Lee Fields Let’s Get A Groove On Daptone “How soul music used to be back in the day/When it was all rough, yeah, and nasty and genuine!”, sings Lee Fields on the bluesy, accurately if unimaginatively titled opening number, ‘Intro By Mr Fields’, ending with “I mean, come on, let’s get our groove on”. He and [...]
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Pearl Jam Gigaton Republic Records Grunge legend Pearl Jam has made its long-awaited return with Gigaton, its first album since 2013’s Lightning Bolt and its first taste of new music since its one-off single, “Can’t Deny Me” in 2018. It goes without saying that Gigaton is a must hear album, and will be among the [...]
The Alan Parsons Project Ammonia Avenue (Deluxe Edition) Esoteric/Cherry Red Records Nostalgia is a funny thing, especially when it comes to commercial radio. Ammonia Avenue, by The Alan Parsons Project was a big album when it was originally released in 1984. This was Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson’s seventh album [...]
Big Sugar Eternity Now Universal Music Grammy nominated Big Sugar returns with new record Eternity Now, the first Big Sugar album in five years. Not surprisingly, it’s kind of a mixed bag, taking into account the trials and tribulations lead vocalist, guitarist, and main songwriter Gordie Johnson has had [...]
The Orb Abolition Of The Royal Familia Cooking Vinyl I find it hard to believe that The Orb have been making records for almost 30 years. Their debut album, The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, was released in 1991. Now, in 2020, The Orb have released their 16th studio album with the rather provocative [...]
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Daniel Romano’s Outfit Okay, Wow You’ve Changed Records Daniel Romano reminds one of the artists of old. Some of us remember artists, such as Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, The Beatles, and so many more who used to release two or even three albums a year. Okay, Wow is his second album this year, following [...]
The Birthday Massacre Diamonds Metropolis Records Toronto natives The Birthday Massacre present their signature sound of electronic synth-inspired pop-rock in the form of their eighth studio album Diamonds. This purple gem is full of what long-term Birthday Massacre fans have come to love – fantastical lyrics that [...]
The Chats High Risk Behaviour Bargain Bin Records Australia’s The Chats have released their much-anticipated full length, High Risk Behaviour. Self-described “shed rock” or “pub punk,” The Chats are raw, energetic, and intentionally DIY-sounding. The album evokes a time past, when punk was raw and real. It offers [...]
Spirit Dies First Lost And Found Perturb Records Meet the duo, Marina Verdi and Joey Weedmark, that are Spirit Dies First,. After five years and a few singles, they have delivered their debut album, Lost And Found. Guitar and electronic-based rock, it is a very creative and heavy album. Not electronica, as such, [...]
Pacific Range High Upon The Mountain Curation Records Thank goodness there are bands such as Pacific Range who are carrying on the tradition of the California/L.A. sound. They wear their influences on their sleeves, which is fine, because they take such influences and create their own distinct sound, adding a new [...]
Gisun Fin Independent Fin is the third E.P. from Vancouver-based Gisun. Since 2017, Gisun has been releasing EPs consistently and building an audience, and this is perhaps her best work yet. Here, rhythm and blues mixes with jazz, pop and world music. The end result is a unique blend of music which is rather [...]
Charlotte Cornfield In My Corner Next Door Records Charlotte Cornfield has delivered a four-track EP, In My Corner, a new offering that includes two covers and two original numbers for her fans seeking some new material. Lucinda Williams’ “Fruits of My Labour” is sombre, and reminiscent of Tanita Tikaumm. Here [...]
The Wild! Still Believe In Rock And Roll eOne Music Over the course of the last half decade, the world seems to have rediscovered their interest in rock by heralding a number of up and coming champions of nostalgic tones that are beginning to usher in a new age of rock ‘n’ roll. Some, however, did not need a [...]
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Daniel Romano Visions Of The Higher Dream You’ve Changed Records You have to love Daniel Romano. The prolific artist does not let anything slow him down, including self isolation. Here is an album that will only be available for fourteen days, his own self-isolation time period. He has created an album for [...]
The Goners Good Mourning RidingEasy Records Simply put, The Goners are one of the coolest and heaviest garage rock bands I’ve heard in years. Not since first hearing Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats have I been so pumped for new music. The Swedish band features former members of stoner rock royalty Salem’s Pot and [...]
girlongirl Take Independent Do yourself a favour and take a minute to check out this new alt-rock album. Girlongirl’s full-length debut, TAKE, is a cohesive weave of many audible influences, culminating in one polished and hard-hitting release. The title song and lead single makes reference to stealing from their [...]
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The Bombpops Death In Venice Beach Fat Wreck Chords This is a band who absolutely have found their moment. Check out the promotional poster for “Zero Remorse” and you will see a band that is ready to reach a far greater audience. Putting forward a blend of hard-edged melodic punk, the drive and desire inherent in [...]
Jane Siberry A World Without Music Independent Jane Siberry is no stranger to live albums, A World Without Music being her fifth. You can be sure when she decides to release one, you know you are in for a treat. This is a solo Jane Siberry performance, alone with her with guitar and piano, and it is a work of art. [...]
Bleach Day as if always Birdwatcher Vermont duo of Loui Kiley and Vinny Marksohn, aka Bleach Day released their sophomore album as if always when COVID-19 was still ‘something distant’ on some other shores. In other circumstances, this melancholic, low-key effort might have gone unnoticed among the glut of [...]
Swamp Dogg Sorry You Couldn’t Make It Joyful Noise/Pioneer Works Press Jerry “Swamp Dogg” Williams (Jr.) began recording at the age of 12 in 1954 and has gone on to record disco, country, rock, blues, and soul music. After dropping out of the limelight, he made a (reasonably) triumphant return with 2018’s [...]
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Impulsive Hearts Cry All The Time Midwest Action/Cavity Search Records Hailing out of Chicago, Illinois, Impulsive Hearts have released their second LP, Cry All the Time, a 10-track collection of beach-bubble ice-cream-sunset garage rock (new genre!) that is catchy and energetic yet reflective and forlorn at the [...]
Blue Öyster Cult 40th Anniversary – Agents Of Fortune – Live 2016 Frontiers Music Recorded on Monday, April 18, 2016 for the Audience Music Network at Red Studios in Hollywood, Blue Oyster Cult took a turn at performing their classic and most popular album for an intimate audience. 40th Anniversary [...]
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Pears Pears Fat Wreck Chords New Orleans hardcore punks PEARS have released their third full-length. Established in 2014, the four-piece is known for its singular blend of hardcore punk that crosses all limitations of the genre. The result is a charmingly fragmented punk-based sound that falls together, [...]
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Silverstein A Beautiful Place to Drown UNFD Silverstein has long been at the forefront of bands in the scene when it comes to staying power. With their consistent versatile nature for each release to date, they have always kept the genre they represent sewn into their newly crafted creations they weave into every [...]
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