ARTIMUS PYLE BAND ANTHEMS: HONORING THE MUSIC OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD GET JOE RECORDS In a momentous celebration of the enduring legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Artimus Pyle, the last surviving member of the legendary band, is set to release his highly [...]
DEAP VALLY SISTRIONIX 2.0 INDEPENDENT While Deap Vally drummer Julie Edwards was teaching a crochet class in LAs’ Silver Lake in the early 2010s, she was surprised at how her new friend and soon-to-be bandmate Lindsey Troy was so adept at [...]
FUTURE ISLANDS PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE 4AD It’s been a long wait for Future Islands’ latest effort, with it being four years since their last release, the acclaimed As Long As You Are. Thankfully, it only takes a few bars of title [...]
THE SMILE WALL OF EYES XL RECORDINGS 2022 was a breakthrough year for The Smile, the latest project from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, where the trio released its impressive debut studio [...]
MOL SULLIVAN GOOSE INDEPENDENT Cincinnati singer-songwriter Mol Sullivan gave a very succinct description of her debut album Goose: “long exposure photograph.” One of the reasons she considers it as such might lie in the fact that it took her 15 [...]
STRANGE PILGRIM STRANGE PILGRIM ROYAL OAKIE Strange Pilgrim is Oregon-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Josh Barnhart who already made a bit of a name for himself as a drummer for Port O’Brien, and a number of other West [...]
CONCHÚR WHITE SWIRLING VIOLETS BELLA UNION There’s always some sort of giveaway with artists, as far as their experience and background. With Northern Irish singer songwriter Conchúr White, it is his lyrics on his latest and second album [...]
EKKSTACY EKKSTACY UNITEDMASTERS EKKSTACY’s self-titled album is an explosion of sad punk, mixed with shoegaze and surf-rock. The BC-based artist combines depressive auras with synth-pop melodies that change from song to song, giving the record [...]
MAEVE STEELE HONEYLAND INDEPENDENT Some artists need a few albums to establish their artistic presence. Others, such as Maeve Steele, just a single and two EPs is quite enough. As far as this LA-based singer-songwriter is concerned, her latest [...]
CLAY PARKER AND JODI JAMES YOUR VERY OWN DREAM INDEPENDENT There’s this relaxed, free-flowing stream in Americana music today picking up and refining the pieces singer-songwriters picked up from Americana itself back in the 70s and its [...]
PACKS MELT THE HONEY FIRE TALK Although Toronto’s Madeline Link is the person that operates as PACKS, the moniker actually covers a full band which includes Dexter Nash on guitar, Noah O’Neil on bass, and Shane Hooper on drums. [...]
THE SPEAKEASY THE SPEAKEASY THOUSAND ISLANDS RECORDS In the current era of punk music, it can be a challenging task to discover a piece of music that truly captivates and engages the listener. With an abundance of artists and bands vying for [...]
GREEN DAY SAVIORS REPRISE/WARNER We are long overdue for a great Green Day record. They have spent much of the last few years in the reissue game by celebrating milestone anniversaries with massive editions of Dookie, Nimrod, and Insomniac and [...]
THE COCKTAILS TRIANGLE INDEPENDENT Hailing from Niagara Falls, Ontario, The Cocktails have returned with their third full-length album since 2021. Triangle sees the band deliver their most nuanced and inspired work to date, making for a truly [...]
GRAYMANE HEAL DISSIDENT MUSIC Ephemeral twitches of electronica greet you as Graymane’s track “Heal” wends its way into your consciousness. It’s one of those tracks that can take you wherever it is you want to go. Where that is remains to be [...]
MONOWHALES WHO’S THERE TO HEAR ME OUT? INDEPENDENT After a massive 2023 which saw the band releasing singles while touring across North America – including festival appearances at Ottawa Blues Fest, Sound Of Music Fest, and SOMMO Fest – [...]
DIANE COLL OLD GHOSTS INDEPENDENT Words are quite important to Diane Coll, after all in the other part of her life, she is a mental health therapist. And yes, Coll is approaching her music as some sort of personal therapy. Maybe that is one of [...]
FAKE SHARK AFTERGLOW LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS Prepare to sink your teeth into Fake Shark’s exceptional album, Afterglow. There is nothing fake about these Canadian-born gents; they are killers. This album oozes a generous blend of alternative [...]
BILL RYDER-JONES IECHYD DA DOMINO RECORDING COMPANY Artists don’t always get the attention or recognition they truly deserve. So far, Bill Ryder-Jones has received some cult fandom, first as The Coral guitarist, then as a solo artist. Yet [...]
MARIKA HACKMAN BIG SIGH CHRYSALIS RECORDS Taking a road less travelled is not a path you would expect from an artist that loosely falls within the singer-songwriter category. Such a road takes not only artistic courage, but the ample ability to [...]
ROB CLARKE BLUES BEATS AND BREL ALDORA BRITAIN RECORDS Rob Clarke has been releasing music for quite a while now, and his songs have served as soundtracks for television shows and movies. Stepping away from his band, The Wooltones, for this [...]
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND MANLEY FIELD HOUSE: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 7, 1972 THE BIG HOUSE MUSEUM It was a historic night on April 7, 1972, when the legendary Allman Brothers Band took the stage at Manley Field House, located on the Syracuse [...]
THE VIOLENT YOUTH NA IGLE ARTOFFACT RECORDS The Violent Youth have made their way to Artoffact Records, announcing their new album, Na Igle (On Needles). A dynamic duo, Arthur Tsymbal and Julian Riegal from Belarus and Germany respectively, [...]
PATRICK HOLLAND INFRA VERDICCHIO MUSIC PUBLISHING Montreal-based electronic music artist Patrick Holland is known for his soundscapes, crafted from, and merging house, techno, and ambient elements in unique ways. His music is characterized by [...]
