MAEVE STEELE HONEYLAND INDEPENDENT Some artists need a few albums to establish their artistic presence. Others, such as Maeve Steele, just a single and two EPs is quite enough. As far as this LA-based singer-songwriter is concerned, her latest [...]
CLAY PARKER AND JODI JAMES YOUR VERY OWN DREAM INDEPENDENT There’s this relaxed, free-flowing stream in Americana music today picking up and refining the pieces singer-songwriters picked up from Americana itself back in the 70s and its [...]
PACKS MELT THE HONEY FIRE TALK Although Toronto’s Madeline Link is the person that operates as PACKS, the moniker actually covers a full band which includes Dexter Nash on guitar, Noah O’Neil on bass, and Shane Hooper on drums. [...]
THE SPEAKEASY THE SPEAKEASY THOUSAND ISLANDS RECORDS In the current era of punk music, it can be a challenging task to discover a piece of music that truly captivates and engages the listener. With an abundance of artists and bands vying for [...]
GREEN DAY SAVIORS REPRISE/WARNER We are long overdue for a great Green Day record. They have spent much of the last few years in the reissue game by celebrating milestone anniversaries with massive editions of Dookie, Nimrod, and Insomniac and [...]
THE COCKTAILS TRIANGLE INDEPENDENT Hailing from Niagara Falls, Ontario, The Cocktails have returned with their third full-length album since 2021. Triangle sees the band deliver their most nuanced and inspired work to date, making for a truly [...]
GRAYMANE HEAL DISSIDENT MUSIC Ephemeral twitches of electronica greet you as Graymane’s track “Heal” wends its way into your consciousness. It’s one of those tracks that can take you wherever it is you want to go. Where that is remains to be [...]
MONOWHALES WHO’S THERE TO HEAR ME OUT? INDEPENDENT After a massive 2023 which saw the band releasing singles while touring across North America – including festival appearances at Ottawa Blues Fest, Sound Of Music Fest, and SOMMO Fest – [...]
