SET FEUX SET FEUX INDEPENDENT Officially, this is Set Feux’s debut, self-titled album. But, Toronto singer songwriter Diana Planche, who is behind the Set Feux moniker is also a member of The Paint Movement as the band’s [...]
DOG PARK FESTINA LENTE GÉOGRAPHIE Nominally, Paris-based quartet Dog Park is labeled as a dream pop band. Yet, these days, music labels (genres) are losing much of their sense as artists are blending in elements in their music that seemingly do [...]
MICHAEL FEUERSTACK ETERNITY MONGERS FORWARD MUSIC GROUP/BACKWARD MUSIC Michael Feuerstack is no stranger to talk about delicate things in life through music, nor to having a concept run through his albums. And, judging by his latest, Eternity [...]
PEARL JAM DARK MATTER MONKEYWRENCH RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Four years following their underrated, and unfortunately seemingly forgotten, 2020 album, Gigaton, Pearl Jam has returned with Dark Matter. The album marks one of [...]
LOCAL NATIVES BUT I’LL WAIT FOR YOU LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS But I’ll Wait For You is the latest album by indie rock band Local Natives. It is a companion piece to their 2023 album Time Will Wait For No One. The vocal harmonies are stunning, [...]
BRIAN ENO ENO (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) UNIVERSAL MUSIC/UMC Eno (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), as the title suggests, is the official soundtrack to the 2024 Gary Hustwit documentary Eno. Brian Eno has been making music since [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS REIMAGINING THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING CLEOPATRA RECORDS Tribute albums are always a tricky thing. When artists cover a much-loved album, there are some very high expectations for the covers. Recording a tribute album with [...]
BONNIE TYLER IN BERLIN earMUSIC Bonnie Tyler made her recording debut in 1977 with the album The World Starts Tonight. But it was her second album, 1978’s Natural Force, which was released as It’s A Heartache in North America, that made her a [...]