CHARLES LLOYD THE SKY WILL STILL BE THERE TOMORROW UMG RECORDINGS Charles Lloyd has returned again with his post-bop album, The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow. This comes after a nearly two-year wait since his last release, Trios: Sacred Thread. [...]
COMEBACK KID TROUBLE NEW DAMAGE RECORDS/SHARPTONE RECORDS Comeback Kid has always been a band dedicated to moving upward on their own terms. When the Winnipeg beloved band released their previous album, Heavy Steps, in 2022, they not only [...]
BOY WITH APPLE ATTACHMENT VÅRØ RECORDS Swedish band Boy With Apple was formed in 2019 and released their first EP, Walk In The Park, in 2020. Today, their debut album, Attachment, is being released, and it contains several captivating [...]
THE DANDY WARHOLS ROCKMAKER SUNSET BLVD. RECORDS The Dandy Warhols are making noise with their latest studio album, and it’s an absolute powerhouse. Overflowing with captivating collaborations, this album showcases a side of The Dandy [...]
PINK MILK NIGHT ON EARTH BLACK HAIR MUSIC Pink is a duo out of Sweden, consisting of Maria (vocals and drums) and Edward (guitar and bass) Forslund. They have been making albums since 2017 (Purple), and Night On Earth is their third album. Night [...]
KACEY MUSGRAVES DEEPER WELL INTERSCOPE RECORDS/MCA NASHVILLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA It is safe to say that since the 2010s, there has been no one better in country music than Kacey Musgraves, especially in the way she has almost rewritten the [...]
SUN FREEZING COLD AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT INDEPENDENT Sun Freezing Cold is a duo based in Montreal, consisting of Chantal Ranger (vocals/lyricist) and Guy Pellerin (music/production). They are a very grassroots electro-pop band. Grassroots because [...]
MELØ SONGS FROM THE SPIRIT BOX INDEPENDENT MELØ has been making music since 2017. Up until this year, he has released a number of singles and a couple of EPs, but he has finally released his debut album, Songs From The Spirit Box, this year and [...]
NAN MACMILLAN FROM BOTH EYES INDEPENDENT Some would say that these days that singer-songwriters are a dime a dozen. Of course, when releasing your music has become so easy without even having a record label, such proliferation is imminent. So [...]
ARSUN BABE I HEAR THUNDER IN YOUR HEART INDEPENDENT You can follow in the footsteps of a giant like Bob Dylan, but to come up with some credible music in such a manner you still have to have at least a modicum of your own personality, musical [...]
BREEZERS HIDEAWAY INDIE AM GOLD Breezers is yet another musical moniker and behind it is L.A.-based singer-songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Evan apRoberts. apRoberts is essentially an L.A. scene veteran since he’s been on that scene [...]
THE TAJ MAHAL SEXTET SWINGIN’ LIVE AT THE CHURCH IN TULSA LIGHTNING ROD RECORDS For some musical masters, no matter what genre they are working within, it just might be hard to keep it at your best for decades. Even more so if they have [...]
JUDAS PRIEST INVINCIBLE SHIELD SONY MUSIC Judas Priest’s debut album was released in 1974 (Rocka Rolla), and 50 years later, they are still going strong. Invincible Shield marks 50 years of putting out solid hard rock/heavy metal albums. Sure, [...]
BRITTANY BINDRIM VELELLA VELELLA METROPOLIS RECORDS Are you ready to plunge into a whirlwind of sonic adventures with the incredibly talented electronic pop sensation Brittany Bindrim and her highly anticipated album Velella Velella? If so, hold [...]
LOREENA McKENNITT THE ROAD BACK HOME QUINLAN ROAD The Road Back Home is in many regards, very much McKennitt returning to her roots of traditional Irish and Celtic folk songs that she learned all those years ago while playing the clubs of [...]
MARK EGAN/SHAWN PELOT/SHANE THERIOT CROSS CURRENTS WAVETONE RECORDS Mark Egan has made a name for himself as a solo artist, a collaborator, and as a member of Pat Metheny’s band. Egan may be known as a jazz musician, but he is much more than [...]
W.A.S.P. THE 7 SAVAGE: 1984-1992 – 2nd EDITION MADFISH W.A.S.P, the iconic shock heavy metal band of the 80s, has always been synonymous with controversy, raucousness, and unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll. With their latest release, The 7 [...]
YARD ACT WHERE’S MY UTOPIA? ISLAND RECORDS Yard Act has released their second album, Where’s My Utopia?. This comes two years after their previous album, The Overload, and three years after their EP, Dark Days. Overall, this album [...]
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING MOUNTAINHEAD BMG Everything Everything has released their latest album, Mountainhead. This comes nearly two years after their previous work, Raw Data Feel. Thankfully, they have offered a catchy and fun album that is a true [...]
JULIAN LAGE SPEAK TO ME BLUE NOTE Julian Lage has released his latest album, Speak To Me. Finally, after almost two years since his previous studio album, here it is. Speak To Me embodies Lage’s best qualities as an artist, with the album [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS NEW WAVE DONUT WAX DONUT RECORDS This is an intriguing idea, current punk and metal bands paying tribute to late 1970s and 1980s New Wave classics. Of course, New Wave came along and basically shoved punk to one side. Punk [...]
VIVABEAT PARTY IN THE WARZONE & THE HOUSE IS BURNING RUBELLAN REMASTERS Vivabeat is one of those bands that showed a great deal of promise in the 1980s but never really reached their commercial potential. That doesn’t mean their music wasn’t [...]
CHEMICAL WAVES THE END OF EVERYTHING – PART TWO WAVE RECORDS Chemical Waves is really Marco Cattani, from Rome, Italy. Under the name Chemical Waves, Cattani has been making music for over ten years. The End Of Everything – Part Two [...]
ROYAL TUSK ALTRUISTIC MNRK MUSIC GROUP Alberta’s rock trio Royal Tusk brings us their third full-length, self-produced album entitled Altruistic. Guitarist Quinn Cyrankiewicz, bassist Sandy MacKinnon, and vocalist Daniel Carriere spent nearly a [...]