I reviewed the gorgeous, mysterious new ambient/drone/post-rock album from the Philadelphia-based duo The Early. Reminiscent of recent works by Pullman and The Necks, although Alex Lewis and Jake Nussbaum still carve out a unique sound that is truly their own. www.popmatters.com/the-early-i-...
Got on the other side of the mic and talked anti-war movement, past and present, with Dan and Salar.
“Lewis and Nussbaum have no concerns for the limits of time or the amount of experimenting and improvising they can squeeze into a session."
It's true.
On-point review of our new album from Chris Ingalls at @popmatters.com.
www.popmatters.com/the-early-i-...
New Dig ep: Ben Mabie and Salar Mohandesi on what war on Iran tells us about US imperialism, and why US doesn’t have a massive anti-war movement even amid high anti-war public sentiment. We must make movements that can thrive and win under new conditions. thedigradio.com/podcast/anti...
Man, I wish some lefty did a five-part podcast series on the modern history of Iran: thedigradio.com/History%20of...
“The Early’s playing sounds natural and fluid, but I can also hear the communication between Nussbaum and Lewis in how they guide these tracks along. I Want to Be Ready stands out among experimental rock music thanks to the titular desire expressed and, eventually, realized by it.”
New Unruly Subjects! Ronald Young Jr. on platform, power, and how to argue in public without losing your soul. + Ms. Rachel/Rahaf from Gaza + NYU contract faculty strike update.
Listen here! pod.link/1849696769/e...
It's Bandcamp Friday. Ideal day to buy The Early's new album if you've been considering it.
theearly.bandcamp.com/album/i-want...
"The LP’s tracks shuffle between looseness and intricacy, generally most involving when they manage to combine both at the same time.” - @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
I have this weird feeling I did something to offend all of the Gen X people in my life but I have no idea what I did.
We have a big, urgent opportunity to primary establishment Dems who make Trumpism possible through fealty to corporate power and enthusiasm for arming Israeli war machine. My interview with Geoff Simpson on @justicedemocrats.com's 2026 insurgent primary campaigns. thedigradio.com/podcast/prim...
The Early - I Want To Be Ready album cover. Abstract painting in white, purple, black, dark green, blue and red, with a touch of yellow.
'I Want To Be Ready suggests that post-rock’s vitality doesn’t have to lie in rapturous explosion, but rather in the tension that precedes it – suspended in an ornate half-space that resists release without ever relinquishing intensity.'
The Early - I Want To Be Ready
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If you’d like to understand history of the country that US and Israeli imperialists are waging an illegal and unjust war against check out @thedigradio.bsky.social five part series with Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran www.thedigradio.com/History%20of...
Listen to Unruly Subjects here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Even more nice writing about our new music at @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social.
More close-listening and nice writing about my band The Early's new music.
"Lewis and Nussbaum pass through landscapes, lighting them up and leaving them changed for the better"
klofmag.com/2026/02/the-...
The album is out tomorrow.
DM me if you're planning on buying tickets at the door or on the fence 😉 I can help you.
Philly: My band The Early's album release show at Solar Myth is coming up this Sunday, 3/1. Soon!
Buy tickets/spread the word: www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/the...
"Drifty, minimalist jazz fusion soundscapes that hum, drone and rumble like the atmosphere of a clockwork city..."
Will Transmissions resume soon? Missing it from my weekly listening diet.
Black and white gig poster featuring Thom Nguyen shredding on a drum set
High saturation gig poster image of Anne Ishii grooving on a colorful drum set
Double exposed image of Matt Lee on bass clarinet and Alex Lewis on guitar
Gig poster with details: Jerry’s on Front March 12 2026 $15/8pm Thom Nguyen (Asheville) + Anne Ishii (Philadelphia) Alex Lewis + Matthew S Lee (Philadelphia)
Come to Jerry’s On Front (2341 N Front St Philadelphia) on March 12 to see me duo-drum with Thom Nguyen and Alex Lewis duo-ing with Matt Lee. 7:30 doors $15 @alexjrlewis.bsky.social @killerdonut.bsky.social
Our album is deemed "New & Notable" by @bandcamp.com 😎
OUT NOW: Chris Forsyth's WHAT IS NOW w John Moran & Joey Sullivan "Both / And" CD/DL. This is a @bandcamp.com- and merch table-only release limited to 200 CDs. Please give a listen a grab a copy. We'll have these on our March tour w Orcutt Shelley Miller. chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/album/both-and
The second, final installment of my interview w/ historian Peter Linebaugh on @thedigradio.bsky.social: Luddites' machine-breaking revolt, the centrality of capital punishment in consolidation of capitalist state, remaking struggle against enclosure for 21st century. thedigradio.com/podcast/brea...
More nice writing about our new music.
The Early - 'I Want To Be Ready' (2026) FEB 27 - Something Else! somethingelsereviews.com/2026/02/17/t...
Pre-order here: theearly.bandcamp.com/album/i-want...
i'm the biggest Dig fan there is and i gotta say this one really warmed my heart, just a real pleasure to listen to smart people who really care
Our album "I Want To Be Ready" is deemed New & Notable by @bandcamp.com today.
theearly.bandcamp.com/album/i-want...
Really generous and well-written review of our new Flat Mary Road EP in @rosyoverdrive.com. Always appreciate the close listens.
rosyoverdrive.com/2026/02/16/p...
$38B for gestapo jails to divide and conquer us, instead of $38 billion for green social housing to bring us together and make us safer.
I’ve admired @chenjerai.bsky.social’s work for many years. Grateful he had me on his podcast, and that we had such an in-depth conversation about ICE flights, humanity, and real actions we can take to help our immigrant neighbors.
www.patreon.com/posts/shackl...
Just moved my car for the first time in 18 days 🔥 ❄️
BREAKING on the Unruly Patreon, Chenjerai talks with Elisabeth Fay (NYU; CFU-UAW bargaining committee) about NYU’s stalled contract talks and CFU-UAW’s strike authorization vote this week—and why it matters to everyone. Patreon exclusive, but free to share. www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
