Devon Church

Photograph Courtesy of Devon Church’s Instagram

Winnipeg-born and now Brooklyn-based experimental pop artist Devon Church recently released the whimsical single, “We Are Inextricable”. The song contains sensual lyrics that float through heavy themes of romantic obsession, chaotic dysfunction, and the bizarre nature of the human experience.  

The brawny vocals of Church anchor down a synthetic soundscape saturated with mesmerizing drum machines and delirious, overdriven synthesizers. 

Heartbreak is a very strange thing, and one is often not even aware of the existence of the heart, until it’s shattered into a million little pieces. It takes time for a heart to heal, and sometimes it never really does, so perhaps it’s best to just keep moving forward, and to never look back.

Dreams, however, are inescapable. The one you love most seems to haunt the heartbroken over and over again, until one forgets what was and wasn’t an illusion. Perhaps, life is nothing more than a beautiful illusion.  


“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” — Sagan

Daniel Ruiz Releases “Goodbye Letter From a Loved One” Music Video

Photograph Courtesy of the Instagram of Daniel Ruiz

Today, Daniel Ruiz released his music video “Goodbye Letter From a Loved One” off his new EP, Stories from a Whiskey-soaked Mind.

The timeless music video was conceived, designed, and edited by the visual extraordinaire, Gemma Belmonte. It’s fantastic.

On the track, Júlia Martín lays down a moving death march on the drums, as Daniel Ruiz utters some of the saddest words ever spoken. 

The image is one of a classic noir film entailing a bittersweet farewell. 

Purchase the EP via Daniel’s Bandcamp and be sure to give him a follow on Spotify. 


“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” — Sagan

0011: Stray Owls – Billing Luna / Gravel Road Castle (2018)

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The Stray Owls released Billing Luna / Gravel Road Castle on Santa Rosa Records, August 24th, 2018. 

Miraculously plucked from the ashes of a catastrophic fire — the rural North Carolina fuzz-folk band known as the Stray Owls, return better than ever with their Billing Luna / Gravel Road Castle single, a masterful two-track follow-up to their 2017 album, A Series of Circles.

“Billing Luna” starts off with layers of off-center emotion — grasping for something that’s just out of reach, before it finishes off with “Gravel Road Castle”, a fuzzy ode to the the great instrumentalists who’ve come before.

“Things fall apart. Bandmates move to different towns. Houses catch on fire. But sometimes they fall back together again.” – Stray Owls

If you’re in North Carolina, be sure to catch the Stray Owls’ release show happening tomorrow night at a very cool venue in Durham called the Pinhook. They will be playing with the alternative band, Regina Hexaphone. Jerry Kee is the drummer for both bands. 

The Billing Luna / Gravel Road Castle Cassette will be available in our Cassette Shop later today. You can also buy the digital album on their Bandcamp. Also, be sure to give the boys a follow on Spotify,


“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” — Sagan

The Virtuals

Photograph Courtesy of The Virtuals’ Instagram

Monterey, California-based band, The Virtuals, consist of Alec Kent, Joseph Montoya, Jake Padorr, and Gonzo. They’re a psychedelic jam band dishing up dreamy songs of lustrous splendor and methodical magnitude. 

Their debut album — Demolicious — is a soulful throwback of funky tunes infused with twangy undertones of cosmic beauty few have heard before. 

Although all their songs are worth a listen “Jump in My Dream” is one of our favorites off their new record. Listen and dig my friends.

The band became whole when the two halves met at the Monterey International Pop Festival—resulting in a magnificent mashup of The Grateful Dead and Neo Indie Psychedelia. 

The Virtuals are also the latest addition to the Terlingua Music & Arts Festival lineup set for the summer of 2020. 

Peace & love from San Marcos, Texas.


“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” — Sagan

Halo Noose

Photograph Courtesy of Halo Noose’s Facebook

Halo Noose is a psychedelic post-rock band out of Kent, England. “Journey to The Sun” shows off Halo Noose’s unique brand of psych rock coupled with progressive guitar work and rather trippy vocals.

Halo Noose tends to stick close to its stoner origins and this track is no exception, but “Journey to The Sun” has managed to diversify the band’s usual sound. The track keeps Halo Noose’s aggressive tone intact while introducing a kaleidoscopic aspect which creates a multilayered listening experience.

Keep up with Halo Noose on Youtube


“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” — Sagan