Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea album review By Matt Doria "This is, without a doubt, the best we’ve heard from the New York virtuoso in at least a decade."
Hachiku - I'll Probably Be Asleep album review By Matt Doria "There’s a gorgeous undercurrent of ethereality that ripples through this endearing and dynamic debut."
Billie Joe Armstrong - No Fun Mondays album review By Matt Doria "The effort Billie Joe Armstrong put into his 2020 lockdown project cannot be understated."
Pinegrove - Amperland, NY album review By Matt Doria "Amperland, NY works equally great as an entry point for potential new ‘pinenuts’ as it does the soundtrack to Pinegrove’s titular high-concept arthouse film."
Fender Play review By Chris Schwarten Fender delivers an online instrument learning program for beginners that lives up to its name
Powderfinger - Unreleased (1998-2010) album review By Matt Doria "An essential grab for any level of fan."
Sandberg California TM Nighthawk Plus and VS Lionel review By Bass Player Staff Two very different basses from Sandberg stake their claim for mid-priced market supremacy
Pillow Queens - In Waiting album review By Matt Doria "This unforgivingly catchy and wickedly poignant debut is sure to make Pillow Queens an alt scene staple"
Guild Starfire I DC and I SC GVT review By Dave Burrluck If you’ve got a past, why not plunder it? What Guild’s new range lacks in historical accuracy it makes up for in price
Obscura Hail - Siren EP review By Matt Doria "Rough around the edges in a cute and kitschy way, like a DIY punk bar with plastic butterflies blu-tacked to the walls"
Kurt Vile - Speed, Sound, Lonely KV EP review By Matt Doria "Kurt Vile’s new five‑tracker is driven by his typical twangy, from‑the‑hip noodling and soulful, pseudo-Southern drawl"
Blake Scott - Niscitam album review By Matt Doria "The solo debut from The Peep Tempel’s captain is expectedly confronting..."
Wax Chattels - Clot album review By Matt Doria "Wax Chattels have brewed up an album of rich and riveting guitar riffs that doesn’t actually feature a single guitar"
Strymon Compadre review By Trevor Curwen This boost and compressor might just be the missing link between your guitar and your amp
MXR Timmy Overdrive review By Paul Riario MXR buddies up with Paul Cochrane for a reissue of his much prized transparent drive pedal
Ben Harper - Winter Is For Lovers album review By Matt Doria "Ben Harper’s love for the humble lap-steel comes to a bold (and incalculably beautiful) peak"
Boss Waza-Air review By Paul Riario A fully featured headphones amp that might just be the best wireless, take-anywhere-and-practice option on the market
Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster and Stratocaster HSS review By Chris Gill Fender's flagship US models raise the bar for the electric guitar
Brad Cox - My Mind's Projection album review By Matt Doria "Not only is this easily one of 2020’s best country releases, it’s one that makes us especially desperate for live music to kick back up in full force"
Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive album review By Matt Doria "Bold and bright and beautifully bare‑bones, packed with delicate acoustic twangs and tongue-in-cheek lyrical whimsy"
