"'Queen King' smolders with an Afrobeat rhythm, but music of the remaining album slides into experiments in ambient soundscapes and textures. How these tracks strike me depends entirely on my mood." -- Bob Pomeroy

"Here we are with a new single, “I’m Alone,” which sees vocalist and songwriter Mike Mantione admitting something crucial to himself and having listeners silently nod in agreement." -- Julius C. Lacking Featured image is by @marcpilvinsky.

"Tourist is a heartfelt album of innovative folk-rock that takes listeners on a journey through life, death, and religion. This is a wonderful album." -- Randy Radic

"Stylistically, Mewtone blends wide-eyed ’80s innocence with fuzzy-buzzy ’90s riffs, dripping with the fresh-squeezed appeal of artists who came of age during the new millennium." -- Christopher Long Photo by Swenglish Media

"For creators like John Gourley, grace under pressure proves itself ten times over on SHISH, the 10th album from Portugal. The Man and the first on his own label, KNIK." -- Judy Craddock

"Grey Factor specialized in out-of-body aural experiences, like dystopian shamans. They are the ghosts of futures past." -- Peter Lindblad

"If this almost three-hour experience from Jude seems too overwhelming, it should. Dracula is as bombastic of an experience as the equally polarizing 2019 masterwork from Albert Serra, Liberté." -- Lily and Generoso Fierro

"Wielding near-non-stop Hendrix-style guitar solos and pumping funk-fueled grandeur, the Lakeside live show felt (almost) more metal than Motown. My mind was blown, and in short order, the Fantastic Voyage record had found a forever home in my personal collection." -- Christopher Long

An Ink 19 Premiere. "Singer-songwriter Neil Friedlander premieres his new album, The Change, which reflects his two-year self-evolution: he got sober, wandered from place to place, and ultimately let go of an unforgettable and poignant past love." --Randy Radic

"All grown up, The Night Has Eyes... is now seeing the light of day, making its long-delayed vinyl debut in deluxe edition finery. It doesn’t like the sun, as Nicole Barrick, Marisa Pool, and Leni Zumas whip up an oily, vampiric racket" -- Peter Lindblad 📸 @lenizumas

"For us, no fall is complete without reviewing the wildly eclectic offerings of the American Film Institute’s five-day festival that annually takes over the TCL Chinese Theatres on Hollywood Boulevard." -- Lily and Generoso Fierro

"The fairy tale aesthetic of the movies works on another level, as so many of these stories have been told in multiple films, but each version brings its own details." -- Phil Bailey

Los Angeles friends! We loved our conversation with director Alejo Moguillansky for @ink19.bsky.social about his terrific new feature, Pin de Fartie! The film screens at AFI Fest today, Thurs. Oct. 23rd at 11:45am with Alejo in attendance! Don't miss it!

"All mood and momentum and pop adjacency, with A&B Sides Volume 3, Everything But The Everything performs musical magic." -- Randy Radic

"[I]ts lithe, swaying beauty and lilting warble positions Wednesday’s creative force of nature Karly Hartzman as the rightful heir to Americana queen Emmylou Harris, but the lure of erecting wailing walls of immense shoegazer-grunge guitar is still too tempting for her to ignore." -- Peter Lindblad

"In a barroom brawl between the baddest bruisers of the day: The Allmans, Skynyrd, Tucker, ARS, the Outlaws, Hatchet, Barefoot Jerry, and the CDB, or whoever else you wanna throw into the mix, safe money says Blackfoot comes out bloodied, yet victorious, every time." -- Christopher Long

Published today on @ink19.bsky.social is our conversation with filmmaker and co-founder of El Pampero Cine, Alejo Moguillansky, whose virtuosic new feature, Pin de Fartie, screens AFI FEST in LA this Thursday and Saturday with Moguillansky in person! #AFIFest2025 ink19.com/2025/10/maga...

"As visceral as ever, often noisy and boisterous, but smoky and seductive, too, Medicine Show still has a manic energy to it that’s raw and exciting..." -- Peter Lindblad

"In his latest feature, Pin de Fartie, Moguillansky selects Samuel Beckett’s Endgame for the base melody and provides three variations of it while also layering in passages that celebrate filmmaking, storytelling, and music." -- Lily and Generoso Fierro

"With Light, Remembered, Adam Bokesch delivers one of the best, if not the best, ambient albums of the year." -- Randy Radic

"villagerrr once again extends a warm Midwestern welcome, a weak smile on its face and bittersweet profundity in its words and narratives." -- Peter Lindblad

"With Magic Mirror Story Book, Duane Hoover delivers an album drenched in echoes of the ‘60s and ‘70s, but with a modern interface." -- Randy Radic

"Possibly the best and brightest record to come my way this year is Wrap Me Up In Colored Feathers, the just-released third studio offering from New Jersey-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Erika Sherger." -- Christopher Long

"Truth be told, I still can’t stand 'Delta Dawn.' Fortunately, this collection is packed with plenty of personal picks, including 'Blood Red and Goin’ Down,' 'What’s Your Mama’s Name,' and the classic David Allan Coe-penned 'Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone).'" -- Christopher Long

