Off Shelf

08/21/2026

Gen Con may have wrapped up weeks back, but the games are still fresh in our mind! Here is second unpacking of our haul of highlights, featuring Restoration Games, Good Games Publishing, Osprey Games, Thames & Kosmos, Hot Banana Games, Horrible Guild, Cryptozoic Entertainment, Fractal Juegos, DV Games and more!

The Games of Gen Con 2026, Part Two

08/19/2026

Far Out Sounds offers beautiful solace from the world's inferno felt at your back with new music from Parts & Labor (Ernest Jenning Record Co.), Lumtz, Spirituals, and more.

Far Out Sounds offers beautiful solace from the world's inferno felt at your back with new music from Parts & Labor, Lumtz, Spirituals, and more.

08/17/2026

Out this Friday from Merge Records, Elanor Moss writes on The Knife, The Needle about how love reshapes people - sometimes tenderly and sometimes not.

Read our interview at https://offshelf.net/2026/08/17/elanor-moss/

08/12/2026

Head Space warps genres and blurs with reverb on music from Mother Father and Jake Borgemenke Music, Left at Orion, Motorpsycho, and Dead Meadow (Official) (HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS).

Head Space warps genres and blurs with reverb on music from Mother Father and Jake Borgemenke, Left at Orion, Motorpsycho, and Dead Meadow.

08/10/2026

On Maree (Aut Records), percussionist and composer Filippo Sala was drawn to the oscillating movement of the tides. A warm crest of jazz breaks into a refreshing flow of post rock, naturally bringing together the three players across the album's ten songs.

Read our interview at https://offshelf.net/2026/08/10/filippo-sala/

08/07/2026

Anyone who attended Gen Con 2026 will tell you that the – thankfully, mostly harmless – highlight was the tornado warning. And with a natural disaster averted, here is part one of the rest of our highlights, featuring Hellbreak TCG, Ravensburger, Possum Creek Games, Alley Cat Games, HABA USA, Twogether Studios, Van Ryder Games, Trick or Treat Studios, Hachette Boardgames USA and more.

The Games of Gen Con 2026, Part One

08/05/2026

Punk Rock Scouting Report rounds verse, chorus, and bridge with music from Unicorn Dogs, The Something Ain't Rights, The Sleights (Rad Girlfriend Records), Among Legends, and The Underbites (I Buy Records).

Punk Rock Scouting Report rounds verse, chorus, and bridge with music from Unicorn Dogs, The Something Ain't Rights, The Sleights, Among Legends, and The Underbites.

07/28/2026

“Each action is simple, important, and probably repeated.”

With such intentionality placed on the sparse tones explored on James M. Creed's Tending, it’s a mantra sustained through the understanding and trust of its players.

Read our interview at https://offshelf.net/2026/07/28/james-m-creed/

07/24/2026

On nen (We Jazz), Kiri Ra! delivers a fascinating tête-à-tête-à-tête between longtime friends covering minimalism, spiritual jazz, folk traditions, and more. However the nuances they give feel far more personal and of the moment.

Read our interview at https://offshelf.net/2026/07/24/kiri-ras-matti-bye/