THUNDERCAT DISTRACTED BRAINFEEDER Six years ago, Thundercat released the critically acclaimed It Is What It Is. Since then, he has toured extensively as both a headliner and in support of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and has collaborated on tracks [...]
LOS RETROS ODISEA STONES THROW RECORDS Summer waits for no one. People out and about on the beach soaking up the sun, playing volleyball, or having a picnic. Summer also means the city comes alive. For 26-year-old Oxnard, CA-based artist [...]
GOOD KID CAN WE HANG OUT SOMETIME? GOOD PEOPLE RECORDS CO. Good Kid’s new album feels like both a homecoming and a leap forward. The band stays true to the bright, guitar-driven sound that first drew fans in, including tight rhythms, infectious [...]
SPACEPORT CUT THE LAKE AURA VORTEX RECORDS Minneapolis trio Spaceport is back with their second album Cut the Lake, with many missing their first offering Window Seat (2023). Maybe this time around that initial slip will be corrected, as the [...]
ELIZABETH AND THE CATAPULT RESPONSIBLE FRIEND COMPASS RECORDS The oh so sophisticated and fluid sound Responsible Friend, the new album by Elizabeth and the Catapult, might come as a surprise to the uninitiated, but Brooklyn-based Elizabeth [...]
THE WEDDING PRESENT MAXI HHBTM RECORDS The Wedding Present made their debut in 1985 and were once known as ‘the least complicated band from Leeds’. I say they still are the least complicated. They continue to play excellent alternative rock. [...]
CODEFENDANTS LIFERS THIS IS CRIME WAVE/REGIME MUSIC GROUP Trying to define the essence of a Codefendants release is akin to trying to nail jelly to a wall. They’re openly ‘genre-fluid,” and they seem to have set out to make each song as [...]
JENNIFER FOSTER POWERLINE INDEPENDENT Powerline is the latest album from Toronto singer-songwriter Jennifer Foster. Her releases have been a bit sporadic of late, so it is a treat that she has gifted us with a new collection of songs. And what a [...]
