HIGH LLAMAS HEY PANDA DRAG CITY The High Llamas are back with their first album in eight years. Hey Panda is creative from start to finish, with wild production and layered instrumentation. Some songs are quite interesting, especially the first [...]
MAJESTY CRUSH BUTTERFLIES DON’T GO AWAY THE NUMERO GROUP Majesty Crush were a 1990s ‘shoegaze’ band with a 1980s sensibility and vibe. Formed in Detroit, the band consisted of the late David Stroughter (vocals), bassist Hobey Echlin, [...]
SUM 41 HEAVEN :X: HELL RISE RECORDS/BIG PICTURE MEDIA Sum 41 has once again graced our ears with their latest studio album, Heaven :x: Hell and it’s nothing short of spectacular. Heaven delivers a punchy collection of 10 tracks brimming [...]
MAGANA TEETH AUDIO ANTIHERO For singer-songwriters, or any artist going solo, it has now almost become a must to step out of the standard expectations for the genre and go the way of introspective personal music with just a voice and a single, [...]
MIRKO KRSTIČEVIĆ ALL AND NOTHING AT ALL (FILM AND THEATRE MUSIC 1978 – 1988) FOX & HIS FRIENDS RECORDS Mirko Krstičević is a Croatian-born composer and musician. He has been making various kinds of music since the 1970s. He has done [...]
GLASS BEAMS MAHAL NINJA TUNE Mahal is a very fascinating EP, as is the band Glass Beams. There is not a whole lot known about the band, such as who are the three members, but they do make a great sound with influences as far reaching as Ravi [...]
ALICE COLTRANE THE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT VERVE RECORDS Alice Coltrane’s live album, The Carnegie Hall Concert, has recently been released. Knowing this is an Alice Coltrane album, it is evident you are in for an experience. This work certainly [...]
DANTÉ RAVENHEARST HALF SUN/HALF MOON SUN MILK RECORDS Toronto-based Danté Ravenhearst (originally from Kawartha Lakes in Ontario) is not only a singer/songwriter, but she is also a conservationist and scientist. Not the usual combination one [...]
