MARCELLA DETROIT JEWEL (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Marcella Detroit has had quite a career. Born Marcy Levy, she co-wrote “Lay Down Sally” with Eric Clapton, with whom she performed for years. She has also sung with Bob Seger and [...]
THE STORY SO FAR I WANT TO DISAPPEAR PURE NOISE RECORDS There are very few albums that one comes across in their time as a journalist that leave you with a sensation of joy in your chest. It’s a feeling you only get after you’ve [...]
PERRY BLAKE DEATH OF A SOCIETY GIRL MOOCHIN’ ABOUT RECORDS There is a tragic coincidence that came a week or so before Irish singer-songwriter was to release his latest album Death of a Society Girl, which celebrates his 20 years as a [...]
MAX BLANSJAAR FALSE COMFORTS BEANIE TAPES Ok, so you are born in Amsterdam, raised in Oxford, and end up recording with Katie Von Schleischer in Brooklyn. That is the brief story of Max Blansjaar and his debut album False Comforts. The main [...]
LARA TAUBMAN THE GOSPEL OF GETTING FREE ATOMIC SOUND RECORD COMPANY There is a certain assured quality that was tied with the prime, 70s era of West Coast singer-songwriters: excellent songwriting, strong lyrics, and detailed arrangements and [...]
THE USED MEDZ BIG NOISE The Orem, Utah rock band The Used has released their 10th album, Medz, an album full of B-sides, featuring 7 unreleased songs, leaving just three songs previously released. All of the songs were written and recorded [...]
MONIQUE BARRY HAAK INDEPENDENT HAAK is the fifth album from Toronto-based singer, songwriter and keyboardist, Monique Barry. It is her first full album release since 2013’s Wake, and while it took an unexpected seven years to complete, it has [...]
DAVID UDELL IT’S WORTH IT INDEPENDENT David Udell is a member of two bands, art rock band Wax Theatricks and avant/pop band Delay Tactics. Every so often he strikes out on his own. It’s Worth It is his second solo album (his first, [...]
