ST. ARNAUD – “MORNING DREAMERS” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere “Morning Dreamers” is a song about loss, filtered through the experience of the final morning Ian St. Arnaud and Will Holowaychuk spent with their [...]
J HACHA DE ZOLA – “EL CHUCHO (HOOKO)” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere A standout track from J Hacha De Zola’s latest album Icaro Nouveau is “El Chucho (Hooko)”, a bit of a marching band type thing, according [...]
Get stoked for Pouzza Fest: May 17-19, 2019 Montreal’s annual punk rock festival is a celebration music, inclusion, and respect within punk culture. In its ninth year, it features 175+ bands, and is heavily influenced by pizza, poutine, and [...]
THE HOLY GASP – “THE LOVE SONGS OF OEDIPUS REX – IN CONCERT” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere The Holy Gasp make music for fans of theatrical, darkly comical, genre-defiant entertainment. They beckon you to surrender [...]
New Berlin Magnet Goodbye Boozy Records New Berlin’s second album Magnet shows promise and a tremendous growth since 2016’s Basic Function. The Texas three-piece is firing on all cylinders driving home a powerful punk sound that will leave you [...]
NOUVELLE VAGUE @ THE SAGE, GATESHEAD (UK) APRIL 27, 2019 “Happy Birthday, Nouvelle Vague” was the chant that welcomed the French band to the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK tonight. In celebration of their 15th anniversary Nouvelle Vague have [...]
The Jins Death Wish 604 Records There’s no question Ben Larsen, guitarist/vocalist for Vancouver three-piece The Jins, owns underwear with Kurt Cobain’s face on them. On The Jins’ new EP, Death Wish, Larsen proudly sports his Cobain drawers over [...]
SUM 41 ANNOUNCES SEVENTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ORDER IN DECLINE DUE OUT JULY 19 VIA HOPELESS RECORDS FIRST SINGLE “OUT FOR BLOOD” OUT NOW Legendary rock icons SUM 41 have announced their seventh full-length album, Order In Decline, will be released [...]
VALERIE WARNTZ – “GARDEN OF THOUGHTS” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere “Garden of Thoughts” is an acoustic ballad, accompanied by piano and birds’ singing. In this song Valerie opens up about feeling lonely [...]
WE’RE IN THIS BY OURSELVES A CONVERSATION WITH BROTHER ELSEY Family is a big thing for Brother Elsey and it goes far beyond their name. The narrative and sound of their music stitches together three brothers sewn into a rich tapestry of [...]
Catfish And The Bottlemen The Balance Island Records After the 3-year-long brutal wait, fans finally get to hear the newest addition to the Catfish roster. The Balance is the third studio album from the Wales-based artists and does not [...]
THE MOST UNATTRACTIVE COLOUR IN THE WORLD A CONVERSATION WITH JACK DANGERS OF MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Jack Dangers is the brilliant mind behind Meat Beat Manifesto. In fact, he is Meat Beat Manifesto (MBM). Dangers has single-handedly changed [...]
THE STRAWBS 50th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND @ THE STRAND, LAKEWOOD (NJ) APRIL 26-28, 2019 The Strawbs are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their debut album in 2019. Their first album, Strawbs, released in 1969 could be considered their second [...]
MURDER BY DEATH @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO APRIL 26, 2019 Lee’s Palace was packed with admirers eager to listen to the stories told by Murder By Death tonight. A Murder By Death show is a remarkable affair. It’s easy to get lost in the music [...]
Various Artists For the Throne (Music Inspired By The HBO Series Game Of Thrones) Columbia Records HBO’s Game of Thrones fans will be excited to hear the new music released on the album, For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of [...]
Guided By Voices Warp And Woof Rockathon Records Guided By Voices new album, Warp and Woof, consists of 24 songs in 37 minutes. This is a clear indication Guided By Voices continue to do what they do best. Warp and Woof is their 27th studio [...]
Local Natives Violet Street Loma Vista Recordings Local Natives have evolved throughout each album. Their debut LP, Gorilla Manor, featured the rough-around-the-edges energy of a young band letting loose, while Hummingbird introduced a more [...]
Dub Trio The Shape Of Dub To Come New Damage Records Dub Trio has been blurring genres with their music for over a decade now, and their newest album, The Shape of Dub to Come, is an admirably unique experience, but a bit too indecisive. The [...]
Alan Parsons The Secret Frontiers Music SRL The Secret is Alan Parsons first studio album in 15 years. His last album, A Valid Path, was released in 2004. Since then he has toured and released several live albums, and also oversaw the reissue of [...]
St. Lucia Acoustic Vol. 1 Columbia Records On topic with Marie Kondo’s 2019, St. Lucia has truly decluttered and ridden themselves of everything that doesn’t give them joy, and Acoustic Vol.1 takes on a new, raw sound. Acoustic Vol.1 is a [...]
Cokie The Clown You’re Welcome Fat Wreck Chords There was a time when it would have been impossible to believe that Fat Mike could make you cry. “Fat Mike” Burkett, often-controversial frontman of longstanding punk band NOFX, has an outlet [...]
Cranberries In The End BMG Many bands aspire to be timeless, but The Cranberries are one of the few to have achieved that goal. On In The End, The Cranberries have possibly delivered their finest album in their 30-year and eight-album history, [...]
Josh Ritter Fever Breaks V2 Records Benelux Recorded down in Nashville, Fever Breaks may be Josh Ritter’s most obviously country album. From the instrumentation and lyrics to the vocal inflections Ritter uses as he sings phrases like “y’all [...]
ALICE IN CHAINS & CITY AND COLOUR @ CASINO RAMA, ORILLIA APRIL 25, 2018 It certainly is a great time to be an Alice In Chains fan. Not only would I consider last year’s Rainier Fog among their greatest work, but their ongoing Black Antenna [...]
