FAITH HEALER – “TRY ;-)” TRY;-) (2018) Edmonton Independent June 30, 2018 When multi-instrumentalist Renny Wilson joined Jessica Jalbert as a full time member of Faith Healer, their goal was to write music that was simpler and [...]
Bruce Dickinson Scream For Me Sarajevo: Music From The Motion Picture Sanctuary Records Not only is this album just a great hard rock album, but it is a story. A story about how terrible war is. A story about how powerful music is. A story that [...]
Nachtmahr Widerstand Trisol Music Group Austrian band Nachtmahr, headed by Thomas Rainer, has been described as “an industrial orgy” by critics. Within this world of heavy dance floor stomping beats, that is high praise. Upon exploring their [...]
Let’s Eat Grandma I’m All Ears Transgressive Let’s get it out of the way now and address this fact, as all Let’s Eat Grandma reviews seem almost contractually obligated to do – Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton are young. Their 2016 debut I, [...]
Ray Davies Our Country: Americana Act II Sony Music Our Country: Americana Act II is not so much a sequel to the very successful 2017 release, Americana, as it is a continuation. Ray Davies has based both albums on his 2013 book Americana: The [...]
Gorillaz The Now Now Parlophone Records Limited Your favourite cartoon ensemble that makes up the Gorillaz is back at it again with a new album, The Now Now, and although it’s not as courageous as previous releases, it’s a much-needed collection [...]
Guns N’ Roses Appetite For Destruction Remastered Universal Music Group (Originally Geffen Records) It goes without saying that Guns N’ Roses’ seminal 1987 album, Appetite For Destruction, is a near flawless debut album that set the bar for rock [...]
THE JOY FORMIDABLE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AAARTH TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED WITH FOO FIGHTERS Hassle Records Welsh trio The Joy Formidable announce their return in the shape of their fourth album, AAARTH. Set for release on September 28, 2018 via Hassle [...]
Wild Moccassins Look Together New West Records Look Together is this generation’s Rumours. Co-written by the core members of Wild Moccasins, Zahira Gutierrez and Cody Swann, the album lyrically and musically documents the break-up of Swann and [...]
A Flock Of Seagulls with The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Ascension August Day This seems to be a trend. A great many artists, alive and dead, are setting their music with an orchestra. The bands originating from the 1980s are not immune to [...]
Jim James Uniform Distortion ATO Records Uniform Distortion is the newest album by Jim James. He brings forth a soulful experience with an indie feel. James’ latest album will be a bit different than his last. He decided to drop the [...]
Florence + the Machine High As Hope Virgin EMI There are few, if any, voices more distinctive or powerful than that of Florence Welch. Famed for her ability to channel emotion through her shiver-inducing vocals, Florence’s vocal prowess has [...]
Claire Morales All That Wanting Independent Listening to Claire Morales’s second LP, All That Wanting, I can’t help but feel like I’ve heard this before. Don’t get me wrong, Morales’s voice is, by definition, beautiful. “Sybille” and “New [...]
HUGH CORNWELL SIGNS TO SONY FOR NEW ALBUM MONSTER INCLUDES BONUS DISC OF RE-RECORDED STRANGLERS ACOUSTIC TRACKS OUT OCTOBER 5, 2018 One of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation, Hugh Cornwell will release his new album Monster [...]
BOOJI BOYS – “SISTER” WEEKEND ROCKER (2018) Halifax Independent July 1, 2018 Who says punk is dead? It’s alive and kicking in this 12-track punk epic the Booji Boys left under the Great Canadian Holiday Tree on Christmas [...]
SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS – “FOREVER SICK” THE AVERAGE SAVAGE (2017) Vancouver Independent June 29, 2018 – Road to Polaris Spill Magazine’s first featured artist on our “Road To Polaris” Track Of The Day [...]
CHAKA KHAN, THE QUEEN OF FUNK & SWITCH TEAM UP TO DROP “LIKE SUGAR” THE FIRST RELEASE ON SWITCH’S NEW LABEL DIARY RECORDS Diary Records In a red hot, era-spanning collaboration, The Queen of Funk and multiple Grammy winner Chaka [...]
GOGOL BORDELLO FEATURING REGINA SPEKTOR RELEASE VIDEO FOR “SEEKERS AND FINDERS” LIMITED RUN OF REISSUES OUT JULY 6 VOI-LA INTRUDER, MULTI KONTRA CULTI VS. IRONY, AND EAST INFECTION COOKING VINYL Following the release of their [...]
ALICE IN CHAINS ANNOUNCE AUGUST 24 RELEASE FOR RAINIER FOG – THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS BAND RELEASES NEW TRACK “SO FAR UNDER” TODAY BAND CURRENTLY ON WORLDWIDE HEADLINE TOUR Alice In Chains have announced an August 24 release for the [...]
THE THIRDS – “ANTIMATTER” SINGLE (2018) New York Independent June 28, 2018 “‘Antimatter’ is a very personal song, in that is a chronicle of my own experiences with depression. To describe depression as a [...]
TALK TIME- “YEAR OF SELF” SINGLE (2018) Los Angeles Independent June 27, 2018 Year Of Self: celebration/mantra for the unique thinkers with courage to live outside the box, and an ode to the astronomer Galileo. Artist Bio Talk Time [...]
CROOKED FLOWER – “TUNNEL OF LIGHT” DARKNESS & LIGHT (2018) Berkeley, California Independent June 26, 2018 Crooked Flower hits all the sweet spots. Phat bass and drum grooves along with melodic guitars and Angie Dang’s [...]
MARTIN POPOFF – PINK FLOYD: ALBUM BY ALBUM VOYAGEUR PRESS – JUNE 26, 2018 BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS For his latest release in what is truly an expansive collection of music driven literature, Martin Popoff has turned his attention [...]
BEN KUNDER – BETTER HUMAN A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere “This record is about trying to navigate through the world while sharing darkness to see the light.The more I started opening up about it all, the more I realized everyone [...]