News
Passage Due Out October 30 via Jean Sandwich
Sep 04, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
John Jeffrey, the drummer for Moon Duo, has announced his debut solo album, Passage, and shared its first single, the eight-minute long instrumental “Leaving Franklin.” Passage is due out October 30 via Jean Sandwich (a Portland-based label). More
Plus Water From Your Eyes, Holy Fuck, Moon Duo, Tindersticks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We knew this week’s #1 song would be our #1 the moment we heard it. It might be the #1 Song of the Year even, we’ll see. More
Stars Are the Light Due Out September 27 via Sacred Bones
Sep 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Moon Duo (aka Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada) are releasing a new album, Stars Are the Light, on September 27 via Sacred Bones. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Eternal Shore,” the album’s final pre-release single. More
Plus Joyero, Bat For Lashes, Jay Som, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 09, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. With last week’s list we had a clear #1 and #2 in Angel Olsen and HAIM. This week it was a bit more of a challenge to decide the final order. But we still managed a solid Top 10. More
Also Check Out the Best Releases of the Last Month
Feb 03, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here we highlight five albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. There’s also a longer list of albums released in the last month that are also worth checking out. We have also included Amazon links for each album. More
Festival Happens June 1-5 in Marina Di Ravenna, Italy
May 15, 2015
By Laura Studarus
On June 1-5, Marina Di Ravenna, Italy will host the fourth edition of Beaches Brew—a free festival featuring the Thee Oh Sees, Viet Cong, Shabazz Palaces, and more. Along with the sunscreen, we’re packing a series of mixtapes from artists playing the fest, you know—just to get us in a sunny frame of mind. The next in the series comes from Moon Duo.
Reviews
Oct 07, 2019
By Matt the Raven
If you were to judge the music on Moon Duo’s seventh LP by its album cover, you would presume it to be hippy-dippy, trippy, space music. But you would only be partially correct. More
May 15, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
Over the course of three (and a half with the inclusion of Occult Architecture Vol. 1) previous albums, Moon Duo have found a fascinating middle-ground between out-there experimentation and tightly constricted music. More
Mar 18, 2015
By Scott Dransfield
The first thing that needs to be said about Moon Duo: if you can’t bear repetition, they’re probably not for you. More
Feb 16, 2010
By Nate Daly
Toppling the band’s two previous EPs, Escape takes Moon Duo’s hyper-repetitive psych drone to a new level of rock. While the drum (drum machine?) beats may never change and the bass riffs are three notes at the most, Moon Duo gets by with layers of rhythm topped with deliriously overdriven guitar wankery—I mean that in a good way. More