Jin Sonic is a collaboration between acclaimed Japanese ambient jazz guitarist Yutaka Hirasaka and Michael Scott Dawson. The two met up in Tokyo and over a gin discussed their teenage punk bands and a shared love of Jeff Parker. Upon returning home Dawson revisited their incomplete track that had been omitted from his The Tinnitus …
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Picastro returns with Ring Description, the second single off of the forthcoming Double On Time EP out June 12. “It would be like a sort of prime-era Liston, when maybe he realized no one was going to honour him or recognize him in any meaningful way. The line about losing is based on this book …
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For the past 30 years, Toronto’s Picastro has been evolving an intense and idiosyncratic variant of indie rock songcraft, embracing unique instrumentation, unsettling dissonance, and an ultra-personal approach to form and dynamics along the way. The vision of vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Liz Hysen has anchored the project’s sound throughout these three decades, even amidst …
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Wales-born, Brighton-based guitarist Gwenifer Raymond continues her ascent as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary instrumental music, with a run of new releases and performances that underscore her growing international profile. Fresh off a striking Tiny Desk performance recorded between dates on her recent North American tour, We Are Busy Bodies is poised …
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Contínua is the second full-length by Orbital Ensemble, set for release on June 19th, 2026, by We Are Busy Bodies, pushing the group’s neotropical psychedelic sound into more ambitious and collaborative territory. Written and produced by Toronto-based, Brazilian native multi-instrumentalist Felipe Sena with co-writers Artu Bastos and Dan McLay, the album features expansive arrangements and special guests on vocals, strings …
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Beefheart & McQuinn is the new project from UK artist Moby Beefheart, aka William Murray (formerly of UK outfit Fur), and Melbourne / Naarm musician Winter McQuinn (Sunfruits, jade imagine). Coming together after a chance coffee meetup, the two artists share a palpable musical connection. Sharing a love for the folk and rock sounds of …
Beefheart & McQuinn sign to We Are Busy Bodies for vinyl version of Midtown DowntimeRead More
Closed For The Festival is MIDI Janitor’s fourth full-length and is the follow-up to the Holy To Dogs LP, which was originally released on cassette in 2024 on legendary Vancouver tape label Hotham Sound and then in a vinyl edition by Toronto’s We Are Busy Bodies. Closed For The Festival will be the first MIDI …
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MXD is a nine-song set of expansive, progressive, art-leaning rock epics adorned with celestial saxophone, singular vocals, and kaleidoscopic arrangements. The project grew from an “old-school New York manager putting together a boy band” moment when veteran manager Steve Saporta connected the two artists when McCaslin needed a vocalist for his 2018 solo album Blow. …
McCaslin Dahle share debut single, Henry Takes The 5th, announce albumRead More
Who’s Gonna Buy?, credited to The Lemon Dips, is a shadowy 1969 artifact from the UK’s golden age of psychedelic library music. Released on the Music De Wolfe imprint and likely performed by anonymous session players, the record drifts between fuzz-toned garage rock, freakbeat melodies, and mood-setting instrumentals designed as much for film and television …
We Are Busy Bodies reissues psychedelic library album Who’s Gonna Buy by The Lemon DipsRead More
Gwenifer Live at WFMU was recorded on December 8th, at the tail end of Gwenifer Raymond’s December North American tour dates. This session captures Gwenifer Raymond performing a stark, spellbinding selection of songs drawn from her critically acclaimed albums Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark and Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain. Widely regarded as …
Gwenifer Raymond announces Live at WFMU album, touring this springRead More