Dark Smith Degressive Youth Riot Records Dark Smith is a Seattle band that infuses grunge with a goth twist, taking the angst of Goth/New Wave without its pretensions. Fans of ‘90s alternative and ‘80s new wave/post punk will be delighted to [...]
Cold Kingdom Into The Black Sky Independent It’s been a hell of a year for the hard rock band Cold Kingdom. First they parted ways with their vocalist, then Elissa Pearson took over vocal duty. Then they welcomed keyboardist and backup vocalist [...]
Stray Cats 40 Surfdog Records Forty years ago Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker formed a trio in hopes to capture the vintage vibes of rockabilly god Eddie Cochran. Struggling to find success in their native America, they took up [...]
Lee Ranaldo, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Urselli, Balázs Pándi Lee Ranaldo, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Urselli, Balázs Pándi Trost Lee Ranaldo, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Urselli, and Balázs Pándi’s eponymous release is an interesting and notable effort from a group of [...]
$uicideboy$ Live Fast, Die Whenever G*59 After the success of their debut album, $uicideboy$ have released their newest EP titled Live Fast, Die Whenever. Produced by Travis Barker and featuring a guest appearance by Munky, the album [...]
Elton John & Taron Egerton Rocketman (Music From The Motion Picture) Virgin/EMI Records Music biopics are a tricky concept; the idea of celebrating an artist’s vast legacy is an exciting feat for music fans and film buffs alike, but [...]
Sting My Songs Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records Sting hardly needs an introduction, but if one is necessary, listening to My Songs would serve this purpose as to where the singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Police is at this point of [...]
Genuine Leather 2011-2019 Singles, Demos and Live Independent Once listeners got hooked on songs like The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” or The Who’s “Substitute”, it became obvious that what is called power pop, a phrase coined by The Who’s Pete [...]
London Stone Just How High Independent Blustering amounts of energy is dripping out of London Stone’s latest 3-song EP Just How High. The Toronto four-piece band comprises of Jordan McCracken, Matthew Betti, Alan Duffy, and Matt Benedetti. The [...]
Earth Full Upon Her Burning Lips Sargent House Consistency is the hallmark of the highest level of artistry, and it is certainly a trait which Earth have carried throughout their career. Since their full debut Earth 2, an album that sits at the [...]
Trampa Never Forget Independent Hailing from Brazil, alternative hard rock/metal band Trampa have released their latest EP, Never Forget. “Anti-Fascists Since 2006,” as their shirts say, Trampa has enjoyed a growing career for over a decade. In [...]
Rammstein Rammstein Caroline Records It’s been 10 years since German industrial metal powerhouse Rammstein released their last studio album. Their latest self-titled release is a collection of 11 highly-anticipated tracks that are a force to be [...]
Tyler, The Creator IGOR Columbia Records Tyler, The Creator’s newest effort, IGOR, demonstrates just how gifted the 28-year-old artist really is. Ever since Odd Future took over years ago, Tyler has made it a point to show his listeners that [...]
Entombed Clandestine Live Century Media Records As a part of the celebration for the album’s 25th anniversary, Swedish Music Hall of Fame inductee Entombed re-released their second studio album Clandestine, featuring original band members Nicke [...]
The Heavy Sons BMG The Heavy exploded onto the music scene like a ticking time bomb, bellowing out incendiary party-rock anthems that have hyped up crowds all over the world. These righteous tunes proved to be mighty successful and have served [...]
Betty Moon Hellucination Evolver Music Since 1991, when Betty Moon made her debut with her self-titled album, she has been in control of her career and art. Her latest album, Hellucination, is her ninth studio album, and her first since 2017’s [...]
Rich Aucoin Release Haven Sounds Rich Aucoin’s name seems almost synonymous with positivity. He has toured his music across countries by bicycle to raise funds for mental health and childhood cancer, and his live shows are famous for their [...]
Josephine Wiggs We Fall The Sound Of Sinners Josephine Wiggs has given us a soundtrack to our youth with her work in The Breeders. Her musicality and alt-rock writing really changed things, specifically for women-fronted bands in the ‘90s. They [...]
The National I Am Easy To Find 4AD After several phenomenal albums and a recent Grammy win for Best Alternative Album, The National has raised the bar. Their eighth album I Am Easy To Find represents continuity and change, contrast and unity [...]
Dionne Warwick She’s Back Kind Music/Entertainment One Grammy Award-winning music icon Dionne Warwick is back with a brand-new album, rightfully titled She’s Back. Fans of the R&B legend’s simple yet sophisticated storytelling and [...]
Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul Summer Of Sorcery Wicked Cool/Universal Music Summer Of Sorcery is the second studio album from Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul. Their debut album, Soulfire (2017) was extremely well received, as [...]
The Beaches The Professional Universal Music Toronto-based alternative rock outfit The Beaches have returned with the release of an EP titled The Professional. It’s the first bit of new music the Juno award-winning band—comprised of Jordan [...]
Mac DeMarco Here Comes The Cowboy Mac’s Record Label Here Comes the Cowboy finds DeMarco fully engulfed in a mellow, acoustic-keyboard wallow. Now 29-years-old, he is coming across as a very mature artist who has found his groove. Tracks [...]
The Skints Swimming Lessons Easy Star Records London “tropical punk” band The Skints have been making some waves the past few months with their most recent release Swimming Lessons. I can’t help but be thoroughly impressed with this album from [...]
