The Bay Area Reporter is out with a list of “gay and queer music acts you may not yet know, but you should,” and Piqued by Jeffrey Runnings is on the list. The site explains that Runnings, the longtime For Against frontman, said before he died that the album “wasn’t made for anyone, it wasn’t even intended to be put out; it’s a record for its own sake.”
Read more here; the album is at radio now via Independent Project Records.
.@silent_radio says @patrickwatson's LP #UhOh - at radio from @secretcityrcrds - is "consistently thrilling... [with] a pitch-perfect sense of dynamic tension... Unquestionably one of the albums of 2025."
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/09/15/album-review-patrick-watson-uh-oh/
https://amanaplanacanal.com/2025/10/06/silent-radio-says-patrick-watsons-new-lp-is-consistently-thrilling/
https://youtu.be/94wbDQFBtMg
Falter likes the newest release from Mary Halvorson, #AboutGhosts, which is at radio from @NonesuchRecords. "The titular 'Ghosts' are truly friendly spirits."
https://www.falter.at/zeitung/20250930/about-ghosts
https://amanaplanacanal.com/2025/10/06/falter-enjoys-mary-halvorsons-latest/
https://youtu.be/zdE1wQBmA2w
![@leifvollebekk is at radio now with 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, along with two additional versions of album standout track “Peace Of Mind,” via @secretcityrecords. The record is both ethereal and grounded, evoking a deep sense of introspection and blending narrative lyrics with one-take lead vocal performances, cinematic arrangements, rich soundscapes, and lush orchestration. Vollebekk – who self-produced and plays piano, guitar, bass, B3 organ, harmonica, accordion and Moog synthesizer – compiled an impressive supporting cast including drummer Jim Keltner, steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Rod Stewart), and bassist Shahzad Ismaily. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Arctic Monkeys, Tracy Chapman) and mastered by Greg Calbi.
@bedroomdisco: “By far the best work by this talented singer-songwriter to date.”
@americana_uk_: “[Vollebekk] has delivered a superb piece of work.”
@exclaim.ca: “Vollebekk’s subconscious is both amplified and reconstructed.”](https://amanaplanacanal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
