DOOMSQUAD Let Yourself Be Seen Bella Union The sibling trio, DOOMSQUAD, brings spirituality and political change to the forefront on their new album Let Yourself Be Seen. Layered with influences of jazz, acid house, and NY disco, Let Yourself Be [...]
VR Sex Human Traffic Jam Dais VR Sex is a provocative band name. I suppose this outfit will be more famously known as a “Drab Majesty side-project” than as a band in their own right. The band consists of Noel Skum (Andrew Clinco of Drab [...]
Carlton Jumel Smith 1634 Lexington Avenue Timmion Records Carlton Jumel Smith has perfectly embodied the timeless sound of Soul/R&B with his debut album 1634 Lexington Avenue. The New York native has spent the majority of his existence [...]
Greys Age Hasn’t Spoiled You Carpark Records Album number three for Toronto-based Greys. They are a four-piece comprised of Colin Gillespie (bass), Braedon Craig (drums), Shehzaad Jiwani (guitar/vocals) and Cam Graham (guitar). For Age [...]
Clinic Wheeltappers And Shunters Domino Records Clinic is back with their eighth full-length studio album. Capping off a seven-year hiatus with their latest release, Wheeltappers And Shunters, the Liverpool-based psych rockers signed to Domino [...]
BAT! Bat Music For Bat People Cleopatra Records BAT! explain their signature “batrock” as a variety of rockabilly, punk, horrorpunk, surf, and rock ‘n’ roll, which is well represented on their 20-song debut album Bat Music for Bat People. Right [...]
Quando Rondo From The Neighborhood To The Stage Atlantic Quando Rondo has released his debut album titled From The Neighborhood To The Stage. With 13 tracks it features guest appearances from NoCap, Shy Glizzy, BlocBoy JB, and Polo G, he is able [...]
CJ Ramone The Holy Spell Fat Wreck Chords Once a bassist for The Ramones from 1989 to their eventual disbanding in 1996 – appearing on Mondo Bizarro (1992), Acid Eaters (1993), and ¡Adios Amigos! (1995), along with three live albums released [...]
PNB Rock Trapstar Turnt Popstar Atlantic PNB Rock has released his sophomore album, Trapstar Turnt Popstar. With 18 tracks and features from Roddy Ricch, Lil Skies, Diplo, Quavo, Tory Lanez, Tee Grizzley, Lil Durk, XXXTentacion, and Aboogie [...]
Donovan Woods The Other Way Meant Well Donovan Woods has released an acoustic rework of his album Both Ways – aptly named The Other Way. It adds a fresh take on last year’s JUNO award-winning release, with every song stripped to its honest and [...]
Jenn Vix 6 Umbrella Music Co. 6 is a six-track EP as well as Jenn Vix’s sixth release (hence the title). Vix released an EP last year, Unlocked, and has returned with this inspired mini album, full of excellent songs. It is self-produced and [...]
Vampire Weekend Father Of The Bride Columbia Records After nearly six years and the departure of multi-instrumentalist and producer Rostam Batmanglij, Vampire Weekend has released their fourth album Father of the Bride. It is a sprawling, [...]
Flamingods Levitation Moshi Moshi Soaring to new heights in crafting their signature sound of psychedelic exotica, self-appointed international psych explorers Flamingods have released their fourth studio album Levitation. Following their 2017 [...]
An Horse Modern Air Lame-O Records The six-year hiatus for An Horse is over. They have come back after their break with an ignition to prove they’ve still got it. Their third album, Modern Air is a great sign that although they took over a half [...]
The Felice Brothers Undress Yep Roc There are many things I love about Undress by The Felice Brothers. It is hard to know where to begin. Undress is the 14th album from The Felice Brothers, and their first album of new material in three years. [...]
Bobby Oroza This Love Big Crown Records Bobby Oroza’s debut album is exactly what you want to hear from a rising act. Pouring his soul all over the record, Oroza’s vocal stylings will be bouncing around your head all day. Heartbreak has never [...]
Corey Hart Dreaming Time Again Rhino Records After a two-decade hiatus, pop icon Corey Hart returns with a new eight-song EP titled Dreaming Time Again, along with a full blown Canadian tour in May and June, with dates to follow in Japan in [...]
Lucy Spraggan Today Was A Good Day Cooking Vinyl Naming your album Today Was A Good Day is certainly a good indication of how the artist feels at the moment. And with her fifth album, UK singer/songwriter Lucy Spraggan obviously feels in a good [...]
Tacocat This Mess Is A Place Sub Pop Tacocat’s fourth full-length album This Mess is a Place is their first release on Sub Pop, and full of feminist pop-punk that will have you dancing into the Spring. The album’s opening song “Hologram” speaks [...]
Simon Bonney Past, Present, Future Mute Records Simon Bonney is a genius, just not a prolific one. Since leaving Crime and The City Solution in 1992, he has released two solo albums. Crime and The City Solution released five studio albums. This [...]
New Berlin Magnet Goodbye Boozy Records New Berlin’s second album Magnet shows promise and a tremendous growth since 2016’s Basic Function. The Texas three-piece is firing on all cylinders driving home a powerful punk sound that will leave you [...]
The Jins Death Wish 604 Records There’s no question Ben Larsen, guitarist/vocalist for Vancouver three-piece The Jins, owns underwear with Kurt Cobain’s face on them. On The Jins’ new EP, Death Wish, Larsen proudly sports his Cobain drawers over [...]
Catfish And The Bottlemen The Balance Island Records After the 3-year-long brutal wait, fans finally get to hear the newest addition to the Catfish roster. The Balance is the third studio album from the Wales-based artists and does not [...]
Various Artists For the Throne (Music Inspired By The HBO Series Game Of Thrones) Columbia Records HBO’s Game of Thrones fans will be excited to hear the new music released on the album, For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of [...]
