THE VACANT LOTS INTERIORS FUZZ CLUB RECORDS Brooklyn synth-tronic band, The Vacant Lots, have released their fifth studio album, Interiors, a collection of eight ominous thumpers with stony vocals and titles like “Amnesia”, “Ashes”, [...]
THE CRANBERRIES TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (DELUXE EDITION) ISLAND/UMe In a time when deep connections are more important than ever, The Cranberries To The Faithful Departed offers a powerful musical experience that resonates with the listener. [...]
PHIL MANZANERA & ANDY MACKAY AM.PM BFD/THE ORCHARD In 2018 when Andy MacKay released 3Psalms, he made the statement that he would have to retire from music due to health concerns. Thankfully, and miraculously, MacKay not only got better but [...]
BEARTOOTH THE SURFACE RED BULL RECORDS Beartooth is known for their dark songs about depression and self-loathing. But a new chapter has opened in Beartooth’s story. Their upcoming fifth album, The Surface, is the story of frontman and [...]
Yukon Blonde Shuggie Dine Alone Records Canadian indie-pop band Yukon Blonde returns with Shuggie, their first full-length album since their 2020 release Vindicator. Shuggie has a fantastic start to it, but the instrumentation is not very [...]
DAN WAYNER LITTLE CROW INDEPENDENT Ottawa musician Dan Wayner does not put out music a great deal, but you can be assured that when he does, it will be something very special and original. Such is the case with Little Crow, a three-song EP with [...]
JOHN CARPENTER ANTHOLOGY II (MOVIE THEMES 1976-1988) SACRED BONES Following up on legendary cinema mastermind John Carpenter’s 2017 excellent album Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, Carpenter brings us the aptly named soundtrack album Anthology [...]
THE DARKNESS PERMISSION TO LAND… AGAIN (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) WARNER MUSIC Why did the rock band break up? Because they took each other for granite… actually, it was alcohol and cocaine abuse, with The Darkness calling it quits in [...]
CREATION REBEL HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT ON-U SOUND Adrian Sherwood is not only one of the stalwarts, but also one of the true dub innovators. Anywhere. Back in 1978, Creation Rebel, now a full-fledged trio, were first production project, and after [...]
THE MARY WALLOPERS IRISH ROCK N ROLL BC RECORDS Irish Rock N Roll is The Mary Wallopers sophomore album. It is a brilliant follow-up to their self-titled debut album. Irish Rock N Roll demonstrates just how much this band has grown in a [...]
HOWARD JONES CELEBRATE IT TOGETHER – THE VERY BEST OF HOWARD JONES 1983-2023 CHERRY RED RECORDS Forty years in the music business is cause for celebration, and Howard Jones is doing just that with the release of Celebrate It Together. This [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW WELCOME TO THE PLUNDERDOME SONIC ENVY/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Toronto indie-darlings Lowest Of The Low continue their 30-plus year reign of music-making with Welcome To The Plunderdome, the band’s sixth studio LP album and their [...]
SUFJAN STEVENS JAVELIN ASTHMATIC KITTY Sufjan Stevens continues to prove why he is one of the best current songwriters. Very few artists capture sadness quite like Stevens. Although his latest album, Javelin, might not wreck you as emotionally [...]
MUTUAL BENEFIT GROWING AT THE EDGES [PIAS] New York’s Mutual Benefit, aka Jordan Lee, is no newbie. He’s been on the scene from 2009, and has garnered some rave reviews for his previous work. You can expect the same for his latest album [...]
JOHN DOUGLAS JOHN DOUGLAS REVEAL RECORDS Fans of Scottish pop/rockers Trashcan Sinatras will certainly be familiar with John Douglas. They will also be familiar with quite a number of songs on his self-titled solo album. Here, Douglas goes [...]
HELLO JUNE ARTIFACTS 31 TIGERS It is a rare thing when a newly released album is so strong as to defy genre categorization: a work which possesses the variety and quality of songs and sounds that has the potential to reach a truly wide audience. [...]
PAUL MANCHIN MASTER INDEPENDENT Paul Manchin is a Toronto-based artist who has carved out his own niche and style within the EDM music scene. He manages to have one foot firmly in 1980s style with the other one in contemporary music. By doing [...]
MARIA ELENA SILVA DULCE ASTRAL SPIRITS/BIG EGO RECORDS Dulce is María Elena Silva’s fourth album and her first since her phenomenal Big Ego Records debut, Eros in 2021. Chris Schlarb, who produced Eros, has produced the album but that is where [...]
311 MUSIC (30th ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED EDITION) VOLCANO ENTERTAINMENT/LEGACY RECORDINGS Thirty years ago, 311 released Music, their debut album. It was a unique combination of rock, rap, funk, ska, reggae, metal, and hip-hop. They had an insane [...]
ART BERGMANN SHADOWWALK WEEWERK Maybe Art Bergmann is not catching the headlines outside of Canada, but he should certainly be, particularly after his latest album ShadowWalk. While he describes himself as “anti-hero-iconoclast of Canadian [...]
MIKE GALE THANKS FOR ALWAYS WAVING INDEPENDENT Mike Gale, singer-songwriter from Southampton, England has been making some seemingly unassuming and quiet, but at the same time excellent music for quite a while now. Actually, his latest album, [...]
WILCO COUSIN DBPM RECORDS Since the early 2000s, Wilco has been one of the best and most creative alternative bands in the world, constantly experimenting with different genres and elaborate sounds. Their latest release, Cousin, sees the band [...]
GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA AND KRONOS QUARTET SONGS AND SYMPHONIQUES: THE MUSIC OF MOONDOG CANTALOUPE MUSIC Songs And Symphoniques: The Music Of Moondog is an album that pays tribute to minimalist musical artist Louis Hardin, also known as “Moondog”. [...]
THANKS FOR COMING WHAT IS MY CAPACITY TO LOVE? DANGER COLLECTIVE RECORDS Facts first – Thanks For Coming is the songwriting project of Rachel Brown (they/them), one half of the duo Water From Your Eyes. Her PR notes that Brown Started [...]