"Written for women who are tired of a lot of things, Hype Women is Erin Gallagher’s manifesto for breaking free." -- Rose Petralia

"Harvey’s latest release, Anywhere But Here, is a gorgeous collection of poetry set to sparse arrangements that don’t get in the way... It’s a man with a guitar, microphone, and his own words." -- Judy Craddock

"Danger lurks around every corner of IV, produced by Joan of Arc’s Nate Kinsella, with a wicked grin, but so does sarcasm and a twisted sense of humor..." -- Peter Lindblad

"By the time the final chorus arrives, the listener has been taken on a journey that’s both euphoric and reflective, a testament to ANASTÁZIE’s skill as both a songwriter and a performer." -- Danielle Holian

"A Night on the Town brought me into a bold, brave, and unfamiliar environment... I learned about love and hate, heartbreak and hope, and lifestyles that I never before knew existed, stuff that I wasn’t likely to learn in my safe, and often sterile, suburban comfort zone." -- Christopher Long

"More Than Music, the new album from Nicholas David, escorts listeners on a journey through all the aspects of life and the finality of death." -- Randy Radic

"Blight is especially concerned with ecological devastation, its slow-moving fragility and sparse instrumentation centered around piano murmurs and calligraphy creating a sense of stark austerity that stops listeners in their tracks." -- Peter Lindblad

"Equipped with a captivating afro rhythm and lush harmonic layers, Beautiful Dog (Afro House Remix) delivers a beguiling soundscape." -- Randy Radic

"A bonus treat for the dance-floor crowd." -- Bob Pomeroy

"Al had more than enough energy for the band, the stage, and the crowd gathered at Grand Junction’s Las Colonias Amphitheater on a soft Western Colorado summer evening." -- Ian Koss Photo by Ian Koss

"Divided up into captivating instrumentals and vocalized sermons, WTF?? is a humanistic rally for critical thinking and childlike creativity.." -- Peter Lindblad

"A page-turner for certain rock-crazed enthusiasts, After the Encore is crammed with conversations with an array of celebrated music biz names that have been featured throughout the seven seasons of Neal’s popular Industry 45: From the Drum Throne podcast." -- Christopher Long

"It’s been a long road for Los Straitjackets, and though the masked musicians have recently been enjoying a detour as longtime crooner Nick Lowe’s backing band, on stage and in the studio, Somos Los Straitjackets is a return to cruising speed." -- Julius C. Lacking

"Residing stylistically somewhere near the intersection of Jagger Avenue and Janis Boulevard, Heartbreak Station oozed true blue rock and roll swagger and dripped with soulful authenticity." -- Christopher Long

"So much of the appeal of Hellbender and the family’s other films is in their intimate weirdness. They are quirky and at times self-indulgent, but these are features, not bugs." -- Phil Bailey

"Nothing in the vibrant tunes here suggests the work of an octogenarian — this isn’t a retrospective peek, but a passionate celebration of Caribbean and Brazilian sounds." -- Bob Pomeroy

"Thematically, the piece functions as both a mirror and a lamp. As a mirror, it reflects the painful ruptures many have endured in friendships that once seemed unbreakable. As a lamp, it illuminates a path through grief towards resilience..." -- Danielle Holian

"Listening to the songs as just pure sound is rewarding enough." -- Bob Pomeroy

"Unassuming and vulnerable, the brilliantly conceived History of Silence is written by winners, although múm has no interest in colonizing anything. They’re just traveling through." -- Peter Lindblad

"There are times when producers can ruin a good album with overdubs. Thankfully, that didn’t happen here. Both versions of the album are quite remarkable. The Douglas version is punchier, yet I prefer the Sound Ideas version for its subtler take on the tunes." -- Bob Pomeroy

"The amalgamation of the documentary and the soundtrack reveals the final truth about flamenco: it’s a unique, complex language." -- Randy Radic

"The album is a pastoral landscape of hypnotic beats, echoes, and sound effects. In some ways, it is similar to Brian Eno’s ambient music projects. It’s no surprise, then, that the only collaboration on the album, 'The Well is Poisoned,' features Mr. Eno." -- Bob Pomeroy

"Somewhere between 'Purple Haze' and 'Disco Duck' was the golden, AM-radio-friendly singer-songwriter era. Mouseketeers rollcall, count off now… James! Joni! Cat! Carole! Carley! Karla! Gordon! And it could be argued that the Grand Marshal of that songwriter’s parade was John Denver." -- Chris Long

"Director and writer Jennifer Reeder knows what she’s doing and manages to balance the camp with strong enough characters that you actually care about what happens to them." -- Phil Bailey

"Awash in memorable dark pop surfaces and Eva James’s sorceress voice, Earth To Eva transforms the ache of anguish into significance." -- Randy Radic

Bob Pomeroy at @ink19.bsky.social takes a stroll through the noir back alleys of @tavfalco.bsky.social's new 'Desire on Ice' album, released today by @orgmusic.bsky.social. ink19.com/2025/09/maga...