PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS FRONZOLI WHAT REALITY? RECORDS Fronzoli, the latest release by psych-rock band Psychedelic Porn Crumpets is another ambitious record from the Australian band. Though it has some great moments, it lags behind previous [...]
POWERMAN 5000 MEGA!! KUNG FU RADIO REAL GONE MUSIC The Blood-Splat Rating System was the debut album by Powerman 5000. Initially released in 1995, the album’s success led to a reissue two years later in 1997, under the title Mega!! Kung Fu [...]
DAVID HOLMES BLIND ON A GALLOPING HORSE HEAVENLY RECORDINGS David Holmes is a name that often lingers in the minds of listeners, either as a DJ or as a member of Unloved, but even more so as the man behind quite a number of modern film [...]
ROSIE H SULLIVAN IN MY NATURE NETTWERK We often speak of what detriments Spotify poses to artists, but sometimes, artists do have benefits from that streaming service. Let’s take here the example of Scottish singer-songwriter Rosie H [...]
THE FUSION SYNDICATE BEAUTIFUL HORIZON CLEOPATRA RECORDS The Fusion Syndicate is a very interesting Heavy Metal/Hard Rock supergroup. Their self-titled debut (later re-released in 2023 with the title A Speedway Of Saturn’s Rings) featured [...]
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE OXYMOREWORKS SONY MUSIC Jean-Michel Jarre is a pioneer in the field of electronic music. Along with Brian Eno, Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, among others, he created a whole new genre. In 2022, he released OXYMORE in which he [...]
MOTÖRHEAD ANOTHER PERFECT DAY (40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) SANCTUARY RECORDS/BMG It is very hard to believe that it has been nearly eight years since the world lost Lemmy Kilmister. He was larger than life and one of the most colourful performers [...]
HEAVENLY CREAM AN ACOUSTIC TRIBUTE TO CREAM QUARTO VALLEY RECORDS Cream was a supergroup without intending to be one. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Pete Brown came together in 1966 and released their debut album that year, Fresh [...]
IN THE PINES PAINTING BY NUMBERS INDEPENDENT Working on the edges of indie rock while crossing over into Americana one moment and post-grunge and psych (and elsewhere) on the other, is not new but is not easy to do well. Sure, there are [...]
TALsounds SHIFT NNA TAPES Natalie Chami, who works under the moniker of TALsounds ,refers to herself as “a proud Canadian-born Lebanese American” a description that is something for the listeners to uncover through her work so far, [...]
COLD WAR KIDS COLD WAR KIDS AWAL Cold War Kids’ latest album is a refreshing breeze in the alternative rock music scene and stands out as one of the most distinctive records in the genre. With this being their 10th studio album, each track [...]
SEMISONIC LITTLE BIT OF SUN PLEASURESONIC RECORDINGS Semisonic has released their first new album in over 20 years. In 2020, the band released an EP titled You’re Not Alone, but 2001 was the last time they released a full-length album, [...]
DROP NINETEENS HARD LIGHT WHARF CAT RECORDS Drop Nineteens formed in 1990 and released two albums, most notably Delaware, which is still a favourite amongst shoegaze fans. In the 90s, they toured with Blur and PJ Harvey. Radiohead and The [...]
DIRTY HONEY CAN’T FIND THE BRAKES INDEPENDENT Dirty Honey continues to raise the bar for new rock and independent artists alike. Their latest album builds upon the sound delivered on 2021’s full length, self-titled album – not to be [...]
KELLY SLOAN INSIDES OUT VICTORY POOL RECORDS Kelly Sloan is back with her latest release, Insides Out. The Toronto-based singer/songwriter’s latest effort is an intensely personal affair, featuring Sloan on the piano for every track. Sloan is a [...]
MÖTLEY CRÜE YEAR OF THE DEVIL BMG Mötley Crüe commemorates the 40th Anniversary of their seminal album, Shout At The Devil with new release Year Of The Devil. It features a meticulously remastered version of the iconic Shout At The Devil album, [...]
JERRY LEGER DONLANDS LATENT RECORDINGS They say that the Americana/roots genre is getting crowded. Quite possibly so, but that just gives the opportunity to those artists that should stand out with the quality of their music do exactly that. [...]
Robert Finley Black Bayou Easy Eye Sound There are so few of those old-fashioned soul-roots artists around that whenever one of them releases an album you simply have to go out and grab it. That is exactly what needs to be done with Black Bayou, [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD THE SILVER CORD KGLW The best way to describe King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is to compare them to that person who says they listen to all kinds of music. It is pretty hard to find a genre or style that [...]
THE KILLS GOD GAMES DOMINO RECORDS Since they broke into the garage rock scene in the early 2000s, The Kills have stood out from the crowd. Keep on Your Mean Side was one of the best rock debut albums of the 2000s due to its highly original and [...]
SEAN BURNS LOST COUNTRY DEPARTMENT STORE RECORDS If the title of the latest album by Winnipeg artist Sean Burns, is not a true giveaway of what you can hear within the grooves (or bits), Lost Country, I don’t know what is. And what Burns [...]
RYKARDA PARASOL TUESDAY MORNING INDEPENDENT How do you combine that mid to late 60s San Francisco style psych with French pop of the same period with touches of that Velvet Underground dark cool? Well, if you are Rykarda Parasol, you move from [...]
SIMPLE MINDS NEW GOLD DREAM – LIVE FROM PAISLEY ABBEY BMG Simple Minds are a complex band, and a band that makes choices that some may question, but in The Simple Minds World, it all makes sense. Their new album is a prime example. In [...]
DURAN DURAN DANSE MACABRE TAPE MODERN/BMG Halloween has come early this year, courtesy of Duran Duran. Danse Macabre, the latest album by the legendary band, is a Halloween concept album of 13 tracks (even the number of tracks has a sense of [...]
