Kicking off this month's Monolith cocktail Social playlist (volume 101), Wolf Parade's 'Shine A Light'. Taken from their Apologies To The Queen Mary debut LP, one of the noughties best albums, celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh8-...

Featured in this month's Monolith Cocktail social playlist (volume 101), A Tent 'Seven Years (Abundance)'. Full playlist on Spotify now, or visit the site homepage and scroll through the September Digest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8B...

Also featured both in the archive and playlist sections of this month's Digest, #DavidBowie Outside LP, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. See comments for a link to my original review on one of David's most underrated and best LPs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgQ...

Featured in the archive section of this month's Digest, a retrieved piece I wrote many many moons ago on CAN's Landed Lp, which is 50 this year. Here's just one choice piece from that overlooked album. #CAN #krautrock #cosmic #landed #anniversaryalbum www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-k9...

Featured in this month's social playlist (volume 101) Mew's 'The zookeeper's Boy', taken from their stunning LP, and one of the best of the noughties, Mew And the Glass Handed Kites - which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. www.youtube.com/watch?v=um3a...

Sept Digest: reviews of Tom Skinner's ‘Kaleidoscopic Visions’ @intlanthem.bsky.social, archival pieces on CAN's Landed (50 this year), and David Bowie's 1.Outside LP (30 this month). New music and old in volume 101 of the Social Playlist. monolithcocktail.com/2025/09/22/t...

Sept Digest: reviews of Tom Skinner's ‘Kaleidoscopic Visions’ @intlanthem.bsky.social, archival pieces on CAN's Landed (50 this year), and David Bowie's 1.Outside LP (30 this month). New music and old in volume 101 of the Social Playlist. monolithcocktail.com/2025/09/22/t...

Celebrating our 15th anniversary this year, we've decided to create a series of playlists featuring a track from as many reviews as is possible; all catalogued in alphabetical order. Here's the R's. open.spotify.com/playlist/3mi...

Really cool reviews for the recent Frog and @veryverynoisy.bsky.social singles courtesy of @monolithcocktail.bsky.social!

A small ray of light in a awful world is when a new @monolithcocktail.bsky.social email drops into my inbox and I can read some lovely passionate reviews of music. I don't always buy the music mentioned but its a great read and you hear wonderful music and always add a few to my wishlist.

Psychedelic country-soul, invocations of Beach Boys Smiley Smile period, sexual healing for the social misfit. Just some of the descriptions used this week to describe the music of Frog @audioantihero.bsky.social Alien Eyelid and Ike Goldman. Music also from Pelt, The Noisy and SCHØØL.

That anniversary celebrating playlist saga continues. In alphabetical order, the Ps and the Qs. From Pabst to Qujaku. 15 years of reviews represented by choice tracks. open.spotify.com/playlist/3bQ...

That anniversary celebrating playlist saga continues. In alphabetical order, the Ps and the Qs. From Pabst to Qujaku. 15 years of reviews represented by choice tracks. open.spotify.com/playlist/3bQ...

'As sonically shocking as it is charged, a full multimedia immersion from one of Ukraine’s most prolific & creatively stimulating artists' Monolith Cocktail reviews 'Postulate', the new album by Ukrainian electronic artist Ujif_notfound

Many thanks to Dom at @monolithcocktail.bsky.social for writing such thoughtful words on our music. “… an incredible observation of patterns, of language and a spectrum of natural light.” I’m grateful to be included: monolithcocktail.com/2025/09/08/t...

From Peru to Rwanda and Ukraine, new musical discoveries perused and reviewed this month. @buhrecords.bsky.social Wayku, Matt Bachmann, The Good Ones, Ujif_notfound, Isambard Khroustaliov & Ben Carey, John Johanna... monolithcocktail.com/2025/09/08/t...

From Peru to Rwanda and Ukraine, new musical discoveries perused and reviewed this month. @buhrecords.bsky.social Wayku, Matt Bachmann, The Good Ones, Ujif_notfound, Isambard Khroustaliov & Ben Carey, John Johanna... monolithcocktail.com/2025/09/08/t...

An alternative choice list of new music from the last month, with cover star Daemon's Euphonic making our best August albums list. Also includes Saul Williams & Carlos Nino @intlanthem.bsky.social @andygoz.bsky.social Soft Speaker @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/29/t...

An alternative choice list of new music from the last month, with cover star Daemon's Euphonic making our best August albums list. Also includes Saul Williams & Carlos Nino @intlanthem.bsky.social @andygoz.bsky.social Soft Speaker @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/29/t...

Part 10 of the anniversary celebrating playlist series, chronicling everything we ever reviewed on the site since 2010. Here's the N and O selections. open.spotify.com/playlist/0E6...

A second Brian 'Bordello' Shea column of instant reactions to new music this month. Starring @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social The 1981, The Cords, James Brett, Neon Crabs, Flea and Four Day Beard. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/25/o...

A second Brian 'Bordello' Shea column of instant reactions to new music this month. Starring @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social The 1981, The Cords, James Brett, Neon Crabs, Flea and Four Day Beard. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/25/o...

Despite the holes, a most comprehensive survey of the last 15 years on the site continues, with part 9 of our anniversary playlists series. In alphabetical order, a track from most of the artists/bands we've reviewed. The Ms. open.spotify.com/playlist/1di...

