British Sea Power Let The Dancers Inherit The Party Caroline International Since the release of their 2003 debut The Decline of British Sea Power, the band has been one hit single away from “the bigtime.” What “the bigtime” means for an English [...]
Jerry Leger Nonsense And Heartache Latent Recordings Jerry Leger’s Nonsense and Heartache navigates multiple terrains with confidence and flare. Two records combined, the striking duality of the album features the textures of a bold, bluesy [...]
Bob Dylan Triplicate Sony Music Canada Studio album number 38 for Mr. Bob Dylan and, as usual, it is a big event. This is his first ever studio triple album set. It is also his first album since 2016’s Fallen Angels. Triplicate is a triple [...]
Goldfrapp Silver Eye Mute Records On Goldfrapp’s seventh album, Silver Eye, the London-based electropop duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory return to their “Disco Goldfrapp” persona that has brought them great success in the past. You [...]
Mastodon Emperor Of Sand Reprise Mastodon’s latest album Emperor of Sand is yet another example of the group’s mastery of contemporary metal music. Sultan’s Curse” is an immediately compelling intro track that includes signature Mastodon [...]
Jamiroquai Automaton Universal Music Canada/Virgin EMI From the dark ashes of winter springs Grammy award-winning global electronic soul funk superstars, Jamiroquai, return with their eighth studio album, Automaton. Written and self-produced by [...]
Richard Edwards Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset Joyful Noise Recordings This is Richard Edwards’ first solo album since his departure from Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s (one hell of a good name for a band). It would seem that last year was just [...]
Aimee Mann Mental Illness Red Music A new release from Aimee Mann is always an important event. Since leaving, and disbanding ‘Til Tuesday in 1988 They went out with a bang with the incredible album Everything’s Different Now which is one of [...]
SECOND STILL SHARE “YOU TWO SO ALIKE” DEBUT | SELF-TITLED LP OUT APRIL 7TH Manic Depression Records The band’s debut EP, Early Forms, quickly sold out of cassettes on Bandcamp after it’s release in March of 2016. Between [...]
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE SHARE FIRST NEW SONG IN 7 YEARS “HALFWAY HOME” – TOUR DATES BEGIN MAY 23 Arts & Crafts Broken Social Scene have released their first new song in seven years. Entitled “Halfway Home”, the new song follows the band’s [...]
Andy McMaster Agenda 21 Generally Speaking Records The Motors called it a day in 1980 with the fantastic, and damn near perfect album, Tenement Steps. At this point, The Motors were really Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey, who had worked together [...]
Jeb Loy Nichols Country Hustle City Country City/Jullian Records Jeb Loy Nichols has been around a while in the music business, the fact that he is not a household name is a shame, as he has produced, written and performed some of the most [...]
Wire Silver/Lead Pinkflag Records 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the first Wire album, Pink Flag, one of the most influential albums of the last 40 years, and certainly the most important “punk” album ever issued. It broke new ground [...]
FAUVELY – “BREAK” WATCH ME OVERCOMPLICATE THIS (2017) Midwest Action March 31, 2017 Fauvely is the dream-pop project of Chicago-based songwriter, singer and guitarist Sophie Leigh, who settled in the Midwest by way of Savannah, [...]
Fischer-Z Building Bridges BMG John Watts has been making music for over forty years, either with Fischer-Z or as a solo artist. This is his tenth album with Fischer-Z, and the first since 2016’s This Is My Universe (also a Fischer-Z album). On [...]
LEFTFIELD READY TO RELEASE LEFTISM 22, A VERY SPECIAL REISSUE OF THEIR SEMINAL DEBUT LEFTISM Sony Music Leftfield – Neil Barnes and Paul Daley – one of electronic music’s all time greatest acts – has announced the release [...]
JACKSON-TRIGGS AMPHITHEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 17TH ANNUAL SUMMER CONCERT SEASON TO ROCK THE REGION HEADLINING TALENT INCLUDES SAM ROBERTS BAND AND CHANTAL KREVIAZUK, CANADIAN MUSIC LEGEND ALAN DOYLE, AND NEW TO THE LINE-UP, AMANDA [...]
HUORATRON SHARES NEW SINGLE SOPHOMORE LP OUT THIS SUMMER ON LAST GANG RECORDS Later this Summer, Huoratron – aka Finnish producer Aku Raski will release his sophomore album, XXVI Crimes of Love, the follow up to his 2012 debut Cryptocracy, on [...]
WAYHOME MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ACTS FEATURING CAGE THE ELEPHANT, PORTER ROBINSON, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, MUTEMATH AND MORE WayHome Music & Arts Festival is thrilled to announce additional performers to the 2017 edition. [...]
MATTHEW LOUIS – “WE ARE” [SINGLE] (2017) Independent March 30, 2017 Matthew Louis is a singer songwriter from a small town in New Mexico. Music was always a big part of his life, as he grew up playing piano and singing. [...]
Prozzäk @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 29, 2017 Welcome to The Hot Show. 1999 was a simpler timer. Bill Clinton was President, everyone’s biggest fear was Y2K and the internet was obsessed with a dancing baby. For kids born between the [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: DEPECHE MODE Originally a product of Britain’s new romantic movement, Depeche Mode went on to become the quintessential electro pop band of the 1980s. One of the first acts to establish a musical [...]
WONDERS & MONSTERS AN INTERVIEW WITH JEAN-LUC DE MEYER OF UNDERVIEWER Everybody has to start somewhere. Front 242’s Jean-Luc De Meyer and Patrick Codenys started in 1978 in a music project called Underviewer, the debut album of which, [...]
L CON – “HOW MUCH SHALL WE BET” MOON MILK (OCTOBER 7, 2016) Wildlife Sanctuary Sound Recordings March 29, 2017 L CON is the ever-evolving project of songwriter and sonic adventurer Lisa Conway (Del Bel). No newcomer to the [...]
