PUSCIFER NORMAL ISN’T PUSCIFER ENTERTAINMENT/ALCHEMY RECORDINGS/BMG Puscifer, the innovative alternative rock outfit led by Tool vocalist, Maynard James Keenan which consists of co-singer Carina Round and bassist and guitarist Mat Mitchel, has [...]
LUCY DREAMS VVVVV SONICWAVEARTPOP Lucy Dreams is a ‘trio’ from Vienna. The trio consists of two humans, Zero and One, and the third member is artificial, a musical computer if you will. The three members have been releasing music for a couple of [...]
KMFDM ENEMY METROPOLIS RECORDS German electronic and industrial rock pioneers KMFDM are back, balancing the stylistic blend of their signature sound while invigorating it with their 24th album, ENEMY. Sascha Konietzko and Lucia Cifarelli are [...]
BREN HOLMES A RUSH TO THE START LINE BREN HOLMES MUSIC Dublin-born, but Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Bren Holmes returns with his second solo album. A Rush To The Start Line follows his solo debut, Everything You Never Wanted, which he [...]
JAGUAR 777 JAGUAR 777 ELEVENTH HOUR RECORDING CO. Jaguar 777 is a Cleveland-based duo consisting of Kacie Marie and Emmett O’Connor. Jaguar 777 is their debut album, and it is an impressive debut. It is more cinematic than it is a standard rock [...]
STEVE POLTZ JOYRIDE RED HOUSE RECORDS JoyRide is the first album from Steve Poltz in nearly four years, with Stardust and Satellites being released in 2024. It is also his 14th album and he shows no sign of retiring. In fact, when one listens [...]
MARTA DEL GRANDI DREAM LIFE FIRE RECORDS Some singer-songwriters stick to all the defined lines, if you could call them that of this broadly-defined genre (and they are quite good at it), while there are not so many of them that try to bring in [...]
KIM MOBERG ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS INDEPENDENT You don’t essentially need to be an innovator that breaks boundaries to come up with good music that could reach quite a number of listeners. As a solo artist, you do need a hefty dose of [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS CBGB – A NEW YORK CITY SOUNDTRACK 1975-1986 CHERRY RED RECORDS This is a music collector’s perfect combination—an extensive compilation (box set, effectively) on one of the best labels around that can handle such a [...]
BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT NOT HERE NOT GONE SUICIDE SQUEEZE RECORDS Blackwater Holylight is a hard rocking trio, originally from Portland, OR, but now based in Los Angeles. The band consists of Allison “Sunny” Faris (guitars, bass and vocals), Eliese [...]
SOFTCULT WHEN A FLOWER DOESN’T GROW EASY LIFE RECORDS Softcult’s debut album arrives after a run of EPs that never felt disposable but fully realized on their own, Year of the Snake especially pointing toward something larger. Self-produced by [...]
WARREN HAYNES TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS (2026 REMIX) MEGAFORCE RECORDS Warren Haynes, Grammy Award-winning member of the Allman Brothers and frontman of Gov’t Mule, steps back into the spotlight with a revitalized release of his solo album Tales [...]
JOYCE MANOR I USED TO GO TO THIS BAR EPITAPH RECORDS Joyce Manor’s sixth studio album, I Used To Go To This Bar, arrives in classic Joyce Manor fashion. Coming in at 9 tracks and 19 minutes long, Barry Johnson, Chase Knobbe, and Matt Ebert spend [...]
THE MOLOTOVS WASTED ON YOUTH MARSHALL RECORDS The Molotovs look like being 2026’s ‘chosen’ band, with the hype burning like a petrol fire as Wasted On Youth gets set to come down the pike. So, having finally got hold of it, does it live up to [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS LOUDER THAN YOU THINK: A LO-FI HISTORY OF GARY YOUNG & PAVEMENT (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS In 2023, Gary Young passed away. The original drummer of Pavement has since been the subject of [...]
BUZZCOCKS ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT CHERRY RED RECORDS Attitude Adjustment, the new album from the Buzzcocks, shows that Steve Diggle and company are very serious about keeping the legendary Buzzcocks name and music alive and kicking. As with the [...]
URNE SETTING FIRE TO THE SKY SPINEFARM RECORDS When it comes to URNE’s sound, such textures thrive on the tension between emotional weight and the wonder that embodies their diverse melodies, which have come to make up the firestorm of grit, [...]
HOWARD JONES LIVE AT THE MARQUEE CHERRY RED RECORDS I was lucky to see Howard Jones on his first Canadian tour in 1984. It was just following the release of his first solo album, Human’s Lib, and he was brilliant and energetic. He put on a great [...]
GOLDFINGER NINE LIVES BIG NOISE Goldfinger is back in action, delivering another infectious dose of ska-punk with their aptly titled album, Nine Lives. The album’s name resonates, considering Goldfinger’s remarkable 33-year history since their [...]
JULIAN TAYLOR ANTHOLOGY VOL. II BOWLING TURTLE With over 25 years in the game, Julian Taylor remains among Toronto’s most prolific songwriters. Contrary to 2023’s Anthology Vol. 1, which focused primarily on his work with the Julian Taylor Band, [...]
LESS THAN JAKE BORDERS & BOUNDARIES (25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) FAT WRECK CHORDS I really wish pop-punk bands would stop making me feel old. The latest in what seems to be a raft of anniversary releases, Borders & Boundaries is a portrait [...]
T. GOLD LIFE IS A WONDER AND IT’S CRUEL SLEEPY CAT RECORDS No, this is not a somewhat melancholic, soul-inflected singer songwriter behind a name or a moniker of T. Gold, but a core duo of Saman Khoujinian and Gabe Anderson, supported by a [...]
SYKOFANT LEAVES SYCOPHANTASTIC RECORDS Sykofant is a progressive rock band from Oslo, Norway, consisting of Emil Moen (guitar, vocals), Melvin Treider (drums), Per Semb (guitar), and Sindre Haugen (bass). Their new EP, Leaves, is actually part [...]
YĪN YĪN YATTA! GLITTERBEAT Dutch-based psychedelic band YĪN YĪN embraces the perfect imbalance in their fourth record, Yatta!, which translates to ‘We did it!’ in Japanese. YĪN YĪN is known for their blend of Southeast Asian influences, disco, [...]
