Yeses Yeses Independent Yeses’ debut self-titled EP dropped October 19 and offers a unique addition to the world of alternative music. Upon hearing it for the very first time, the extended play brings an unexplainable sense of nostalgia to the [...]
Whispering Sons Image Cleopatra Records It’s a handy little tag, to refer to a band using the statement, “If Joy Division were female-fronted and Belgian”. One certainly gets the concept right away, and the comparison is well founded. Image, the [...]
Jim Dan Dee Jim Dan Dee Independent Hailing from Toronto, but sounding like they come out of the deep south, Jim Dan Dee have created a distinct style of the blues that crosses over into several other genres. Jim Dan Dee is their first [...]
Disturbed Evolution Reprise Chicago-based metal icons Disturbed are back with their seventh studio album after a year long hiatus. Their album, aptly titled Evolution, takes the band to a new stage in their career. With their widely successful [...]
Big Bliss At Middle Distance Exit Stencil Recordings If there ever were to be a second post-punk revival, Big Bliss would be its standard-bearer. Anyone looking for a primer on post-punk have it all here on the Brooklyn band’s debut At Middle [...]
Yoko Ono Warzone Chimera Records Yoko Ono’s debut solo album Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band was released in November 1970, and since then she has astounded and sometimes confused rock audiences with her own style of music. Let me stress, it has [...]
Arkells Rally Cry Universal Music The newest release from nationally renowned Hamilton rockers Arkells sees them embracing their newfound fame in a big way. Piano-driven grooves dominate Rally Cry, giving the album a very humble sound that is [...]
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Original Film Soundtrack Virgin/Universal Music Canada Bohemian Rhapsody Original Film Soundtrack is Queen at its absolute best. Gearing up for the worldwide release of Bohemian Rhapsody, which will be out in Canadian [...]
Ace Frehley Spaceman Entertainment One Music There have been many comebacks of sorts in Ace Frehley’s 45-year-long career. The new album, Spaceman, is not a comeback in terms of KISS fans because he has been putting out plenty of music to [...]
Greta Van Fleet Anthem Of The Peaceful Army Republic Records While 2017 was the year Greta Van Fleet popped onto everyone’s radar with the strong release of their debut double EP, From The Fires. Since then, Greta Van Fleet has continued to make [...]
Blancmange Wanderlust Blanc Check Records Wanderlust is the sixth album released by Blancmange since original member, and one half of the band, Stephen Luscombe left the band due to health issues. Neil Arthur has carried on with the name, and [...]
Dave Allen Live At The Five & Dime Independent Toronto’s Dave Allen came up with When The Demons Come, one of the more sublime debut albums of 2017 and still he seems to be flying under the radar. Trying to rectify the situation and in [...]
This Will Destroy You New Others Part Two Dark Operative With their critically acclaimed New Others Part One having been released on September 28th of this year and a North American tour in support thereof scheduled throughout this fall, it [...]
Grass Fresh Grass Independent Fresh Grass is the first EP from Brooklyn stoner rock band GRASS. Faithful to genre standards, the group delivers melodic vocals and dire lyrics against midtempo heavy rock. While solid instrumentation is evident on [...]
Strvngers Exhumed Vol. II Negative Gain Productions Welcome to the dark world of Strvngers. Strvngers is Maria Joaquin (vocals) and KC (keyboards/vocals) and they have been making music together since 2015. In the last three years, they have [...]
St. Vincent MassEducation Loma Vista Recordings Recorded during the mixing of 2017’s very similarly named MASSEDUCTION, the newest release from St. Vincent, MassEducation, is a stripped-down version of its slightly elder sister that features St. [...]
Elvis Costello & the Imposters Look Now Concord Records Following the inspiring 2017 Imperial Bedroom tour, Elvis Costello along with his Imposters reach back to his 1982 classic for inspiration. Look Now, Costello’s first release since his [...]
The Persian Leaps Pop That Goes Crunch Land Ski Records I’m super pissed, I should have heard of The Persian Leaps years ago. It’s okay though, because they have cleverly released EP’s every year since 2012 and have compiled the best of the best [...]
Primal Scream Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings Sony Music Recasting their 1994 album Give Out But Don’t Give Up as a rock traditionalist’s record, Primal Scream has unearthed The Original Memphis Recordings. These are [...]
Matthew Dear Bunny Ghostly International As the final days of the year begin to tighten down, it’s a good time to take note of the number of notable pop releases that have all worked to eschew traditional musical structure. However, with nearly [...]
Tom Morello The Atlas Underground Mom+Pop Music For his first solo album since 2011’s World Wide Rebel Songs – under the alias of The Nightwatchman – Tom Morello has returned with The Atlas Underground, a collection of twelve tracks featuring a [...]
Kurt Vile Bottle It In Matador Records Bottle It In, Kurt Vile’s first solo LP since his most successful record to date, b’lieve i’m goin down, brings a “newish” side to of his repertoire. Recorded over a span of three years, we see the [...]
Young the Giant Mirror Master Elektra Records Young the Giant have had a compelling career. Their momentum has been stellar, using their philosophical alt-rock music as a platform for an evolving sound from their more stripped down self-titled [...]
The Dodos Certainty Waves Polyvinyl The commencement of Certainty Waves is a renaissance. The rebirth of sound, The Dodos’ 7th album begins with a disorienting, neutralizing amuse-bouche. “The Forum” clears your throat, readies your pistol, [...]
