LOREENA McKENNITT THE MASK AND THE MIRROR LIVE QUINLAN ROAD In 1994, Loreena McKennitt released her fifth studio album, The Mask And The Mirror, and it became her breakthrough album. It went gold in the U.S., triple platinum in Canada, and she [...]
THE DECEMBERISTS AS IT EVER WAS, SO IT WILL BE AGAIN YABB RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS It’s been six years since the seasoned veterans, The Decemberist, graced us with an album. The long-awaited project, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, will be [...]
JESSICA WILDE TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE ABSOLUTE LABEL SERVICES When critics aren’t sure where to neatly categorize a solo artist, they usually reach for that often clumsy one – singer songwriter. Yet, these days, quite a few artists [...]
CLAN OF XYMOX EXODUS METROPOLIS RECORDS Clan of Xymox emerged from the depths of the Netherlands in 1981, unleashing their darkwave prowess upon the world. Their album Exodus is a testament to their mastery of the genre. If you have a morbid [...]
EELS EELS TIME! E WORKS RECORDS/PIAS RECORDINGS Since the 90s, EELS have been a pivotal band to alternative and indie rock. Despite not reaching quite the huge popularity and fame as some of their contemporaries, their influence is undeniable [...]
LIZ LAWRENCE PEANUTS CHRYSALIS RECORDS Liz Lawrence, well-known to indie folk lovers for her 2019 album Pity Party, has crafted a delightful mix of ’00s indie and garage rock sounds in her fourth LP. It features a touch of Marika Hackman’s [...]
FRONT 242 ENDLESS RIDDANCE (40th ANNIVERSARY REISSUE) WAX TRAX! Front 242, the Belgian electro-maestros, burst onto the scene in 1981 like a disco ball on steroids. They’re the OGs of electronic body music (EBM), a genre that’s as [...]
SLOW JOY MI AMIGO SLOW JOY MICK MUSIC Slow Joy is Dallas via New Mexico artist Esteban Flores, who started out back in 2020 with a pair of singles that made quite some impact on TikTok, with kind of an indie rock sound that isn’t usually [...]
