Jazz

This week's PBS Feature Album is Out Of Focus, the new expansive psych-rock album from Grinding Eyes.

Forming in 2016 and named after a 1960s Spanish B-grade horror film, Grinding Eyes have always played the long game, carefully constructing sonically dense and dynamically expansive albums. Out Of Focus is a thundering ride through waves of droning guitars, lush melodic hooks and driving kraut inspired repetition.

This week's PBS Feature Album is Te Whare Tīwekaweka, the fourth album from Marlon Williams. Over fourteen original songs, performed entirely in Te Reo Māori, Marlon explores newfound lyrical honesty and a grand sonic vision. When Marlon was having difficulty writing an album in English, he found that switching to his other ancestral tongue, which while not fluent, unlocked a new means of self-expression and felt like an important act of reclamation.

This Sunday night PBS will introduce a new show to our weekly roster. Following Gerry Koster’s decision to wind up his iconic show Dizzy Atmosphere, PBS is delighted to be able to continue our Sunday night focus on improvised music and progressive jazz with Stars In The Static, presented by musician, composer and bandleader Greg Sher.

This week's PBS Feature Album is a Best Hits of The 5.6.7.8's by Tokyo's rockin' retro trio.

Best Hits of The 5.6.7.8's features 14 tracks hand selected by the group to represent some of their favourite recordings over the past 39 years together. 

The 5.6.7.8's are like a turbocharged time machine, blastin' back to the sweet sounds of yesteryear while pushing the envelope with innovative jams. Their authentic vibe and fearless genre mashups make them icons of the indie and retro scenes.