KAELEY JADE THE GREAT UNKNOWN INDEPENDENT Country music used to be full of formulas that begged to be broken, and for a while now Americana and alternative country artists did a great job in doing so. Joining those ranks is Edmonton-based Métis [...]
RICHARD BARBIERI HAUNTINGS KSCOPE David Sylvian-led Japan became legends of ‘80s electronic music, and Sylvian himself had a renowned solo career with a series of more and more experimental releases. Yet quite a few fans of the genre sometimes [...]
SPARKLER GLIDEWINDER À LA CARTE RECORDS Longtime shoegaze fans and followers surely have certain sound combinations in their minds that they would love to hear, and one such a combination would probably involve My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive [...]
PRYMEK & SAGE SHELTER AKP RECORDINGS If somebody would mention ambient music at this very moment, the first thing that might come to mind would be meandering electronics sounds. Yet the variation and spectrum of ambient music these days has [...]
TIGERCUB NETS TO CATCH THE WIND LOOSEGROOVE RECORDS Alternative rock is a genre that has tons of history. Emerging from underground shoegaze and the uprising of grunge, alternative rock became mainstream around the 90s. Since then, the category [...]
FISHBONE IN YOUR FACE / COVER YOUR FACE (40th ANNIVERSARY REISSUE) INDEPENDENT In 1986, alternative rock pioneers and legends Fishbone released their debut full-length studio album, In Your Face, following their eponymous EP, released the year [...]
JOE JACKSON HOPE AND FURY EARMUSIC A new Joe Jackson album is always big news. Each album is different and with each release you get the idea that Joe Jackson’s main concern is whether he likes what he is doing. Luckily, many others agree with [...]
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE CRUEL WORLD POLYDOR RECORDS Dread, despair, and falling into the abyss. It seems to echo the news cycle that is impossible to break out of. However, it’s not the case for British indie pop singer Holly Humberstone’s third [...]
