Throbbing Gristle Part Two: The Endless Not (Reissue) Mute In 2004, Throbbing Gristle reformed after calling it a day in 1981. The original lineup put aside their differences, and eventually in 2007 they recorded Part Two: The Endless Not which was, very much, a band effort. Amazingly, even though it had been 21 [...]
Låpsley These Elements XL Recordings Rhythmic elements run through an ambient electronic and soulful sound which emanate from this four-track musical release. Unique beats and clicks keep the listener engaged and interested in hearing what’s next. This is the third EP release for Holly Låpsley Fletcher, English [...]
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Be-Bop Deluxe Modern Music (Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set) Esoteric From hero to zero and back again, yet just another of those standard rock stories. Bill Nelson and his Be-Bop Deluxe were originally hailed as saviours of what is now called classic rock. Only a few months later, when their fourth, Modern Music [...]
Roddy Ricch Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial Atlantic Roddy Ricch shows us just how good of an artist he is with his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. The album includes 16 songs, and features artists ranging from Meek Mill, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Durk, A boogie, and Gunna. From the intro on [...]
XXXTentacion Bad Vibes Forever Empire XXXTentacion’s final posthumous album, Bad Vibes Forever, has finally been released. With a generous amount of 25 songs, it features artists ranging from Tory Lanez, Mavado, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, PNB Rock, Trippie Red, and KillStation. The album shows how diverse of an artist [...]
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Friends Again Trapped And Unwrapped Cherry Red Records This re-release is ridiculously overdue. Friends Again released their one and only album in 1984, Trapped & Unwrapped: Collection. Since it was released on CD in 1989, it has all but disappeared from stores but not from the fans’ minds. Now it has finally [...]
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Rational Youth (Deluxe Expanded Edition) Cold War Night Life Universal Music Cold War Night Life was originally released in 1982 and was the debut album for Montreal’s Rational Youth following the release of a couple of singles, both of which would wind up on the album. It became the must have album of 1982, if [...]
The Who Who Universal Music Standing among the last classic rock bands from the 1960s, The Who have returned with WHO, their first album in 13 years. With a legacy spanning over 55 years, founding members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are back with long-time touring members, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer [...]
Oppkast C2H50H Independent Okay, this is a band going places – most likely the beer tent, the pub and any other place that sells copious amounts of alcohol! With a name that translates as vomit this was a review that required a certain amount of initial bravery! And I didn’t like the cover! What a surprise! [...]
Evan Freeman Beyond The Stars Evan Freeman, Inc. Following his 2016 debut album Luna, Evan Freeman is back with another sonic float-about, Beyond the Stars, a 13-track collection broken into three parts of intricately crafted shoegaze that is rich and vast and ethereal, and while its sound is ghostly and somber at [...]
Throbbing Gristle TG Now (Reissue) Mute In 2004, Throbbing Gristle reformed after calling it a day in 1981. Their first order of business was to get together and record some music to see if this was still a viable band. The result was the EP TG Now, originally released in 2004 and only available to fans attending [...]
Walter DeBarr We Fall, We Break Orphan Records Walter DeBarr has delivered his six-song, impressive debut EP after years of what one may call a colourful life. Prison, addiction, and hard living have all contributed to DeBarr’s music. Although it is clear he has spent a good portion of his life absorbing many [...]
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Jimi Hendrix Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts Sony Music Despite passing away at an untimely age, just under 50 years ago and considering he only really enjoyed a truly extraordinary career that spanned only four years, it is equally shocking as it is amazing that in 2019, there is still [...]
Beck Hyperspace Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada On his 14th and latest album Hyperspace, Beck picks up right where he left off in 2017 with his Grammy Award-winning release, Colors. Beck Hansen first came into the public eye in 1994 with his breakthrough, worldwide hit “Loser”. Since then, he has racked up [...]
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The Beatles The Singles Collection Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The Beatles and their record company Apple have done it again. Gathered together in one box are all of the 22 original British singles released by The Beatles, plus an additional single featuring “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love”. That makes 23 [...]
Harry Nilsson Losst And Founnd Omnivore Records Harry Nilsson left this planet on January 14, 1994, at the age of 52. He had just finished recording an album that was not released at the time for many reasons. Into the vaults it went, where it remained until 2019. Losst And Founnd was, in Harry Nilsson’s mind, his [...]
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Leonard Cohen Thanks For The Dance Sony Music There is not much more that can be said in praise of Leonard Cohen’s posthumous album besides the fact that it is a dizzying emotional masterpiece. Omnipresent throughout is the knowledge that, just prior to his death, Cohen left instructions for his son Adam to [...]
Neuland Neuland Neuland Records Neuland is the self-titled debut album from this new group, featuring Peter Baumann and Paul Haslinger, both previous members of the band Tangerine Dream. It is an instrumental, textured, and layered album. Not ambient, not classical, and not electronica, although it [...]
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Golden Cinema Peachy Keen Independent Canadian Power pop band Golden Cinema has come to grace 2019 with their presence, with a small yet powerful EP Peachy Keen, an amazing independent release, their first since their 2016 release of their self-titled EP Golden Cinema. With its glittery summery guitar patterns [...]
Fall Out Boy Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die Volume Two Island Records/Universal Music Canada Multiple platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated Fall Out Boy is at it again with yet another compilation album release Believers Never Die Volume Two. The compilation album features the single “Dear Future Self (Hands Up) [...]
The Dreadnoughts Into The North Stomp Records Vancouver folk-punks The Dreadnoughts set sail on an ocean of booze with their latest release, Into The North. An album of reworked sea shanties and originals, it captures the heritage of a century past. It’s a rousing love letter to the roots of folk music, Canadian [...]
Underworld And Ø [Phase] Border Country (The Remixes) Smith Hyde Productions/Caroline Records “Border Country” is a song from Underworld’s most recent album, Drift Series One. It is a track co-written by Underworld and Ø [Phase], who is actually producer Ashley Burchett. Border Country – The Remixes is an [...]
Elovet 4.5 Days In New York Independent It is hard to put Elovet’s music into a category. While many categorize it as Hip Hop, I would argue that that does not do the music justice. It reminds me of the old joke — there are two kinds of music: good music and bad music. Elovet makes very good music. 4.5 Days [...]
Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police American Laundromat Records I think that to do an album completely devoted to another artist, you really have to be able to bring something fresh to the table, something that allows the audience to reconnect to the original, or to rediscover it. In her earlier [...]
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