Shawn C. Baker

I'd never heard of Vulture Feathers before this popped up in my feed, probably because YouTube's spying algorithms observed me men...

  From White Hex's 2014 album Gold Nights , released by the always lovely folks at Felte Records. This is an old favorite, part of the m...

  How did I miss the fact that Ritual Howls released a new record back in May??? I'm not sure, but in a way, this is like finding a $100...

What an awesome mail week! First, yesterday I received Rendered Armor , the new LP from Ritual Howls. Out on Felte Records now, this is a...

New music from Chasms, whose new album The Mirage comes out February 22nd on the always amazing Felte Records. Pre-order it HERE , and see...

Ritual Howls - Rendered Armor by Ritual Howls I was super psyched to receive an alert yesterday afternoon that Detroit's Ritual Howls ...

One of my favorite live shows I saw in 2017 was Ritual Howls at the Echoplex. The show was fantastic, not just because the Howls absolutel...

No Pop is out on the wonderful Felte Records next Friday. Funds have been a bit tight so I haven't ordered it yet but I'm changing t...

Drum by Gold Class LOVE this; that guitar - holy smokes! From the forthcoming LP Drum , releasing on the always lovely Felte Records Aug...

Endless by Soviet Soviet December was a crazy month at the old Biorepository where I spend my days, and in the clusterfuck of work, buyin...

... and I had a profound experience hearing/seeing their music for the first time. It was a magickal night; rain in Los Angeles - so rare...

one of my favorite album covers in recent memory Spurred by seeing them live this past Sunday (review of the show is coming soon) I fin...

Can you tell I'm obsessed with this band? Here's a great interview. Post Plague has been my 'album of the year' since...

best band photo ever? So this dropped yesterday. The new album by Ritual Howls, Into the Water , is a breathtakingly dark contemplation ...

Continuing my new found love affair with Felte Records and their exemplary roster of talent, early this past week I pre-ordered the forth...

Beginning with my introduction to Odonis Odonis a few weeks ago, I have slowly succumbed to a wonderful, all-encompassing musical abyss ...

Almost every year without fail I stumble across a record that immediately announces itself as my favorite of the year. This certainty usu...