JOHNNY DOWD HOMEMADE PIE MOTHER JINX RECORDS Johnny Dowd has been making music for a very long time, and he continues to attract new fans with his own brand of country-rock. He [...]
AURA BLAZE OPEN MINDEDNESS INDEPENDENT There is a trend these days for solo artists working under a band guise to create their music based on the ‘everything, including a [...]
SEVENDUST BLOOD & STONE DELUXE RISE RECORDS A headlining tour has come to a close. A little over a year after their 13th studio album Blood & Stone’s release, [...]
The New Pornographers Mass Romantic (Reissue) Matador When A.C. Newman formed The New Pornographers 22 years ago, he seemingly had no high hopes that the [...]
Robin Guthrie Riviera Soleil Après Minuit Robin Guthrie, the mastermind behind the ethereal post punk band Cocteau Twins, has returned for his third release of the year, Riviera. [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW TAVERNS AND PALACES WARNER MUSIC CANADA/YES BOY RECORDS Taverns and Palaces are the places to be for the Lowest Of The Low. 30 years since the epic [...]
1st BASE RUNNER ELLIS INDEPENDENT Austin Texas electro-rocker Tim Husmann, aka 1st Base Runner has been on quite a roll this year. After two singles and a mini-album, Seven Years of [...]
NEVILLE STAPLE FROM THE SPECIALS AND BEYOND CLEOPATRA RECORDS Former member of Two-Tone legends The Specials, singer Neville keeps alive the sound, approach, [...]
Various Artists Home Warm Mood compilations have been around for a while, and with the advent of ambient and all that can be cramped within the lounge category the actually started [...]
Jason Boland & The Stragglers The Light Saw Me Thirty Tigers I’m sure most of you who are reading this have heard all sorts of country music variations, [...]
ICHIKO AOBA WINDSWEPT ADAN BA DA BING RECORDS There is a lot going on in Ichiko Aoba’s music. Born and raised in Japan, Aoba has built a significant career in her homeland. [...]
CROWN LANDS ODYSSEY VOL. 1 UNIVERSAL MUSIC With The Big Wave Tour coming to a close, having taken the band throughout Ontario and Quebec, Crown Lands has released Odyssey Vol. [...]
LUKE MICHIELSEN LANDLOCKED INDEPENDENT Somehow it seems quite fitting for singer songwriters to have a connection with nature and environment. Yet, very often, the music they [...]
Howard Jones At The BBC Cherry Red Records The early 1980s were an exciting time for music. Much like in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the BBC was still an important force in music and [...]
Julie Doiron I Thought Of You You’ve Changed Records It is hard to believe that it has been almost 10 years since Julie Doiron released a full-length solo studio [...]
ALAN EVANS TRIO ELEPHANT HEAD VINTAGE LEAGUE MUSIC Following their 2019 album, The Wild Root, the Alan Evans Trio has returned with Elephant Head. The instrumental, [...]
THE TEA PARTY SUNSHOWER COALITION MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Canadian rock trio The Tea Party offer something different with their new EP Sunshower. Well-known for their dark and [...]
Black Label Society Doom Crew Inc. eOne Music Following up their last album, 2018’s Grimmest Hits – and 2019’s remastered 20th anniversary reissue of Sonic Brew, [...]
Allison Lorenzen Tender Whited Sepulchre Records Sometimes an artist can truly resemble another. At other times, they are creating their art along usually a very thin line between [...]
