CREATION REBEL HIGH ABOVE HARLESDEN 1978-2023 ON-U SOUND After being quiet for a while, dub innovators Creation Rebel returned last year with a new set of dub delicacies, again under the helm of Adrian Sherwood and his On-U-Sound titled Hostile [...]
FANCLUBWALLET OUR BODIES PAINT TRAFFIC LINES COOL ONLINE Our Bodies Paint Traffic Lines is the latest EP by fanclubwallet and the first as a full band. Up until now, 24-year-old Hannah Judge was DIY. Three of Judge’s close friends who were also [...]
HIGH LLAMAS HEY PANDA DRAG CITY The High Llamas are back with their first album in eight years. Hey Panda is creative from start to finish, with wild production and layered instrumentation. Some songs are quite interesting, especially the first [...]
MAJESTY CRUSH BUTTERFLIES DON’T GO AWAY THE NUMERO GROUP Majesty Crush were a 1990s ‘shoegaze’ band with a 1980s sensibility and vibe. Formed in Detroit, the band consisted of the late David Stroughter (vocals), bassist Hobey Echlin, [...]
GLASS BEAMS MAHAL NINJA TUNE Mahal is a very fascinating EP, as is the band Glass Beams. There is not a whole lot known about the band, such as who are the three members, but they do make a great sound with influences as far reaching as Ravi [...]
DANTÉ RAVENHEARST HALF SUN/HALF MOON SUN MILK RECORDS Toronto-based Danté Ravenhearst (originally from Kawartha Lakes in Ontario) is not only a singer/songwriter, but she is also a conservationist and scientist. Not the usual combination one [...]
GARY CLARK JR. JPEG RAW WARNER MUSIC Five years ago, Gary Clark Jr. established himself as one of the most impressive creative forces to emerge in the last decade with his impeccable opus, This Land. Since then, the anticipation for his fourth [...]
R.E. SERAPHIN FOOL’S MATE TAKE A TURN/SAFE SUBURBAN HOME RECORDS It feels a bit like power pop was in a bit of a doghouse after its second upsurge in the 90s, but with quite a new number of artists favoring the genre (or sub-genre, if you [...]