BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD FOREVER HOWLONG NINJA TUNE Since 2020, Black Country, New Road has been one of the most talked about rock bands. Their debut album, For the first time, received widespread critical acclaim. Their second album, Ants From [...]
SISTER RAY BELIEVER ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS You don’t get to work with the likes of Mark Ribot if your previous work didn’t draw attention and you don’t express serious talent along the way. That is the case with Toronto’s [...]
PANCHIKO GINKGO NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP At some point, the prime prog rock sound has earned some not so positive connotations and quite a number of artists renowned for the sound started moving into more melody-oriented territory without forsaking [...]
THE WATERBOYS LIFE, DEATH AND DENNIS HOPPER SUN RECORDS From the moment Mike Scott and his The Waterboys appeared back in 1983 and through 16 albums so far, you immediately realized that you are listening to something quite special. From their [...]
BABE RAINBOW SLIPPER AND SHAKAERATOR P(DOOM RECORDS) Australia is undoubtedly home to some of the coolest psychedelic rock bands working today. One band that is leading that charge with their cheerfully dazzling music and pleasantly mellow [...]
MICHAEL GRIGONI & PAN AMERICAN NEW WORLD, LONELY RIDE KRANKY When something leaning to the left-field side, particularly when instrumental music is concerned, yet at the same time uniquely beautiful comes up, it is a good bet that it will [...]
MUMFORD & SONS RUSHMERE ISLAND RECORDS/GLASSNOTE RECORDS Mumford & Sons’ latest album Rushmere is a masterclass in emotion, storytelling, and musical craftsmanship. Seamlessly blending their signature folk sound with a mix of [...]
DESTROYER DAN’S BOOGIE MERGE RECORDS After some 27 years and over a dozen albums, with at least half of those can easily now be classified as classics, and none as a flop, any new Destroyer album is bound to create suspicions of a possible [...]
