BUILDINGS AND FOOD ECHO THE FIELD INDEPENDENT Strictly defining certain body of music and trying to fit it snugly within a certain genre, can be a tricky process, particularly with artists that don’t care much about where their music fits, [...]
ABIGAIL LAPELL ANNIVERSARY OUTSIDE MUSIC Spill readers are by now probably aware of Abigail Lapell and her recent series of atmospheric, slow-burning music that at no point stands still or tries to fit within any specific genre or subgenre. On [...]
KINGS OF LEON CAN WE PLEASE HAVE FUN CAPITOL RECORDS In 2008, with the release of their fourth album, Only by the Night, Caleb, Jared, Matthew, and Nathan Followill of Kings Of Leon emerged as one of the biggest rock bands in the world. “Sex On [...]
GROUPLOVE I WANT IT ALL RIGHT NOW (DELUXE EDITION) GLASSNOTE RECORDS The Deluxe edition of I Want It All Right Now offers an enriching extension to Grouplove’s meticulously crafted album. These bonus tracks seamlessly weave into the [...]
JACKIE WEST CLOSE TO THE MYSTERY RUINATION RECORD CO. Walking the trails that can fall under the category of ‘singer-songwriter music’ can be quite a tricky one, particularly if you concentrate too much on yourself and your [...]
ANGEL SCIENCE TERRANEAN ECHO LOCATIONS Angel Science, an Alberta underground producer of groovy tribal techno, has released the EP Terranean on the newish Calgary-based dub techno record label Echo Locations. The EP includes 3 original tracks: [...]
UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS NELL’ ORA BLU RISE ABOVE RECORDS Uncle Acid returns with their most potent material since 2013’s release of Mind Control. Nell’ Ora Blu is the definition of a proper concept album, with a studio cast [...]
THE PLEASURE DOME LIMINAL SPACE HOUND GAWD! RECORDS The Pleasure Dome formed in 2019 in Bristol in the U.K. For a three-piece band, they certainly make a strong and loud noise. They have a distinct post-punk punk sound full of energy, grinding [...]
LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES THE CYCLES OF TRYING TO COPE UNFD For the past decade, Like Moths to Flames have stayed at the top of their game within the cutthroat world of what is metalcore. Exploring morality and the inner struggle of negative [...]
SEASONAL FALLS HAPPY DAYS INDEPENDENT If the name of the band, the album title, and the album’s cover lead you towards for many dreaded new age category, you would most probably be quite off the mark. That ‘most probably’ [...]
LYRICS BORN THAT 1 TYME IN THE STUDIO: ACOUSTIC SELECTIONS INDEPENDENT For his 15th album, underground hip-hop icon Lyrics Born has returned with That 1 Tyme In The Studio: Acoustic Selections. In a unique step for the rap genre, the 10-track [...]
MDOU MOCTAR FUNERAL FOR JUSTICE MATADOR RECORDS Mdou Moctar is back with their studio album, Funeral For Justice. It is a record that bursts with sensation and life through a psychedelic rock energy not felt in years to make a work definitely [...]
LA PRIEST LA FUSION DOMINO RECORDS Spring is a time of growth, new beginnings, and natural beauty. Between the harsh rainfall and gentle blossoms, it is a time when memories are etched. UK-based LA Priest’s latest EP, La Fusion, perfectly [...]
16VOLT NEGATIVE ON ARRIVALS METROPOLIS RECORDS 16Volt’s Negative On Arrivals is a curated sonic journey featuring nine standout tracks cherry-picked from The Negative Space and Dead on Arrivals. Renowned for its robust industrial rock [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS YESTERDAY’S FAVOURITE (A TRIBUTE TO TALK TALK) COITUS INTERRUPTUS PRODUCTIONS There are some artists in rock history that seem almost sacred and as such other bands have been reluctant to cover their songs. Bands like Joy [...]
DUN-DUN BAND PITA PARKA PT. 1: XAM EGDUB IDÉE FIXE RECORDS On their first vinyl debut, Dun-Dun Band, the Toronto-based jazz and experimental rock band made up of Toronto’s finest, led by Craig Dunsmuir, a figure who has shaped Toronto’s [...]
KEITH WALLEN INFINITY NOW RISE RECORDS Rock music’s Breaking Benjamin’s guitarist Keith Wallen has released his new solo album Infinity Now via Rise Records. The follow up to 2021’s This World Or The Next comes alongside a spring tour with [...]
THE PLOT IN YOU VOL. 2 FEARLESS RECORDS After the release of Vol. 1 earlier this year, The Plot In You returns with a second EP titled Vol. 2. Hailing from Hancock County, OH, The Plot In You have become quite a force within the modern rock [...]
KAMASI WASHINGTON FEARLESS MOVEMENT YOUNG Kamasi Washington exudes ambition. For evidence of this, look not only to his virtuosic performance and songwriting, but look to the fact that his debut album, 2015’s The Epic, was a three-volume [...]
CAMERA OBSCURA LOOK TO THE EAST, LOOK TO THE WEST MERGE RECORDS Camera Obscura is back after a hiatus of quite a few years and you might not say that they are back with a vengeance, but you may with the usual melodic detail and sophistication, [...]
JESSICA PRATT HERE IN THE PITCH MEXICAN SUMMER Those familiar with Jessica Pratt might be mainly accustomed to her excellent songwriting usually based on her no less incredible vocals and acoustic guitar. Her songwriting was always that good [...]
JOHN CARPENTER LOST THEMES IV: NOIR SACRED BONES John Carpenter, the “Prince of Darkness”, is widely known as a movie-maker and composer for some of the best science fiction, action, and horror movies of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Carpenter has joined [...]
DEA MATRONA FOR YOUR SINS INDEPENDENT The highly-anticipated debut album For Your Sins from Orláith Forsythe and Mollie McGinn of the Irish rock duo Dea Matrona has finally arrived. For Your Sins drips with flavour and style. It features [...]
JOHN MCKIEL HEX YOU’VE CHANGED RECORDS With the release of his fourth album Hex, Jon Mckiel finds new ways to push traditional song structures and production boundaries. The New Brunswick native returns with this 10-song LP following the [...]
