LUNA SHADOWS BATHWATER CEREAL BOX PROD CO. Calling forth the coven with a Summer Solstice release, LA-based artist and producer Luna Shadows has returned with her bewitching LP bathwater. The 14-track project differs greatly from her debut, [...]
JOE GITTLEMAN HOLD UP BAD TIME RECORDS After many years being the backbone of many bands on the ska scene, not least the ‘Bass Fiddleman’ of the sadly-missed Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Joe Gittleman takes a step forward into the limelight himself. [...]
ASTARI NITE RESOLUTION OF HAPPINESS NEGATIVE GAIN PRODUCTIONS Astari Nite is an alternative rock band hailing from the streets of Miami, FL. They have made a significant impact in the world of dark wave music, like a musical wizard, conjuring up [...]
MARCELLA DETROIT JEWEL (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Marcella Detroit has had quite a career. Born Marcy Levy, she co-wrote “Lay Down Sally” with Eric Clapton, with whom she performed for years. She has also sung with Bob Seger and [...]
THE STORY SO FAR I WANT TO DISAPPEAR PURE NOISE RECORDS There are very few albums that one comes across in their time as a journalist that leave you with a sensation of joy in your chest. It’s a feeling you only get after you’ve [...]
PERRY BLAKE DEATH OF A SOCIETY GIRL MOOCHIN’ ABOUT RECORDS There is a tragic coincidence that came a week or so before Irish singer-songwriter was to release his latest album Death of a Society Girl, which celebrates his 20 years as a [...]
MAX BLANSJAAR FALSE COMFORTS BEANIE TAPES Ok, so you are born in Amsterdam, raised in Oxford, and end up recording with Katie Von Schleischer in Brooklyn. That is the brief story of Max Blansjaar and his debut album False Comforts. The main [...]
LARA TAUBMAN THE GOSPEL OF GETTING FREE ATOMIC SOUND RECORD COMPANY There is a certain assured quality that was tied with the prime, 70s era of West Coast singer-songwriters: excellent songwriting, strong lyrics, and detailed arrangements and [...]
THE USED MEDZ BIG NOISE The Orem, Utah rock band The Used has released their 10th album, Medz, an album full of B-sides, featuring 7 unreleased songs, leaving just three songs previously released. All of the songs were written and recorded [...]
MONIQUE BARRY HAAK INDEPENDENT HAAK is the fifth album from Toronto-based singer, songwriter and keyboardist, Monique Barry. It is her first full album release since 2013’s Wake, and while it took an unexpected seven years to complete, it has [...]
DAVID UDELL IT’S WORTH IT INDEPENDENT David Udell is a member of two bands, art rock band Wax Theatricks and avant/pop band Delay Tactics. Every so often he strikes out on his own. It’s Worth It is his second solo album (his first, [...]
BIF NAKED CHAMPION HER ROYAL MAJESTY’S RECORDS Champion is Bif Naked’s first album in 15 years (her last album The Promise was released in 2009) and the time between albums has not slowed her down one bit. Naked has returned with a [...]
BOULDER FIELDS WITH ALL THE OTHER GHOSTS LET THERE BE NUMBERS Edinburgh, Scotland artist Cam Fraser has been around for a while, starting out as a punker with Cateran (supported Nirvana in UK back in 1989), then worked with Borrowed Books, and [...]
MOBY ALWAYS CENTERED AT NIGHT MUTE Moby’s Always Centered at Night, released on June 14, features collaborations with Lady Blackbird and Benjamin Zephaniah. The album showcases Moby’s signature style of glittery melodies and warm, [...]
EAMON FOGARTY I’M AN ANIMAL NOW ORPHEAN KIOSK RECORDS How much of the (for some dreaded) genre of prog rock has filtered through into another ‘dreaded’ genre of singer-songwriter? Quite a bit it seems, particularly as both [...]
TOPSY TURVY BUTT SORE SILUH RECORDS Reinventing the modern alternative music scene, Viennese indie rock darlings Topsy Turvy have released their debut album Butt Sore. The group, made up of guitarist Theresa Strohmer, drummer Lena Pöttinger, and [...]
BORED AT MY GRANDMAS HOUSE SHOW & TELL CLUE RECORDS Leeds-based musical project Bored At My Grandmas House has a new release, Show & Tell. The 12-song album has evoked many thoughts from myself upon my countless re-listens, and I have [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS ONE HAND CLAPPING MPL/UNIVERSAL Paul McCartney recently turned 82, and he is as busy as ever. He is not slowing down one bit. Along with a sold-out tour of South America, Europe, and the U.K, he has been busy with [...]
THE LUSTRE THE LUSTRE INDEPENDENT Everyone loves a feel-good story, and the history of The Lustre is a great feel-good story of friends, music fans and a bunch of guys who got together to play music. The six-member band started with two friends, [...]
LOREENA McKENNITT THE MASK AND THE MIRROR LIVE QUINLAN ROAD In 1994, Loreena McKennitt released her fifth studio album, The Mask And The Mirror, and it became her breakthrough album. It went gold in the U.S., triple platinum in Canada, and she [...]
THE DECEMBERISTS AS IT EVER WAS, SO IT WILL BE AGAIN YABB RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS It’s been six years since the seasoned veterans, The Decemberist, graced us with an album. The long-awaited project, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, will be [...]
JESSICA WILDE TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE ABSOLUTE LABEL SERVICES When critics aren’t sure where to neatly categorize a solo artist, they usually reach for that often clumsy one – singer songwriter. Yet, these days, quite a few artists [...]
CLAN OF XYMOX EXODUS METROPOLIS RECORDS Clan of Xymox emerged from the depths of the Netherlands in 1981, unleashing their darkwave prowess upon the world. Their album Exodus is a testament to their mastery of the genre. If you have a morbid [...]
EELS EELS TIME! E WORKS RECORDS/PIAS RECORDINGS Since the 90s, EELS have been a pivotal band to alternative and indie rock. Despite not reaching quite the huge popularity and fame as some of their contemporaries, their influence is undeniable [...]
