EVA X TURBOPINK DISTORTION PRODUCTIONS Eva X released her debut album in 2022 (I Dream of a Reality), which firmly established her in the world of electronica and EDM music. She is back with the wonderfully titled TURBOPINK, and while not an [...]
KISS ROCK AND ROLL OVER (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP The latest from KISS in their never-ending run of re-issues is Rock and Roll Over (50th Anniversary Edition). This time around the technology (and perhaps with the help of [...]
SLACK TIMES CASTING MERITORIO RECORDS Back in the early 70s, all things connected with any form of pop in rock music was scorned by a slew of rock critics, usually labeled as ‘simplistic.’ Well, some 50 years or so on, that [...]
WILDER MAKER SMOKING THE BUNNY WESTERN VINYL When we reviewed Wilder Maker’s The Streets Like Beds Still Warm album back in 2025, we noted that the band’s frontman Gabriel Birnbaum is all over the place, operating as a music [...]
HAYDEN THE RECENT PAST HARDWOOD RECORDS Hayden Desser, simply known professionally as Hayden, the somewhat reclusive Toronto musician, has been releasing LPs for 30 years. His 10th studio LP, The Recent Past, takes listeners on a familiar, [...]
COMPUTERWIFE BORN FROM A WISH DANGER COLLECTIVE RECORDS If you’ve listened to music for as long as the Spill team has, chances are that you’ve come across at least one song or album that refuses to be understood or labeled. Known for a [...]
DEUX VISAGES CALL IT GOODBYE PURE NOISE RECORDS Coming-of-age stories are both nuanced and universal. We all have one. The perennial struggle for identity that has graced everything from classic literature to the silver screen. Growing up is a [...]
CHASTITY BELT ALL MY FRIENDS SUICIDE SQUEEZE RECORDS Indie rock group Chastity Belt surprises us with an early holiday gift: All My Friends. Harmonizing together since 2010, this alternative quartet of besties builds a record inspired by their [...]
THE FUZZTONES JUST ONCE CLEOPATRA RECORDS The Fuzztones released their debut album, Lysergic Emanations in 1985, which means much of this live compilation, Just Once, was recorded prior to their first studio album. Although, listening to the [...]
CONDUIT OF HUMANITY THE ROOK RESCORD RECORDS Conduit Of Humanity is more of a collective than a band. Of course, they perform live and record, but their albums are more of a collaboration of a number of artists. This album, The Rook, for [...]
THE QUESTION MUCH! OGLIO RECORDS Between 1983 and 1985, The Question, a band from Los Angeles who developed a huge and devoted fan base in Southern California, released two singles, neither of which charted but they were well loved and are now [...]
THE CHURCH LACUNA COOKING VINYL Lacuna is album number 28 for The Church, their first since 2023’s The Hypnogogue and its 2024 continuation, Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars. Both of the albums were part of the same concept. With Lacuna, the [...]
MELØ ARCHITECTS OF REVOLUTION INDEPENDENT MELØ is an incredibly talented artist, and Architects of Revolution, his second album, is long overdue but it is well worth the wait. As an artist, he has grown a great deal since his debut album Songs [...]
BOBBY CHARLES THE BOBBY CHARLES STORY THE LAST MUSIC CO. The world lost Bobby Charles in 2010, and in some regards he may never have gotten the recognition he deserved. He is, perhaps, best known as a songwriter. His songs have been recorded by [...]
BAD WAITRESS IN THE HOLLOW STOMP RECORDS Toronto-based punk mainstays Bad Waitress have made their long-awaited return with their second full-length album, In The Hollow. The record is their first major release in five years, following their [...]
ATREYU A DEATH-GRIP ON YESTERDAY CRAFT RECORDINGS Atreyu’s third studio album, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, celebrates its 20th anniversary with a vinyl reissue. The nine-track album allows listeners to revisit the top 10 LP that helped define [...]
BEN VAUGHN MAGNETIC EAST: THE DEER TICK SESSIONS YEP ROC RECORDS There are rock veterans and then there are rock veterans on today’s music scene. Ones just keep on treading stale music waters (let’s not name names here), while others [...]
SARAH METH SOMETHING SHAMEFUL WISHBONE RECORDS For those outside a certain music scene, in Sarah Meth’s case it is a big one, London England, it might be a bit hard to catch on immediately on a great talent in this age where so much new [...]
DRIVEWAY CEILING DEATH OF THE WALDEN NEWSPAPER CO. INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS (IPR) Is there a college rock revival going on? It might be a question for a more detailed response. But if the revival of some of the best artists that originated [...]
TOM EVANS I BELIEVE IN YOU (DEMOS 1970 – 1977) Y&T MUSIC Badfinger had four brilliant writers in that band. Tom Evans, the bassist for Badfinger, was not only a brilliant writer, but also an accomplished guitarist and strong [...]
FOGHAT LIVE AND LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. FOGHAT RECORDS Foghat released their 17th studio album, Sonic Mojo, in 2023 and it gave them their first number one album (it went to number one on the Billboard ‘Blues Chart’). It may have taken them 50 [...]
ROKY ERICKSON AND THE ALIENS THE EVIL ONE FIRE RECORDS The 2005 documentary You’re Gonna Miss Me treated audiences to the wonderful and eccentric legacy of Texas-born singer-guitarist Roky Erickson. From his days in the influential [...]
SKINSHAPE CHAPMAN’S POOL LEWIS RECORDINGS London based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Will Dorey has returned with the 11th album from Skinshape. Chapman’s Pool, while written and recorded throughout 2024 and 2025, [...]
PISS YOU MADE ME / SKIN ON LINEN PAPER BAG RECORDS Emerging from Vancouver, BC, PISS has quickly amassed a fervent following and an air of excitement off the release of only a handful of singles over the last month. Signed to Toronto’s Paper Bag [...]
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