JEAN-MICHEL JARRE VERSAILLES 400 SONY MUSIC On December 25, 2023, Jean-Michel Jarre performed a concert in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France. The show was designed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Château de [...]
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF THE PAST IS STILL ALIVE NONESUCH RECORDS The Past Is Still Alive is the latest release from Roots/Americana artist Hurray for the Riff Raff (AKA Alynda Segarra). Following their 2022 album Life on Earth, Segarra began [...]
NADINE SHAH FILTHY UNDERNEATH EMI NORTH Recently, Nadine Shah released her album, Filthy Underneath. This comes after a near-four-year wait since her previous album, Kitchen Sink. Filthy Underneath, for all its slips, ends up mostly succeeding [...]
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB FANTASIES ARTS & CRAFTS Following the success of last year’s My Big Day, Fantasies sees Bombay Bicycle Club linking up with indie-pop titans Matilda Mann, Liz Lawrence, Lucy Rose, and Rae Morris to produce a four-song EP. [...]
THE DREAM ACADEMY RELIGION, REVOLUTION & RAILWAYS CHERRY RED RECORDS Having a huge, world-wide success with your first single can always be a blessing and a curse. For Dream Academy which includes singer/guitarist and songwriter Nick [...]
AL HARPER THE ANALEMMA OBSERVATION LEAGUE TAKE A TURN RECORDS How do you distinguish yourself from other artists that are working within the ‘standard’ folk/pop realm that is so prominent these days. Well, one way to do it is come up [...]
REAL ESTATE DANIEL DOMINO RECORDS Real Estate’s sixth album aspires to be a radio-friendly pop record, and that much is obvious from the opening tracks of the album. “Haunted World” has a nice late-R.E.M quality to it, full of shimmering pop [...]
SHAINA HAYES KINDERGARTEN HEART BONSOUND When a singer-songwriter presents something quite individual and personal, without being self-centered, you simply cannot dismiss her or him as the ‘standard fare.’ That is exactly the [...]
ELEPHANT STONE BACK INTO THE DREAM LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS Elephant Stone is Rishi Dhir (vocals/bass/sitar/mellotron), Miles Dupire (drums), Robbie MacArthur (guitar), and Jason Kent (keys/guitar) from Montreal. Since 2009, they have released a [...]
MGMT LOSS OF LIFE MOM+POP MUSIC In 2018, MGMT released Little Dark Age which became an instant hit, with many noting it was their best record since their debut and its title track was trending on TikTok. Then, in 2023, “Time to Pretend” was [...]
L.A.B. L.A.B. VI EASY STAR RECORDS New Zealand’s L.A.B. has returned with its sixth album. L.A.B. VI follows 2021’s L.A.B V marking the longest gap between records as the band had previously released their first five albums within five years. [...]
BAD BRAINS OMEGA SESSIONS BAD BRAINS RECORDS In 1997, Bad Brains released Omega Sessions, an EP that collected five demos that were recorded at the original Omega Recording Studios in Rockville, Maryland. These sessions came two years prior to [...]
CHURCH OF TREES TRANSIENCE INDEPENDENT Church Of Trees released its debut EP, Primitive Creatures in 2017. A brilliant debut, that demonstrated that this band, and its main driving force, Bernard Frazer, had a lot to offer and that they were [...]
KISSING THE PINK ANTHOLOGY 1982-2024 CHERRY RED RECORDS Kissing The Pink may have gone down in history as the most underrated band of the 1980s. Thanks to this new box set, Anthology 1982 – 2024, that may not be the destiny of this band. [...]
KIRLIAN CAMERA RADIO SIGNALS FOR THE DYING DEPENDENT RECORDS Kirlian Camera, an Italian electronic phenomenon, has been active since 1979, albeit with a different name; this band has created a unique fusion of synth-pop, dance, electro-gothic, [...]
EVANORA:UNLIMITED PERFECT ANSWER INDEPENDENT Evanora:Unlimited is Orion Sage Ohana, and this is their second album under the name Evanora:Unlimited. Quite frankly, there is a lot to unpack with this very talented artist (who also released music [...]
OMNI SOUVENIR SUB POP RECORDS Omni have released their fourth studio album, Souvenir. This comes five years after their last album, Networker. Souvenir is a post-punk album held back by its lacklustre and, at other points, horrible vocal [...]
KATHERINE PRIDDY THE PENDULUM SWING COOKING VINYL Katherine Priddy made her recording debut in 2018 with an EP (Wolf) that got her a lot of attention and provided her with an opportunity to not only record more but open for some of her biggest [...]
STEELEYE SPAN LIVE AT THE BOTTOM LINE, 1974 OMNIVORE RECORDINGS The English folk-rock group Steeleye Span was formed in 1969 and has been in existence, in various incarnations, ever since. The band enjoyed chart success a number of times in [...]
GRANDADDY BLU WAV DANGERBIRD RECORDS Bluegrass, country, and new wave join forces for Blu Wav, the newest release by Grandaddy. Grandaddy has ventured into bluegrass and country territory before, but with Blu Wav, they fully commit to the bit. [...]
STEVE HACKETT THE CIRCUS AND THE NIGHTWHALE INSIDE OUT MUSIC It may be very hard to believe, but The Circus And The Nightwhale is Steve Hackett’s 30th solo album. And, quite simply, it is his best album yet. This is an emotional, powerful album, [...]
IDLES TANGK PARTISAN RECORDS IDLES take on a slightly new direction with their fifth LP, TANGK (pronounced as “TANK” with a pronounced “G”). Their signature, ferocious raw powerful punk pop energy continues, with an injection of a more polished, [...]
THE RESIDENTS SECRET SHOW (LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO) CHERRY RED RECORDS Like Sparks, The Residents have been able to keep their loyal, core audience while bringing new people into their fanbase over the years. In January, 2023, The Residents [...]
LORD OF THE LOST SWAN SONGS (10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) NAPALM RECORDS Swan song is a term that comes from an ancient myth that swans sing a beautiful and haunting song before they die. Lord of the Lost captures this idea of a final and decisive [...]
