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 [...]
DANIELLE DURACK ESCAPE ARTIST CHROMATIC The frailty of the human heart and vulnerability of emotions can be expressed in many ways. Whether it be cathartically or chaotically is up to the individual. Some of us bottle it up until it bursts out, [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS PATTERNS ON THE WINDOW: THE BRITISH PROGRESSIVE POP SOUNDS OF 1974 CHERRY RED RECORDS Grapefruit Records/Cherry Red Records have been releasing CD box sets over the past couple of years in which they do a deep dive into the [...]
MOTHER MOTHER GRIEF CHAPTER WARNER MUSIC GROUP The latest release from Mother Mother stands out as a pinnacle of musical innovation currently gracing the charts. With their album Grief Chapter, the band has fearlessly explored new musical [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE FILM) UNIVERSAL MUSIC In conjunction with the box-office hit, Bob Marley: One Love, the biopic starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the titular icon, Universal Music has released the companion [...]
VISION ETERNEL ECHOES FROM FORGOTTEN HEARTS (DELUXE EDITION) GEERTRUIDA Vision Eternel is the brainchild of a very talented artist, Alexander Julien. This new release of Echoes From Forgotten Hearts is a reworking and expansion of the original [...]
BRITTANY HOWARD WHAT NOW ISLAND RECORDS Recently, Brittany Howard released her latest album, What Now. This follows a nearly five-year wait since her last and debut album, Jaime. What Now is an album that mostly excels in many areas an album can [...]
SCAREFIELD A QUIET COUNTRY INDEPENDENT Scarefield, the horror themed thrash metal outfit led by guitarist Simone Manuli and vocalist Markus Kristoffersson, has released their debut full-length album. A Quiet Country follows the release of their [...]
KARL BARTOS THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI BUREAU B RECORDS In 1920, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (German: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) was released. It is the textbook German Expressionist, and although it did not take the world by storm (it was a [...]
