Barbican Estate: Rock Drill

Japanese duo Barbican Estate have found a way to bring traditional music into psych-infused avant-garde and Krautrock. Now based in London they are part of the underground where musical and visual arts are joined to create an immersive multimedia experience. Their new album Rock Drill does need not moving pictures - the tracks are perfectly capable to conjure up images on their own.

Bookended by the two parts of the soft-spoken Tokyo Ga they have built a maze of sounds, perusing drones, intimate vocals and swirling guitar flourishes. They can latch upon a riff and let it roam freely upon a backbeat that is halfway Can and the Sisters of Mercy.

Words about music (862): Susan Tedeschi

The people I liked all told a story playing guitar. There are a lot of flashy guys out there I didn't like. Whereas someone like B.B. King could play one note and make people feel it - that's way deeper.

Susan Tedeschi

The 351's: Worst-Case Scenario

Canadian punk trio The 351's have rounded up the tracks from their first two EPs (No Replacement For Displacement and Against All Odds)for a reissue on vinyl. They make it quick - the eight tracks on Worst-Case Scenario are all done in a little over 20 minutes - and there is plenty of energy, but they come up short to make a lasting impression. There's righteous anger, a decent amount of Ramones-inspired guitar, but naming your band after the evil truck from Spielberg's Duel means that relentlessness should be part of it as well.

A track like Glass Of Mosh Pit Blood with the on-point stuttering guitar and singalon potential of the chorus shows their potential, but the ill-advised attempt to channel the Clash with the ska excursion Devil's Daughter should have been confined within the confines of their rehearsal room. They are currently working on a new EP. If they are lucky, the old adage of third time's a charm might apply.

Nick Cave: "Conversations with Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk and Music" North American tour

Nick Cave will answer questions and play a few songs on piano during his Conversations with Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk and Music tour in North America:

Years ago, in a peculiar state of mind, I travelled across the U.S., stepped onto stages in different cities, and fielded questions from the audience. It was a strange, almost desperate idea, but those nights became deeply healing for me. I hope the audience felt the same.

Eight years have passed. The Red Hand Files have grown in reach and stature; the topics of conversation have broadened, and it feels like the right time to return to America, a different America from eight years ago, and bring the Conversations… show back. I’ll have my piano with me, play some songs, and answer questions. What could possibly go wrong?

Tickets presale on November 11 at 10am (local), general on sale begins Friday, November 13 at 10am (local) - except for the Montreal show which starts at 11am (local).

It's Karma It's Cool: Jeremiah

English neo-psychedelic power pop quartet It's Karma It's Cool's new single Jeremiah tells the tale of a young man, who is suffering from serious mental issues, but is given an opportunity to set things straight and get his life in order..

The raucous guitar solo leads the way to better days, but the various rhythm shifts in the songs mirror the hills and valleys that he will encounter during his journey. It is a track from the band's new album Paint Me Skyward, which will be released next year.