Murray A. Lightburn Once Upon A Time In Montreal Dangerbird Records Murray A Lightburn’s third solo album, Once Upon A Time In Montreal, is a deeply dramatic, personal affair. Herein, Lightburn takes a pause from his primary gig as [...]
Deerhoof Miracle-Level Joyful Noise Recordings Deerhoof has been around since the 90s, but Miracle-Level marks the band’s “studio-debut album.” Previously Deerhoof was well-known for their DIY methods, but the band decided to make itself [...]
The Zombies Different Game Cooking Vinyl Records Rock legends The Zombies are back and better than ever with their latest album, Different Game. It showcases a band at the top of its game in terms of songwriting, instrumentation, and vocals. Rod [...]
Crown Lands Fearless Spinefarm Records Few Canadian bands, if any, have had a trajectory that Crown Lands have well deservingly enjoyed over the last decade. Following the release of the debut full-length album in 2020, the band pressed forward [...]
Puscifer Existential Reckoning: Rewired Puscifer Entertainment/BMG The experimental rock group Puscifer recruited some of their most creative friends to create Existential Reckoning: Rewired, a companion remix collection of their studio album [...]
apaull White LeBaron Furnace Room Records apaull is back with another EP of electronic music, a four-track collection called White LeBaron. With it, the Dutch-Canadian music producer has continued the stream of regular music drops that he began [...]
Novelty Island Wallsend Weekend Television Think Like A Key Novelty Island is a pop music project by Liverpool artist Tim McConnell. It is a fascinating ensemble full of musical twists and turns, but most importantly, it is extremely [...]
Black Country, New Road Live At Bush Hall Ninja Tune Records In the accompanying concert film to Live At Bush Hall, the members of Black Country, New Road are dressed up as if they emerged from a time capsule from the 80s, seeking to mirror the [...]
Fall Out Boy So Much (For) Stardust Fueled by Ramen/Elektra/DCD2 Records Emo founders Fall Out Boy are back with their eighth album So Much (for) Stardust after five years. Recalling the so unique Folie à Deux sound, the band released 13 songs [...]
Lana Del Rey Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Polydor/Interscope One of the most anticipated albums of 2023 is finally here. Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is the ninth release by Lana Del Rey, and if [...]
Jerry Leger Latent Uncovers Latent Recordings Jerry Leger has been quietly making a name for himself and for The Cowboy Junkies’ Latent Recordings record label, that has quietly been recently taking on a louder form, deservedly at that. It was [...]
Various Artists The Greatest Soul/Funk & Disco 12″ Singles Of The 70s And 80s Cherry Red Records Get ready to boogie back to the time of the 12-inch single, a concept born to keep dancers engaged on the dance floor. Cherry Red Records [...]
The Natural Lines The Natural Lines Bella Union Sooner or later, most of us decide to take stock of our lives and make decisions that allow us to move forward. Matt Pond (formerly of band Matt Pond PA) has done exactly that, and the result is [...]
Depeche Mode Memento Mori Columbia Records Depeche Mode continues to cement its legacy as one of the best bands to come out of the 1980s with their latest release Memento Mori. Memento Mori is equal parts haunting and beautiful. They experiment [...]
The Kinks The Journey – Part 1 BMG The Kinks officially formed in 1963, hence the 60th Anniversary celebration that is happening for the band this year. To honour this classic, timeless, and brilliant band, two box sets are being released, [...]
Bass Drum Of Death Say I Won’t Sonic Unyon/Fat Possum Say I Won’t, the latest album from garage punk band Bass Drum of Death is an album of many changes. Singer John Barrett moved back to his hometown of Oxford, MS, and the band [...]
Darren Jessee Central Bridge Bar/None Records Ben Folds Five drummer Darren Jessee’s latest solo LP Central Bridge is storytelling at its finest and features some very relaxing melodies. Jessee hopes that all nine tracks from the LP allow you [...]
Leon Russell Signature Songs Dark Horse Records Leon Russell was one of the most accomplished and versatile musicians in the rock ’n’ roll era. The list of artists he collaborated with is a who’s who of the music world, especially during his [...]
Yves Tumor Praise A Lord Who Chews But Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Warp Records With each album, Yves Tumor (real name Sean Bowie) has hinted at a cyclical pattern: constructing a sound you can almost label their signature, [...]
Lalo Schifrin Man On A Swing OST (1974) Wewantsounds The late 60s and early 70s have always been objects of intrigue in the 21st century, one notable example being the wide-ranging coverage of the late ‘60s in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon [...]
Delerium Signs Metropolis Records It has been seven years since the last studio album from Delerium, Mythologie) The band has returned with a new album, Signs, and the time between albums seems to have done them well. Delirium has delivered a [...]
Levellers Collective (The Levellers) Together All The Way On The Fiddle Recordings The Levellers formed in 1988 and their debut album was released two years later in 1990 (A Weapon Called The Word). Together All The Way is their 13th album, and [...]
Eyelids Colossal Waste Of Light Jealous Butcher Records Eyelids, a band from Portland, OR, has released their fourth LP, Colossal Waste Of Light, and this will be the first one featuring new bass player Victor Krummenacher. Sometimes changes in [...]
H. Hawkline Milk For Flowers PIAS Somehow, Welsh singer songwriter H. Hawkline (Huw Evans) has been lurking in the shadows, even after five excellent solo albums, being a name known to listeners as a long-time Cate Le Bon collaborator. Well, [...]
