VARIOUS ARTISTS MOPING IN STYLE: A TRIBUTE TO ADAM GREEN CAPITANE RECORDS/ORG RECORDS Since the early 2000s, Adam Green has made a name for himself as a musician and artist. Whether as one half of Moldy Peaches or solo, he has developed a fan [...]
PETER GABRIEL i/o REAL WORLD RECORDS Peter Gabriel is widely regarded as one of the most innovative musicians in the world. After a 21-year hiatus, he has made a remarkable and highly anticipated comeback with his groundbreaking album, i/o, [...]
DAEMON GREY DAEMONIC OUT OF LINE MUSIC Canadian metal artist Daemon Grey, aka the King of Sin, has released his second album Daemonic, a dark and provocative tale of sex, power, and demons. “Beyond Good And Evil” is a great intro to the album [...]
THE CRANBERRIES EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN’T WE? (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ISLAND/UMe The ‘90s grunge movement changed music, providing a platform that brought alternative rock to the masses. Nirvana was the catalyst, sparking a [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS FABRIC PRESENTS SAMA’ ABDULHADI FABRIC RECORDS Sama’ Abdulhadi, a pioneering Palestinian DJ, melds traditional Middle Eastern sounds with electronic beats, crafting mesmerizing sets that traverse cultural boundaries. [...]
BLINKER THE STAR ANIMAL MATH INDEPENDENT Animal Math is Blinker The Star’s 12th studio album and their fifth since 2019! That is a lot of music over the past few years. It is a rather brilliant collection of all new originals by Jordon [...]
OSCAR PETERSON CON ALMA: THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO – LIVE IN LUGANO, 1964 TWO LIONS RECORDS In 1964, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen performed in Lugano. This incarnation of The Oscar Peterson Trio is widely acclaimed as his [...]
TIM FINN & PHIL MANZANERA FINN & MANZANERA BFD/THE ORCHARD Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera have known each other and worked together for a very long time. Manzanera produced the second Split Enz album, Second Thoughts in 1976, and in return [...]
BIG WRECK PAGES SONIC UNYON RECORDS Big Wreck continues to evolve their sound on their latest record, Pages. Their second release of the year, the six-song EP follows 7.3 – the conclusion of a trio of EPs released between 2021 and 2023 – and [...]
CAUSTIC BUGGY INDEPENDENT Caustic’s new single “Buggy” is a delicious, dark, dystopian dub… direct from DJ Matt Fanale. Industrial electronica with a solid, deep foundation sprinkled with lighter specks of unexpected melody. It’s [...]
BOB DYLAN THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978 COLUMBIA RECORDS The original Bob Dylan At Budokan album came out in 1979, featuring 22 select tracks from the 56 he played on back-to-back nights in Tokyo, Japan during his year-long 1978 tour. Sandwiched [...]
PLAIN WHITE T’S PLAIN WHITE T’S FEARLESS RECORDS The Plain White T’s are making a triumphant return with their latest studio album, Plain White T’s, offering a musical experience that truly hits the spot. In this new release, the band [...]
FROG GROG INDEPENDENT To many ardent indie rock followers, Frog, consisting of brothers Danny and Steve Bateman, is hanging in the memory somewhere as one of those cult artists that has done something that earned them status. The reason why the [...]
DOLLY PARTON ROCKSTAR BUTTERFLY RECORDS/DOLLY PARTON RECORDS When Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, she seemed somewhat surprised, however, she nor anyone should have been shocked with this honour. The only [...]
ANDRÉ 3000 NEW BLUE SUN EPIC RECORDS For the first time in nearly two decades, André 3000 – the revolutionary rapper, songwriter, and half of Outkast – has emerged with new music. Announced only days before its release, New Blue Sun, curiously, [...]
THIN LIZZY VAGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD (50th ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION) DECCA/UNIVERSAL Fans of Thin Lizzy should be very familiar with Vagabonds of The Western World. The third album from the Irish band, in many ways, caught [...]
CHARLIE PARKER, DIZZY GILLESPIE, BUD POWELL, CHARLES MINGUS, & MAX ROACH HOT HOUSE: THE COMPLETE JAZZ AT MASSEY HALL RECORDINGS CRAFT RECORDINGS Billed as the greatest jazz performance ever, the ensemble of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, [...]
LOW WATER BRIDGE BAND BACK TO THE VALLEY INDEPENDENT Low Water Bridge Band, is a relatively fresh force on the Americana music scene, as the band started back in 2020. The Virginia sextet consists of Logan Moore (guitar, vocals), Alex Kerns [...]
BRYAN FERRY MAMOUNA (DELUXE REISSUE) BMG Bryan Ferry’s 1994 album Mamouna took him a very long time to finish, six years to be exact. It started life as Horoscope, but evolved into Mamouna over time. It was his ninth solo album and the first [...]
AUTOGRAMM MUSIC THAT HUMANS CAN PLAY STOMP RECORDS If you grew up listening to Billy Idol, The Cars, Duran Duran, Devo, Gary Numan, David Bowie, new wave, or synth-pop, then Music That Humans Can Play is the record for you. The latest release by [...]
MADNESS THEATRE OF THE ABSURD PRESENTS C’EST LA VIE BMG It has been far too long since there has been a new studio album from Madness. Their last album, the wonderful Can’t Touch Us Now, was released over six years ago in 2016. That album [...]
THE KINKS THE JOURNEY – PART 2 BMG It has taken 60 years, but The Kinks seem to be getting the recognition they so rightfully deserve. Sure, they had hits in the 1960s and had a couple of popular songs in the 1980s, but in the past they [...]
JULIANA HATFIELD JULIANA HATFIELD SINGS ELO AMERICAN LAUNDROMAT RECORDS Juliana Hatfield is never short of surprises when it comes to her ever-evolving music career. From her 1992 smash indie debut Hey Babe, to 2021’s ominously dark release [...]
JULIE BYRNE JULIE BYRNE WITH LAUGH CRY LAUGH GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL How many songs on a release do you need to realize that an artist is doing the right thing? For some, a double album is not enough, for others, like Julie Byrne, who are brimming [...]
