BLUE ÖYSTER CULT GHOST STORIES FRONTIERS MUSIC One has to love and respect Blue Öyster Cult. When they decided to assemble and release an album of tracks recorded for but left off their albums from 1978 to 1983 (with one exception of “If I Fell” [...]
JED AND THE VALENTINE AWAKE! INDEPENDENT It is time for Edmonton, AB duo Jed and the Valentine (Jonah Morris and Maria Khaner) to reach a much-deserved wider audience with their debut album Awake! Not that both didn’t have previous [...]
JADE BIRD BURN THE HARD DRIVE GLASSNOTE RECORDS Expressing your personal life, feelings, and observations would be quite a double-edged sword for singer-songwriters. To make it work, the artists who take that route have to make a solid [...]
MAD ONES WHAT IT TAKES FORTUNE STELLAR RECORDS Self-described as Toronto trash-pop, Mad Ones have returned with What It Takes, their fifth full-length album. Clocking in 26 minutes, the 10-track record captures a grungy sound that falls [...]
CUFFED UP ALL YOU GOT HIT THE NORTH RECORDS The band Cuffed Up has finally released their anticipated debut album, All You Got. This comes after the band’s EP in 2021, Asymmetry. This is also their first release for the label, Hit he North [...]
WINE LIPS SUPER MEGA ULTRA STOMP RECORDS Finally, after nearly three long years of waiting, Wine Lips has returned with their fourth album, Super Mega Ultra. The band has come a long way since their last album, Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party, [...]
BOB VYLAN HUMBLE AS THE SUN GHOST THEATRE Bob Vylan has released his latest album, Humble As The Sun. This comes after his critical and commercial success, Bob Vylan Presents The Price of Life. Humble As The Sun has compelling lyrics and [...]
KHRUANGBIN A LA SALA DEAD OCEANS/NIGHT TIME STORIES, LTD. Khruangbin has returned with A La Sala, their fourth studio album and first since 2020’s Mordechai. Over the course of 12 songs, the nearly instrumental trio continues to develop their [...]