XOL MEISSNER EXCESS OF LOSS INDEPENDENT If you stick only to the face value of some information, it just might take you to a wrong track, and there is quite a bit of that here. First of all, Xol Meissner is an alias for a Swiss-born, NYC-based [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD PHANTOM ISLAND P(DOOM) RECORDS So, where have the Australian mavericks gone so far in their explorations? From all things heavy to the outskirts of microtonal and spiritual jazz, while cramming as many albums [...]
YAWN WISH I COULD’VE KILLBEAT MUSIC If you think that crafting close to perfect pop music is easy, then you’ve got things all wrong. Pop has a set of formulas you have to respect, and being inventive and doing it right within those [...]
NORMAN GREENBAUM SPIRIT IN THE SKY CRAFT RECORDINGS In 1967, a band with the unusual yet era appropriate name of Dr. West’s Medicine Show and Junk Band had a minor hit with the novelty song “The Eggplant That Ate Chicago” (it lives up to [...]
SUZIE UNGERLEIDER AMONG THE EVERGREENS MVKA Among the Evergreens is the eleventh studio album from Vancouver-based Folk/Americana artist Suzie Ungerleider, and her second release since retiring her previous stage name, Oh Susanna. On this [...]
EMPANADAS ILEGALES SANCOCHO TRIFÁSICO WE ARE TIME Vancouver-based seven-piece band, Empanadas Ilegales have returned with their third full-length album – their first studio record since 2022’s Creepy Mambo – Sancocho Trifásico. Recorded in [...]
BEATIE WOLFE & BRIAN ENO LUMINAL VERVE RECORDS Luminal is the second of two new albums by Mr. Brian Eno, both of which are collaborations with Beatie Wolfe. Eno has been very busy of late. Since 2024, Brian Eno (producer, musician, artist [...]
BRIAN ENO & BEATIE WOLFE LATERAL VERVE RECORDS Since 2024, Brian Eno (producer, musician, artist extraordinaire) has released four albums, five if you count all the EPs. He is adding two more to his catalog. On this album, (and on the [...]
