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  • Westerman: A Jackal’s Wedding
    November 18, 2025 • BLOG

    Westerman: A Jackal’s Wedding

    BY John Baccigaluppi

    I recently interviewed James Krivchenia from Big Thief about his production work on the last Westerman album, An Inbuilt Fault. Look for that interview in a future issue of Tape Op. I really liked An...
  • Rosalía: Lux
    November 18, 2025 • BLOG

    Rosalía: Lux

    BY John Baccigaluppi

    Anyone who feels that contemporary pop music is formulaic, shallow, or not as good as some other era gone by, should give Rosalía’s new album, Lux, a listen. This is a very ambitious and challenging album...
  • New From Courtney Barnett: "Stay in Your Lane"
    November 14, 2025 • BLOG

    New From Courtney Barnett: "Stay in Your Lane"

    BY John Baccigaluppi

    We recently interviewed Stella Mozgawa in Tape Op #169, and she talked about working on new music with Courtney Barnett. Here’s the super fun and catchy track, "Stay In Your Lane", from those...
  • Juana Molina: DOGA
    November 14, 2025 • BLOG

    Juana Molina: DOGA

    I first stumbled upon Juana Molina's music in 2007. Her album Un Dia was a revelation, and I am not sure I had ever heard anything like it.  Unique voice, undulating trance inducing...
  • Khruangbin: The Universe Smiles Upon You ii
    November 14, 2025 • BLOG

    Khruangbin: The Universe Smiles Upon You ii

    We interviewed Khruangbin's Mark Speer and their engineer Steve Christensen for the Tape Op Podcast, and that interview also appeared in Tape Op#162. The new release from Khruangbin is...
  • West Virginia Snake Handler Revival: “They Shall Take Up Serpents”
    October 28, 2025 • BLOG

    West Virginia Snake Handler Revival: “They Shall Take Up Serpents”

    West Virginia Snake Handler Revival “They Shall Take Up Serpents” marks the arrival of a landmark record, documenting the last snake handling church in Appalachia. Featuring hillbilly rock guitars, trance-like...
  • Tame Impala: Deadbeat
    October 17, 2025 • BLOG

    Tame Impala: Deadbeat

    I love that the opening track, "My Old Ways", on Tame Impala's [Tape Op#95] new album, Deadbeat, starts with what appears to be a rough iPhone demo. There are slight pauses before section...
  • New Music From Madison Cunningham: Ace
    October 13, 2025 • BLOG

    New Music From Madison Cunningham: Ace

    It's always a treat when an album brings you right into its world from the moment you hit play. Such is the case with Madison Cunningham's new album, Ace, co-produced by Robbie Lackritz [Tape...
  • New Music From Neko Case: Neon Grey Midnight Green
    September 30, 2025 • BLOG

    New Music From Neko Case: Neon Grey Midnight Green

    The new album from Neko Case [Tape Op #127], Neon Grey Midnight Green, is an adventurous listen that grew on me like fungus in a Florida swamp. It is not a musical theater album, but has elements of musical...
  • New Fruit Bats Album: Baby Man
    September 16, 2025 • BLOG

    New Fruit Bats Album: Baby Man

    BY Geoff Stanfield

    Fruit Bats, the moniker of Eric D. Johnson's musical endeavors, has just released Baby Man. The album is follows the 2023 release, A River Runs to Your Heart, and is a bit of a departure in that...
  • New video from Yeemz on recording her track “No Trace”
    September 14, 2025 • BLOG

    New video from Yeemz on recording her track “No Trace”

    BY John Baccigaluppi

    Yi-Mei Templeman is friend of Tape Op who records under the name Yeemz. She’s a songwriter and composer who plays cello, piano, banjo, guitar, and sings. Back in issue #162 she reviewed DPA’s 4099 cello...