February 23, 2025

staff picks

mike pitts

Staff Pick: Various Artists - Barnyard Beehive

Numero’s latest compilation “Barnyard Beehive” hit the shelves on Valentine’s Day.

November 10, 2024

staff picks

mike pitts

Staff Pick: Tsunami - Loud Is As

FFO: 90’s indie rock and knowing far too much about the Teen Beat label

October 27, 2024

staff picks

mike pitts

Staff Pick: Bratmobile - Pottymouth + Ladies, ...

The long awaited reissues for Bratmobile’s catalog are finally here!

October 20, 2024

staff picks

mike pitts

Staff Pick: Blood Incantation - Absolute ...

The latest from Blood Incantation has peaked some interest around these parts!

October 13, 2024

staff picks

mike pitts

Staff Pick: Dummy - Free Energy

"We all can’t get enough of Dummy’s Free Energy here at ol Sonic Boom! "

ben pirani

Greg Brown

April 4, 2021

staff picks

Staff Picks: Soul Slabs Vol. 2 - Colemine Records

Greg Brown

April 4, 2021

staff picks

The always exceptional Colemine Records label has released their second volume of the “Soul Slabs” series, collecting the label’s hot neo-soul a-sides across a 3 LP set.

Greg Brown

October 4, 2018

what's new

What's New: Roots Department

Greg Brown

October 4, 2018

what's new

Our latest staff-picks from the broad range of roots music: New soul from Ben Pirani, royal country from Loretta Lynn, new music from Mountain Man and Rayland Baxter, and archival tracks from Tom Petty and Don Cherry!