FINI TRIBE THE SHEER ACTION OF FINI TRIBE: 1982-1987 SHIPWRECKED INDUSTRIES Edinburgh may not be the first city you think of in terms of post-punk and new wave bands, but Fini Tribe (also referred to as Finitribe) did, in fact, come out of that [...]
ALEXANDRA ALDEN WHEN IS IT TOO LATE? INDEPENDENT Picture this . . . You put high hopes and incredible effort into your second album, decide which track is going to be the single for it, and submit that single to your country’s Eurovision [...]
GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS CAUGHT LIGHT PHEROMONE RECORDINGS/HARBOUR SONGS INC. Yes, Great Lake Swimmers have been around for a while, and have a slew of recordings under their belt, but that is not the sole reason they are one of the greatest current [...]
LARKIN POE BLOOM + AN ACOUSTIC COMPANION VOL. II TRICKI-WOO RECORDS Rebecca and Megan Lovell (more professionally known as the duo, Larkin Poe) have become favourites for fans of blues and rock, even though they have had a relatively muted [...]
MADI DIAZ FATAL OPTIMIST ANTI- Singer-songwriter Madi Diaz returns with her new album Fatal Optimist, less than two years after its Grammy-nominated predecessor, Weird Faith. Known for her prowess in acoustic balladry, Fatal Optimist sees Diaz [...]
ROBERT FINLEY HALLELUJAH! DON’T LET THE DEVIL FOOL YA EASY EYE SOUND The combination of soul/blues singer Robert Finley and guitarist Dan Auerbach has already resulted in some acclaimed LPs for Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label. We, as audience [...]
JaRON MARSHALL THE RETURN OF SLICK THE VAULT Black Pumas’ keyboardist and up-and-coming solo artist JaRon Marshall has returned with his second full-length album. The Return of Slick follows the acid jazz sounds of 2023’s Earth Sounds, along [...]
MELVIN GIBBS AMASIA: ANAMIBIA SESSIONS 2 HAUSU MOUNTAIN Melvin Gibbs has enjoyed a prolific career as a Brooklyn-based composer and jazz artist. Revered for both his songwriting and his performance as a bassist, Gibbs’ solo work is incredibly [...]