THE DURUTTI COLUMN RENASCENT LONDON RECORDS It has been 16 years since Vini Reilly released new material as The Durutti Column (2010’s beautiful tribute to Factory’s Tony Wilson, A Paean to Wilson.) This album, Renascent, fits in nicely [...]
EMILY MAC ROCK N ROLL ANIMAL INDEPENDENT For the last four years, Emily Mac has released a string of singles that kicked off with “Whiskey Like Me.” Now the Toronto-based singer and songwriter has collected these songs, with the inclusion of [...]
KELZ A SWEET PASSERBY BAYONET RECORDS Having something that is like a whisper of a voice can be either a blessing or a curse. It all depends on what kind of musical setting you give it, and of course, whether it is good or not so good. [...]
SODA GUMBALL SUPER HONEY TEASPOON! DEN TAPES Presenting a local music scene to a wider audience can be an arduous task if it is a scene that has already made a name for itself. Den Tapes (yes, just cassette tapes and Bandcamp) is one of those [...]
HUNTER AS A HORSE LEVIATHAN METROPOLIS RECORDS Hunter As a Horse (HAAH) is, in actuality, one person. She is South African musician and vocalist Mia van Wyk, and Leviathan is her debut album. She has released EPs and singles since 2013, but [...]
JOHN FORD BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE ICONOCLASSIC RECORDS It has been five years since John Ford has released a solo album. He has been busy performing, helping his former bandmate David Cousins for the last Strawbs’ release, and working [...]
TRICKY DIFFERENT WHEN IT’S SILENT FALSE IDOLS Different When It’s Silent is Tricky’s 15th studio album and first full-length release under his own name in six years, since 2020’s Fall To Pieces. He did release Fifteen Days (as [...]
TESLA HOMAGE FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Homage is Tesla’s ninth studio album, and their first since 2019’s Shock. They have released a few live albums during the past few years, but fans can celebrate because the band finally got back into the studio. [...]
