TERRY DRAPER IN THE BEGINNING TERRY TUNES RECORDS Last year Terry Draper released Bread and Cirkus, a more political album in which he commented on what he was observing. His latest release, In The Beginning, is an album of reflection and the [...]
MOVIE CLUB GREAT WHITE INDEPENDENT Nothing screams psychedelic rock quite like extended guitar riffs, imaginative musical deviations, and perception altering melodies. With their full-length instrumental album Great White, LA rock duo Movie Club [...]
HAZLETT GOODBYE TO THE VALLEY LOW NETTWERK When Justin Vernon and Bon Iver came up with his debut For Emma, Forever Ago back in 2007, we not only got a classic alt-folk album, but music that definitely influenced a set of upcoming artists that [...]
ALL THE BEES ALL THE BEES HOBOPOP RECORDINGS Artists weaned on the so-called ‘old’ folk music, the one that originated decades, or even centuries ago, very often tend to stick to the originals as much as they can. On the other hand, [...]
PINK FLOYD ATOM HEART MOTHER (SPECIAL EDITION) LEGACY RECORDINGS Navigating through various line-up shifts and evolving musical trends, Pink Floyd has solidified its position among the titans of rock music, sharing the pedestal with the likes of [...]
VERA GRACE INFERNVM DEESTRICTED Amsterdam-based Vera Grace’s debut album, Infernvm, takes us on a journey. The words ‘Dante’s Inferno’ are used as a proxy for descent into hell. The story, which is the basis of this album, is deep and shows the [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS THE FAITHFUL – A TRIBUTE TO MARIANNE FAITHFULL IN THE Q RECORDS Marianne Faithfull has always been a wonderful interpreter of songs. Since her debut in 1965, Faithfull has built an impressive catalogue. She has never been [...]
MURALIM MURALIM INDEPENDENT Hailing from Zurich, Switzerland, Muralim has released their debut, eponymous EP. As students at the Zurich University of the Arts, the band was recently featured in the Best Of Swiss Jazz series. The band is led by [...]
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT 50th ANNIVERSARY LIVE – FIRST NIGHT FRONTIERS MUSIC 50th Anniversary Live – First Night is the first of three albums that Blue Öyster Cult is releasing, that was recorded during their three 50th Anniversary shows at Sony [...]
ATREYU THE BEAUTIFUL DARK OF LIFE SPINEFARM The Beautiful Dark Of Life is a culmination of three EPs that Atreyu has put out recently, The Hope of a Spark EP, The Moment You Find Your Flame EP, and A Torch In The Dark EP. Those titles alone [...]
MOTT THE HOOPLE ALL THE YOUNG DUDES (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) MADFISH RECORDS When Mott The Hoople released their fifth studio album, All The Young Dudes, they had hoped for a hit, but they had no idea that the album would go on to be as [...]
APAULL FOUGHT AND WON FURNACE ROOM RECORDS Dutch Canadian music producer apaull is back on our radar, this time with Fought and Won. This LP is an interesting turn for him, as the electronic music artist is best known for his series of EP [...]
VALENTINA ALL ARE LOST INDEPENDENT Valentina (Pappalardo), Italian singer songwriter based in London, doesn’t seem to be a big fan of social media, but on the evidence of her latest six song EP All Are Lost she doesn’t need to be. [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS MOPING IN STYLE: A TRIBUTE TO ADAM GREEN CAPITANE RECORDS/ORG RECORDS Since the early 2000s, Adam Green has made a name for himself as a musician and artist. Whether as one half of Moldy Peaches or solo, he has developed a fan [...]
PETER GABRIEL i/o REAL WORLD RECORDS Peter Gabriel is widely regarded as one of the most innovative musicians in the world. After a 21-year hiatus, he has made a remarkable and highly anticipated comeback with his groundbreaking album, i/o, [...]
DAEMON GREY DAEMONIC OUT OF LINE MUSIC Canadian metal artist Daemon Grey, aka the King of Sin, has released his second album Daemonic, a dark and provocative tale of sex, power, and demons. “Beyond Good And Evil” is a great intro to the album [...]
THE CRANBERRIES EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN’T WE? (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ISLAND/UMe The ‘90s grunge movement changed music, providing a platform that brought alternative rock to the masses. Nirvana was the catalyst, sparking a [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS FABRIC PRESENTS SAMA’ ABDULHADI FABRIC RECORDS Sama’ Abdulhadi, a pioneering Palestinian DJ, melds traditional Middle Eastern sounds with electronic beats, crafting mesmerizing sets that traverse cultural boundaries. [...]
BLINKER THE STAR ANIMAL MATH INDEPENDENT Animal Math is Blinker The Star’s 12th studio album and their fifth since 2019! That is a lot of music over the past few years. It is a rather brilliant collection of all new originals by Jordon [...]
OSCAR PETERSON CON ALMA: THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO – LIVE IN LUGANO, 1964 TWO LIONS RECORDS In 1964, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen performed in Lugano. This incarnation of The Oscar Peterson Trio is widely acclaimed as his [...]
TIM FINN & PHIL MANZANERA FINN & MANZANERA BFD/THE ORCHARD Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera have known each other and worked together for a very long time. Manzanera produced the second Split Enz album, Second Thoughts in 1976, and in return [...]
BIG WRECK PAGES SONIC UNYON RECORDS Big Wreck continues to evolve their sound on their latest record, Pages. Their second release of the year, the six-song EP follows 7.3 – the conclusion of a trio of EPs released between 2021 and 2023 – and [...]
CAUSTIC BUGGY INDEPENDENT Caustic’s new single “Buggy” is a delicious, dark, dystopian dub… direct from DJ Matt Fanale. Industrial electronica with a solid, deep foundation sprinkled with lighter specks of unexpected melody. It’s [...]
BOB DYLAN THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978 COLUMBIA RECORDS The original Bob Dylan At Budokan album came out in 1979, featuring 22 select tracks from the 56 he played on back-to-back nights in Tokyo, Japan during his year-long 1978 tour. Sandwiched [...]
