Pickle Darling Laundromat Father/Daughter Records Is it something in the water or air way down under in New Zealand, or do they simply just love their left field, gently (or not so gently) quirky pop rock in all its shapes and forms? After the [...]
Far From Saints Far From Saints Ignition Records Quite a few decades ago, Fleetwood Mac proved that coming up with sophisticated pop is a specific art in itself where the artist(s) has to abide by the strict rules and formulas of a pop song [...]
Clara Engel Sanguinaria Independent Toronto singer-songwriter Clara Engel (they/them) says that they are not writing the same song over and over so much as writing one long continuous song that will end when they die. Dark? Sure, but the point [...]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation KGLW Here we go again. And again. And again. Here comes another King Gizzard & [...]
Peter Lewis Imagination OMAD Records San Francisco’s Moby Grape released their debut, self-titled album in 1967. They had formed in 1966, and what made the band unusual was that all five members, at that time, sang lead and wrote songs for the [...]
The Parlophonics Dying Of The Light Kool Kat Records Meet The Parlophonics, an interesting pop-rock band with a rather unique history. The Parlophonics are Robert Horvath (Guitars, Bass), Fernando Perdomo (Guitars, Drums), and Hugh Macdonald [...]
John Mellencamp Orpheus Descending Universal Music I am not sure that John Mellencamp has always received the credit and respect he deserves. He has a heavy body of work that has somehow not received the critical acclaim that is offered to [...]
Deer Tick Emotional Contracts ATO Records Deer Tick, the Providence, RI quartet, has released its first album since 2017. Emotional Contracts showcases a band at the peak of their songwriting and performing abilities, which isn’t surprising [...]