Queensrÿche The Verdict Century Media Washington’s legendary heavy metal outfit Queensrÿche have released a new album The Verdict. Having built their reputation in the ‘80s, their eponymous ‘83 Iron Maiden-esque EP got the band noticed [...]
Jonny Kosmo Jonny Kosmo Independent Los Angeles musician Jonny Kosmo releases his debut album, a collection of disco-tinged psychedelia and funky ‘80s-esque bass. Fresh off a stint as a member of local psych pop band Mr. Elevator, Kosmo features [...]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The Best Of Everything Universal Just over six months following the release of the massive career anthology An American Treasure, which featured an abundatnce of never before heard material, the Tom Petty estate [...]
Westkust Westkust Run For Cover Swedish band Westkust has made a comeback with an indie rock self-titled album. . . finally! Westkust made an outstanding return with more of a shoegaze twist than previous releases. With a short but incredibly [...]
Bat Lips Bat Lips Independent Aggression is an undeniable part of being a human, something each of us is primed for. While this predisposition is usually supressed due to the nature of society today, the theme of aggression shines through in [...]
Evi Vine Black // Light // White // Dark Solemn Wave Records Ethereal is a label tacked onto Evi Vine quite often. Yes, she does have an ethereal quality about her but on her new album there are so many more layers than that. She has come into [...]
Them Guns From The Shadows TLG/Ingrooves How would you describe the sound of the Los Angeles quartet Them Guns? Rock synth perhaps? While that may discourage some people right there, the mix of rock ‘n’ roll, synth and industrial hints just . . [...]
Henry Bateman Hide & Seek Independent Henry Bateman is a 22 year old talent, based in Leeds, England. Hide & Seek is his third album, and he continues to progress while paying attention to traditions in the folk genre. Although he is [...]
The Claypool Lennon Delirium South Of Reality ATO Records British/American psychedelic rock band The Claypool Lennon Delirium is back in 2019 with their second studio album South of Reality. The band is made up of virtuoso bassist Les Claypool [...]
Cochemea All My Relations Daptone Records With nearly fifteen years of experience touring the world as a saxophonist with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Cochemea Gastelum is no stranger to the musical world. Within his solo full-length All My [...]
Buck Gooter Finer Thorns Ramp Local Buck Gooter is Billy Brett (vocals, synthesizer, percussion) and Terry Turtle (guitars). Finer Thorns is the duo’s eighteenth album in 14 years. It is amazing not only that the band has made so many albums, [...]
Datarock A Fool At Forty Is A Fool Indeed YAP Records Active since 2000, the Norway-based Datarock has had a high rotation in its lineup, but the founder and mainstay, Fredrik Saroea, has held the project together, releasing some pretty [...]
OHMelectronic OHMelectronic Artoffact Records OHMelectronic is a Vancouver-based collaboration between producer Chris Peterson and musician Craig Joseph Huxtable. Dubbed the “perfect soundtrack for dark times” by the duo’s publicity team, the [...]
Sole Destituent Black Box Tapes/Fake Four, Inc. Wasting no time on a dying planet, Sole opens his latest album, Destituent, with the line, “I can think of nothing more extreme than accepting domination”. With an ‘80s new wave aura, Destituent [...]
Julia Jacklin Crushing Polyvinyl/Universal Music Canada After the success of her debut album, Don’t Let the Kids Win, Julia Jacklin has released her 2nd LP, Crushing, and it’s a wonderfully heartfelt followup that elevates Jacklin as a musician [...]
Matthew Logan Vasquez Light’n Up Dine Alone Records With a range of meandering styles, fine crafted lyrics, playful melodies, and a excellent of story-telling, Light’n Up shows Mathew Logan Vasquez’s most mature and varied collection [...]
Hot 8 Brass Band Take Cover Tru Thoughts Put on your dancing shoes, it’s about to get funky around the world! The beloved Hot 8 Brass Band, who is currently touring in Europe, has released its sixth album, Take Cover. Unifying people and [...]
Yola Walk Through Fire Easy Eye Records Country soul artist Yola’s personal story is inspirational. With more than her fair share of personal traumas and adversity, including growing up with a parent who banned her from making music, [...]
Feels Post Earth Wichita Recordings The LA-based band FEELS loudly avows their voice and presence within the punk electronic scene through the announcement of their second album Post Earth, which will be released on February 22 via Wichita [...]
Fragrance. Now That I’m Real Synth Religion Reality is a fluid concept for Parisian musician, Matthieu Roche, who makes sparse, menacing synthpop under the pseudonym Fragrance. Taking cues from classic synth sounds of the ‘80s and ‘90s, [...]
Gary Clark Jr. This Land Warner Music Few artists can evoke the excitement on stage and in the studio as Gary Clark Jr. does as he continues to redefine the forms which both the blues and pop music can take on. His latest album, This Land, is no [...]
Gunna Drip Or Drown 2 Young Stoner Life/300 Entertainment Following critically acclaimed releases Drip Season 3 and Drip Harder, Gunna finally arrives with his debut album Drip or Drown 2. The 16-track release adds a few notable gems to the [...]
Murray A. Lightburn Hear Me Out Dangerbird Records The Dears’ frontman Murray A. Lightburn is back with a clear and contained solo outing in Hear Me Out. Whereas Lightburn’s last effort was driven primarily by propulsive rhythms and cascading [...]
The Chocolate Watchband This Is My Voice Dirty Water Records Revered proto-punk rock outfit, The Chocolate Watchband, have returned with their first album since 2000’s Get Away. This Is My Voice is a track album which takes the listener back to [...]
