Labyrinthine by Faetooth

Labyrinthine (cover)

Faetooth‘s sophomore album, Labyrinthine, released on September 5, 2025, via The Flenser, marks a mesmerizing evolution for the Los Angeles-based trio—Ari May on vocals and guitar, Jenna Garcia on bass, and Rah Kanan on drums. Formed in 2019, the band self-describes their sound as “fairy doom,” a haunting fusion of doomgaze, atmospheric sludge metal, and shoegaze-tinged heaviness that conjures ethereal forests and supernatural gloom.

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The Bolshoi Brothers

The Bolshoi Brothers (cover)

In a musical landscape often dominated by fleeting trends, The Bolshoi Brothers‘ self-titled debut album emerges as a refreshing anomaly. Released on March 21, 2025, via Electronic Music Records, this project reunites Trevor Tanner (vocals and guitar) and Paul Clark (keyboards), former members of the 1980s new wave band The Bolshoi. Conceived during the COVID lockdown with Tanner in Florida and Clark in Seattle, the album’s remote creation infuses it with an intimate, almost spectral quality.

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It’s Bandcamp Friday (9/5/25)

Fans have paid artists $1.57 billion using Bandcamp.

On select Fridays throughout the year, Bandcamp waives its share of sales for 24 hours, giving fans an opportunity to support the artist they love more directly.

Here are some of my recommendations:

Purchase digital music

Well, that is something I never thought I’d say.

Significant changes are coming to global tariffs (import taxes imposed by the government) that may impact how packages enter the United States.

In practice, this means fees may be applied to some types of merchandise on US-bound shipments.

Also, several international postal carriers are temporarily suspending delivery to the US. These restrictions do not come from the artists or labels but from global carriers.

Remember, that while some artists and labels may suspend shipments to the US, you can always support them directly by purchasing digital music.