THE MONOCHROME SET ALLHALLOWTIDE TAPETE RECORDS If you ever wondered what would constitute something that would bear the name of ‘intelligent pop’, The Monchrome Set would certainly fit the bill. 16 albums (including the latest one) [...]
Strange Advance 4 StrangeSounds Records The fourth album from British Columbia-based synth, new wave, rock band Strange Advance is aptly titled 4. It is a veritable time capsule of music. Synonymous with the adage of everything old is new again, [...]
Matt Hannah House Of Illusion Independent The quality of a singer-songwriter album essentially relies on two key qualities – some good melodies supported by with as best possible musicianship and arrangements that go beyond just solo [...]
Guided By Voices Crystal Nuns Cathedral Guided by Voices Inc. Incessantly prolific as always, Guided by Voices’ 35th album shows the American indie-rockers aren’t ready to put down the guitars just yet, with Robert Pollard’s latest incarnation [...]
Wolfgang Flür Magazine 1 Cherry Red Records From 1973 until 1987, Wolfgang Flür was a member of Kraftwerk. After leaving Kraftwerk, he was involved with Yamo, collaborated with a number of artists, and released some solo records. On Magazine 1, [...]
Marianne Faithfull Vagabond Ways (Reissue) BMG Vagabond Ways was originally released in 1999 by Marianne Faithfull. For this album, she tapped Daniel Lanois and Mark Howard to produce her return to rock, or rather alternative rock. It was a very [...]
Band Of Horses Things Are Great BMG A lot of people know the feeling: a band or artist you’ve been following for a while has announced a new project—coming soon!—and you’re filled with excitement and anticipation, hoping that they still have the [...]
Joe Symes And The Loving Kind A Place To Call Our Own Truly Independent Records Joe Symes and the Loving Kind are a three-piece rock band out of Liverpool, UK. Over the past few years, they have been releasing music and touring relentlessly. [...]
Alyssa Gengos Mechanical Sweetness Egghunt Records During the nineties it became all the rage to call any combination of folkish, singer songwriter sounds with electronic musical elements folktronica. Unfortunately, things got a bit complicated [...]
TANGERINE DREAM RAUM KSCOPE/EASTGATE MUSIC Edgar Froese formed Tangerine Dream in 1967, and through all of the incarnations of the band, remained the one constant member until his death in 2015. This is the band’s second album since is passing, [...]
The Vibrators The Albums 1985-1990 Cherry Red Records The Vibrators formed in 1976 and were part of the first U.K. punk scene. Sensing they had found the next Sex Pistols or Clash, Epic Records signed the band and their debut album was released [...]
Graven Simple Complex Independent Graven is, in actuality, Matty McKechnie and since 1999, he has put out consistently great and interesting music. He explores different styles and different genres with each release. For Simple Complex, he goes [...]
Tears For Fears The Tipping Point Concord Records Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith split after Tears For Fears’ third album, The Seeds Of Love. In the early 2000s Orzabal and Smith reunited and in 2005 released the wonderful Everybody Loves A Happy [...]
Various Artists I Love To See You Strut: More 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul and Freakbeat Nuggets Cherry Red Records There’s only a handful of labels around that can turn out a practically flawless compilation of various artists celebrating [...]
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings Troika Inside Out Music D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings is a new band featuring some very seasoned musicians. Neal Morse brought the band together, which includes fellow Spock’s Beard and Big Big [...]
NOBRO Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar Dine Alone Records Montreal punk outfit, NOBRO has returned with its sophomore EP, Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar. The seven-track record is the band’s follow-up to their 2020 EP, Sick Hustle, while [...]
DANCE TO THE PERFECT MESS A CONVERSATION WITH CARL MARSH OF SHRIEKBACK Shriekback’s music has always been difficult to pigeonhole. Part of the post-punk, new wave scene, their music contained elements of funk, rock and sometimes ambient music. [...]
SCOTT MURRAY THE OLD AND COLD TARANTULA TAPES Following his 2019 debut EP, Night Binge, Scott Murray has partnered with Tarantula Tapes to deliver his latest release. The Old And The Cold is a stripped down, five-song EP featuring largely just [...]
Metronomy Small World Because Music Metronomy — the Joseph Mount-led collective from England — is now on their seventh album and seems to be taking things easy this time around. Understated is probably the word for it. Mount’s vocals shyly coax [...]
ERIC CHENAUX SAY LAURA CONSTELLATION RECORDS Well, here’s a category that might be new to some – spiritual jazz folk. Or, if you want to simplify things, very, very listenable and enjoyable experimental music. Actually, it is [...]
THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE FASCINATION METROPOLIS RECORDS Toronto natives The Birthday Massacre are back with their 12th studio album Fascination, an offering that is full of the dreamy synth pop and aggressive guitar blend that their fans have loved [...]
SKIPPING STONE MONSTERS OF MEN INDEPENDENT The Louisville, Kentucky hard rock band Skipping Stone have released their seven-track EP, Monsters Of Men. It opens up with a little over a minute of a suspenseful instrumental intro, letting you know [...]
ALISON SHEARER VIEW FROM ABOVE INDEPENDENT What exactly would be a perfect genre fit? Don’t worry, even the people that make up genre definitions would have a hard time telling you. Actually, there probably isn’t such a thing, no [...]
PAN AMERICAN THE PATIENCE FADER KRANKY When someone mentions ambient as a genre, the first thought that would come to many listeners is electronic music and drifting soundscapes. Ok, fine, and that is a description that would fit a number of [...]
