T. GOLD LIFE IS A WONDER AND IT’S CRUEL SLEEPY CAT RECORDS No, this is not a somewhat melancholic, soul-inflected singer songwriter behind a name or a moniker of T. Gold, but a core duo of Saman Khoujinian and Gabe Anderson, supported by a [...]
SYKOFANT LEAVES SYCOPHANTASTIC RECORDS Sykofant is a progressive rock band from Oslo, Norway, consisting of Emil Moen (guitar, vocals), Melvin Treider (drums), Per Semb (guitar), and Sindre Haugen (bass). Their new EP, Leaves, is actually part [...]
YĪN YĪN YATTA! GLITTERBEAT Dutch-based psychedelic band YĪN YĪN embraces the perfect imbalance in their fourth record, Yatta!, which translates to ‘We did it!’ in Japanese. YĪN YĪN is known for their blend of Southeast Asian influences, disco, [...]
THE JACK RUBIES VISIONS IN THE BOWLING ALLEY BIG STIR RECORDS The London-based band The Jack Rubies debuted in 1986 featuring Ian Wright (lead vocals, guitar), SD Ineson (backing vocals, guitar), Steve Brockway (bass), Lawrence Giltnane [...]
THE EAST POINTERS SCHOONERTOWN NETTWERK The East Pointers emerged from the East Coast modern folk music scene in 2015 with their debut album, Secret Victory, which went on to win the Juno for Traditional Roots Album of the Year. Schoonertown is [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS MUSIK MUSIC MUSIQUE 1979 – THE ROOTS OF SYNTHPOP CHERRY RED RECORDS The punk explosion of 1976 sent shock waves across the music world. One may not think of punk and electronic music, but there was a connection. A number of [...]
THE DAMNED NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE EARMUSIC The Damned formed in 1976 and featured Dave Vanian (vocals), Brian James (guitar), Raymond Ian “Captain Sensible” Burns (bass), and Christopher “Rat Scabies” Millar (drums). [...]
KATIE TUPPER GREYHOUND ARTS & CRAFTS Katie Tupper’s new album is the kind of project that doesn’t ask for your attention, it earns it. If I could describe this album in one word, it would be raw. There’s an unmistakable honesty threaded [...]
