip hop, Sonic Youth to Cocteau Twins, it's Indie Basement's Top albums of 1990.
31 Record Store Day 2019 exclusive releases we’d actually like to own
Record Store day is April 13 and our picks of the exclusive titles include records by The Flaming Lips, Pink Floyd, Courtney Barnett, Julien Baker, Frank Black, The Dream Syndicate, the ’Lost In Translation’ soundtrack and more.
Bill’s Indie Basement (12/22): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week there are box sets from The Jazz Butcher and Kitchens of Distinction, a five-disc compilation of classic UK goth, a collection of post-psych/pre-prog UK rock curated by Bob and Pete of Saint Etienne, and the reissue of the album for which the term "post-rock" was coined.