I’M WITH HER WILD AND CLEAR AND BLUE ROUNDER RECORDS When great vocal harmonies align, magic sparks fly through aural space, and it doesn’t matter what genre of music is involved, although, very often, those harmonies are rooted in [...]
BUILDINGS AND FOOD PROVINCIAL PARK INDEPENDENT Can you make a direct connection with nature through electronic music (ambient or otherwise)? Well, Jen K. Wilson, aka Buildings and Food, thinks that is possible and she keeps on making that [...]
TETRARCH THE UGLY SIDE OF ME NAPALM RECORDS Tetrarch have come a long way since their 2017 debut album Freak. The aggressive follow-up Unstable in 2021 really showed the band’s ability to push the limits of nu metal. They have returned after [...]
MARK PRITCHARD & THOM YORKE TALL TALES WARP RECORDS Electronic musician and producer Mark Pritchard and Radiohead and The Smile frontman Thom Yorke have teamed up to release Tall Tales. When two big-name and innovative creatives join forces [...]
SKYDIGGERS DREAMS & SECOND CHANCES SKYDIGGERS PRODUCTIONS LTD. Who knew, when we were grooving to now-classic Skydiggers tunes in the 1990s, that this roots rock band from Toronto would still be releasing relevant, vital and energized new [...]
BUTTHOLE SURFER LIVE AT THE LEATHER FLY SUNSET BLVD RECORDS There can’t be many weirder bands to try and capture the essence of than the crazy-named Butthole Surfers. That said, this album succeeds where many live albums fall down, by mixing [...]
ARCADE FIRE PINK ELEPHANT COLUMBIA RECORDS Indie rock would not be the same without Arcade Fire. They redefined the genre, gave us some of the greatest records since the 2000s, and influenced countless artists and bands. Their newest album is [...]
PETER MURPHY SILVER SHADE METROPOLIS RECORDS Peter Murphy finally returns with a new studio album, his first since 2014’s Lion. He released a number of live albums since then, but when he delivers a studio album, there is much to be celebrate. [...]