Steve Forbert Streets Of This Town: Revisited Blue Rose Music Steve Forbert has been making records for a very long time, and in the 1970s, he shifted from his folk roots and incorporated more of a pop sound. He was once given the label ‘The New [...]
Gloryhammer Return To The Kingdom Of Fife Nuclear Blast Soaring melodies, layered vocals, frantic double bass drumming, and a penchant for epic storytelling. These are the most integral components of power metal and ones that the band [...]
Half Moon Run Salt BMG Half Moon Run’s latest masterpiece, Salt offers a captivating and unparalleled listening experience, tugging at the heartstrings of its audience. Every track on this album is infused with raw emotion and compelling [...]
Ben Folds What Matters Most New West Records Ben Folds delivers yet another exceptional album with his latest release, What Matters Most. It is silly and heartwarming, features choruses that will be instantly loved by fans and has some [...]
Beach Fossils Bunny Bayonet Records The New York band Beach Fossils returns this spring with Bunny, the perfect album to vibe to this season. Melodic, harmonious, and lighthearted are words that can best sum up the record’s atmosphere. [...]
Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Island Records The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte is Sparks 25th studio album, and their first since 2020’s very successful A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip. They have gained a new audience, thanks in part to the [...]
Moon Blue The Moonlight Disco 777 Music There are two ways by which an artist can make the title of his record fit perfectly with the music within. One is to compose the music and then find a fitting title, the other is the have the title in [...]
Kassi Valazza Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing Fluff & Gravy Records Portland, Oregon artist Kassi Valazza defies the title of her latest album – Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing. She actually knows quite a bit it seems, and one of the things [...]
maud the moth + trajedesaliva Bordando el Manto Terrestre Time Released Sound Now, we’re talking about some serious dark stuff here. Yet, it is the kind of dark stuff that actually enlightens and makes the true darkness go away. Bordando [...]
Pere Ubu Trouble On Big Beat Street Cherry Red Records One could be forgiven for being confused as to what the actual year is when Sparks, Pere Ubu, Yes, and Jethro Tull are releasing new music. And it is a most excellent confusion. David Thomas [...]
AJJ Disposable Everything Hopeless Records For a band like AJJ, vulnerability and transparency are dominant, allowing their music to achieve greater impact across a very dedicated fanbase. Their newest LP Disposable Everything is the epitome of [...]
The Dirty Nil Free Rein To Passions Dine Alone Records The latest album by Canadian rockers The Dirty Nil, Free Rein To Passions, is a rock record that instantly reminds you of the late 90s and early 2000s when rock dominated the charts. It is [...]
Joe Perry Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII Roman Records Initially released in 2018, Aerosmith and Hollywood Vampires guitarist Joe Perry has returned with an alternative version of his fifth solo album. Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII features five [...]
Fishbone Fishbone Bottles To The Ground There is much to celebrate with the release of Fishbone’s self-titled EP. For starters, Fishbone is their first collection of new music in six years. An even greater feat, it is their first release with [...]
Galen & Paul Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? Sony Music Acclaimed singer-songwriter Galen Ayers has joined Paul Simonon for their debut collaborative record, Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?. Simonon is most famously known as the bassist for [...]
Church Of Trees Courage Independent Bernard Frazer, the mastermind behind Church Of Trees, is not one to let the grass grow around his feet or rest on his many laurels. Courage is Church of Tree’s fifth studio album since their debut EP in 2017. [...]
PONY Velveteen Take This To Heart Records Certain bands wear nostalgia beautifully and perfectly from top to bottom. Ever since their emergence in the music scene in 2015, Pony has garnered a reputation for their captivating pop charm and [...]
Dave Matthews Band Walk Around The Moon RCA Records Dave Matthews Band’s latest album, Walk Around The Moon, is one of their weakest. Dave Matthews’ vocals are terrific, however, his writing is sometimes rather bland. There are many great [...]
The Lemonheads Come On Feel (30th Anniversary Edition) Fire Records Admittedly, I am not a great fan of album reissues. For various reasons, their appeal is largely lost on me. That said, The Lemonheads’ just-released Come On Feel (30th [...]
The Kingfishers Reflections In A Silver Sound Last Night From Glasgow Reflections In A Silver Sound is the debut album from Scottish band The Kingfishers. It is impressive, but the story behind the album is as well. Where the story gets [...]
Jeremy Tuplin Orville’s Discotheque Trapped Animal Records Can you label Jeremy Tuplin as a singer-songwriter? Not exactly an easy answer to that question, because, on one hand, sure, Tuplin is an artist who writes and sings his own songs. [...]
Terry Emm Wish You Were Here Azez Records/Shellshock British singer-songwriter Terry Emm, wasn’t around for a while (seven years to be exact, that is), at least in that role. Then, back in 2021, it was announced that his single “Gently” [...]
GracieHorse L.A. Shit Wharf Cat Records There are so many artists these days that are working in the Americana/roots/country rock domain, that it is often hard to distinguish between them, no matter how good and assured their music is. What [...]
Def Leppard Drastic Symphonies Universal Music Part greatest hits and part live performance, Def Leppard haS collaborated with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to deliver Drastic Symphonies. The album sees The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra record [...]
