ULNA GAZEBO INDEPENDENT Is there anything wrong when the music of a certain artist/band seems to follow in the footsteps of another? Not really, particularly if it is the footsteps of a great one, like in this case, late great Eliot Smith, and [...]
THE BLACK PACIFIC HERE COMES OUR WAVE DINE ALONE RECORDS The Black Pacific, a Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) side project, delights in classic Californian skate punk style with Here Comes Our Wave on Dine Alone Records. This punk subgenre, all the [...]
DAVE GUY RUBY BIG CROWN RECORDS Perhaps best known as the trumpet player for Menahan Street Band, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and The Roots, Dave Guy has released his debut solo album, Ruby. The incredibly lean 12-song collection feels as [...]
CHANCE PEÑA EVER-SHIFTING, CONTINUAL BLOSSOMING ONErpm It is hard to believe that Ever-Shifting, Continual Blossoming is the debut album for Chance Peña. The album is overflowing with confidence and strong songs. He may have gotten his start [...]
PORCHES SHIRT EXPLODING IN SOUND RECORDS/DOMINO RECORDS Shirt serves as a brutal self-introspection in the form of an indie rock album equipped with piercing grunge tones and an eerie production style brought to you by Aaron Maine of Porches. [...]
COIN I’M NOT AFRAID OF MUSIC ANYMORE 10K PROJECTS Confidence is often referred to as a facade, and COIN’s newest album, I’m Not Afraid Of Music Anymore, hints at the vulnerability of the songs in this collection and how there is strength [...]
DEAR ROUGE LONESOME HIGH PHEROMONE RECORDINGS/CADENCE RECORDS Dear Rouge consists of husband-and-wife team of Drew and Danielle McTaggart. In the past 10 years they have established themselves as one of the best Canadian alternative rock bands [...]
PRINCE FAR I CRY TUFF CHANTS ON U ON-U SOUND Subtitled “Prince Far I At On-U Sound 1978 – 1984”, that may be as much as the reggae DJ’s fans need to know before they buy this. But if you’re not in that small select band (no pun intended), [...]
