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STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREMIERE – “Ascension” from the New Kramer/Laraaji Ambient Album ‘Baptismal,’ Released Today on Shimmy-Disc
The mistake most of us make about ambient music is that it’s overridingly mellow and meant... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREVIEW – “Kerosene” by Kramer & Pinback’s Rob Crow from Shimmy-Disc’s Amazing “Rings of Saturn” Seven 7″ Singles Boxset
If you go rummaging far enough toward the back of the cluttered attic that is most...
Music News
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Everything But The Girl Debut “Run A Red Light”
Taken from their upcoming new album Fuse, Everything But The Girl have released another new single from... -
The Cure Announce 30-Date North American Tour
The Cure are coming to North America. The legendary British band have announced an extensive 30-date... -
Pulp’s Steve Mackey Dead At 56
Steve Mackey, who played bass for Pulp, has died. The Sheffield-born, Ivor Novello Award-winning musician and... -
The Alarm To Release New LP Forwards In June
The Alarm are back. Their new album Forwards is not only a welcome return for the... -
San Diego Legend And Former Fluf Frontman Otis Barthoulameu Has Died
Otis Barthoulameu, the legendary San Diego singer/guitarist/photographer/producer/skater, has died. Khown affectionately in southern California circles as... -
Depeche Mode Set To Release New Single “Ghosts Again”
Depeche Mode’s new album Memento Mori will be out March 17 and the first single is...
Track of the Day
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Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Shawn Brown’s “Road Of Bones”
In the past few years Shawn Brown has established himself as one of the great purveyors... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREVIEW – “Kerosene” by Kramer & Pinback’s Rob Crow from Shimmy-Disc’s Amazing “Rings of Saturn” Seven 7″ Singles Boxset
If you go rummaging far enough toward the back of the cluttered attic that is most... -
Stereo Embers TRACK OF THE DAY: Lunar Twin’s “Can’t Stop The Rain”
“Do not be angry with the rain,” Vladimir Nabokov once wrote. “It simply does not know... -
ECSTATIC STEREO EMBERS SINGLE/VIDEO PREMIERE – “This This Called We” from Philadelphia’s Northern Arms
Whereas, for writers, the shame of repeating ourselves, be it in poetry prose or critical appraisal,... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Withered Hand’s “Feelings”
Breaking a nearly ten-year silence, Withered Hand are back. Singer/songwriter Dan Willson is one of the... -
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE – “Copperhead Vagabond,” First Single WITH Video from Latest Shimmy-Disc Signing Ben Copperhead off Soon-to-be Released LP ‘Wailing Viridescence’
So, we have found during our years of reporting on rock-based music here in the new... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF DAY: Jody And The Jerms’ “Started Something”
Our Track of the Day today comes from Jody and the Jerms. Taken from the Oxford... -
A-Brim With the Doing of Life – “The Candle and the Flame” by Robert Forster
I really don’t know how to say this, how to convey music’s impact on me without... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: The Pull Of Autumn’s “Funhouse”
Our Track of the Day today comes from The Pull of Autumn. The art-pop collective’s new... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Rob Munk’s “Slumber”
Breaking a 20-year hiatus from releasing music, Rob Munk has roared right back with his brilliant...
Interviews
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STEREO EMBERS ALBUM PREMIER – “Contenders” from Great Lakes, including a Track-by-Track Breakdown from Founder Ben Crum
Some songwriters’ aim is so true you have to wonder as to the origin of their... -
Retro Synthwave For The Spectacular Now: An Interview with LAU
LAU is somewhat of an underground synthwave/retrowave legend online, garnering quite a bit of attention over... -
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE PREMIER w/INTERVIEW – “Coalescence” the New Single/Title Track from Cold Weather Company’s Upcoming Fourth Album
New Jersey residents Brian Curry, Jeff Petescia and Steve Shimchick, dba Cold Weather Company, traffic in...
Recent Reviews
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An Easy If Shiver-Inducing Intensity – “Of Tomorrow” from The Telescopes
I’ve written nearly nine hundred pieces for Stereo Embers since 2010 or whenever it was (mists... -
The Sun Will Rise Again: The Zombies’ Different Game
Listen to Colin Blunstone of The Zombies on Stereo Embers The Podcast How many bands from... -
Lining the Boulevards with Impact and Grace – Bill Pritchard’s “Sings Poems By Patrick Woodcock”
As a listener it’s always seemed a tricky business when a songwriter, with primarily just an... -
Ennobling the Concept of the Comeback Record – Germany’s Robocop Kraus Return After 15 Years Without Missing a Beat
OK, there are all these claims and promises on the (ex)pertly written promo sheet that came... -
A Sparse Intensity That Instantly Intrigues – Resurrectionists’ New Album “Now That We Are All Ghosts”
While not as frequently as we’d like, some records command our attention immediately, pretty much before... -
Hooks Raining Down Like Some Sort of Popgeist Manna – the black watch’s “Future Strangers”
If I’ve just skimmed the archives accurately – a solid if still slightly shaky ‘if’ –...
Entertainment News
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An Easy If Shiver-Inducing Intensity – “Of Tomorrow” from The Telescopes
I’ve written nearly nine hundred pieces for Stereo Embers since 2010 or whenever it was (mists... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREMIERE – “Ascension” from the New Kramer/Laraaji Ambient Album ‘Baptismal,’ Released Today on Shimmy-Disc
The mistake most of us make about ambient music is that it’s overridingly mellow and meant... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Shawn Brown’s “Road Of Bones”
In the past few years Shawn Brown has established himself as one of the great purveyors...