Plenty to digest this month in the August column. Cover stars @saulwilliams.bsky.social and @carlosnino.bsky.social on @intlanthem.bsky.social, a second volume of reinterpretations from Maria Elena Silva, and Andy Haas & Brian g Skol do the Honeybee Twist. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/20/t...

Plenty to digest this month in the August column. Cover stars @saulwilliams.bsky.social and @carlosnino.bsky.social on @intlanthem.bsky.social, a second volume of reinterpretations from Maria Elena Silva, and Andy Haas & Brian g Skol do the Honeybee Twist. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/20/t...

Despite the holes, a most comprehensive survey of the last 15 years on the site continues, with part 9 of our anniversary playlists series. In alphabetical order, a track from most of the artists/bands we've reviewed. The Ms. open.spotify.com/playlist/1di...

New chapters from Andrew C. Kidd's Tennyson imbued sci-fi saga on the Monolith Cocktail: Appl.E.. #scifi #novel #space #writing #Tennyson monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/15/t...

Our Italian pen pals at Kalporz introduce us this month to the rising soul house and R&B talent Nourished By Time. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/13/k...

Our Italian pen pals at Kalporz introduce us this month to the rising soul house and R&B talent Nourished By Time. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/13/k...

Thanks to Monolith Cocktail for this wonderful review of "Lost Worlds", the latest album from my "hauntronica" project The Northern Lighthouse Board: "Atmospheres that are as eerie as they are near magical and dreamy...a convincing score to a phantom and sorcery, magik, wiccan film yet to be made."

Some very lovely words here on my new album with longtime buddy Stefan Kollee. Love the Throbbing Gristle reference! #micoboule #cellulardegradation Out next week on @difficultart.bsky.social 🖤

Big thanks to @monolithcocktail.bsky.social for writing such a great review of our new ones from @nobuka.bsky.social and Kerchiefs! Check it out!

The August Perusal column features the debut album by UK jazz drumming star Kai Craig, plus albums by Julian Cubillos, Crayola Lectern, Kerchiefs, Mico Boule, The Northern Lighthouse Board, Dolores Mondo Stash @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social and Escupemetralla. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/08/t...

The August Perusal column features the debut album by UK jazz drumming star Kai Craig, plus albums by Julian Cubillos, Crayola Lectern, Kerchiefs, Mico Boule, The Northern Lighthouse Board, Dolores Mondo Stash @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social and Escupemetralla. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/08/t...

Part 8 of the A-Z playlist series, marking 15 years worth of reviews on the site. Plenty of holes, but a pretty comprehensive, eclectic representation of the site over those years. La Dusseldorf to Pauli Lyytinen. open.spotify.com/playlist/0yz...

Part 8 of the A-Z playlist series, marking 15 years worth of reviews on the site. Plenty of holes, but a pretty comprehensive, eclectic representation of the site over those years. La Dusseldorf to Pauli Lyytinen. open.spotify.com/playlist/0yz...

Really fun reviews for Tiberius and my pal @swampbug.bsky.social over on @monolithcocktail.bsky.social ❤️

Brian lends his ears to the Headless Kross / Pound Land split and the debut record from Fat Concubine in his latest column

Brian 'Bordello' Shea instant reactions to new music from @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @audioantihero.bsky.social The Cords, Ali Murray and @scotchfuneral.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/04/o...

A sonic three chord extravaganza of the sound of young Scotland relishing the first flush of summer romance; a song to make an old man sit and weep at the loss of his youth and memories of the days when C86 was where it was at. monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/04/o...

The end of the month revue: choice tracks and our choice releases list for July. @intlanthem.bsky.social Theon Cross, Natural Information Society, @audiobulb.bsky.social @lukascreswellrost.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/31/t...

The end of the month revue: choice tracks and our choice releases list for July. @intlanthem.bsky.social Theon Cross, Natural Information Society, @audiobulb.bsky.social @lukascreswellrost.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/31/t...

We couldn't let the 50th anniversary of one of our favourite films just go by without comment, as Kubrick's 1975 epic Barry Lyndon is back in the cinema, restored on 4K. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH8j...

Part 7 of the 'everything' series of playlists; a track more or less from everything we reviewed on the site during a 15 year period. @richhanscomb.bsky.social of Junkboy will be very interested. open.spotify.com/playlist/6GA...

From our friends at the leading Italian site/platform Kalporz, 7 recommendations from the month. Jeff Tweedy, Kronos Quartet, David Byrne, Alex G, plus news of the upcoming Woody at Home - unreleased recordings by Woody Guthrie. monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/25/k...

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Banco De Gaia's new age trance techno peregrination, Last Train To Lhasa, this month, alongside reviews of new music by Maria Elena Silva, Leo Wolf and The Lancashire Hustlers. Tributes to Lalo Schifrin and Ozzy too. monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/23/t...

The July Digest sends off both Lalo Schifrin and Ozzy Osbourne with some choice words and tunes. There's also new tunes from DJ Haram, Rarelyalways, Lunch Life Money alongside album anniversary tracks from Wayne Shorter, The Fugs and @bancodegaia.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/23/t...

A quartet of newish releases reviewed in the July Digest. @audiobulb.bsky.social Autistici, The Lancashire Hustlers, Maria Elena Silva and Leo Wolf. monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/23/t...

A quartet of newish releases reviewed in the July Digest. @audiobulb.bsky.social Autistici, The Lancashire Hustlers, Maria Elena Silva and Leo Wolf. monolithcocktail.com/2025/07/23/t...