Thee Oh Sees - Grave BlockersEncased in a brown paper wrapping like a forgotten bit of smut from behind the beaded curtain, this unassuming disc is a time capsule back to John Dwyer's early SF days, janglingly fingerpicked wisps of melody and electronics baking in the all too anemic sunshine of San Francisco's elusive summer. Like a seashell to the ear, one can hear within it Baker Beach bike ride excursions, holding court and gently harassing passers by on a Haight street stoop,

and the success of his music is now comparable to that of classical guitar luminaries such as H

West received a tip from an unexpected source: an FBI agent who asked to remain nameless

A mix of beautiful ballads and edgy up-tempo tracks

Leader Neil Finn's carefully crafted songs

as usual on Steamhammer/SPV

most of them just a minute or two in length

played it through': no mean compliment

Andy Cain and Rachel D'arcy

Houston Boines

Attacknine Records is proud to present am-boy's Horrible Oracle Blessedness

golden age: Auer

singing with real emotion and depth