J.C. THOMAZ AND THE MISSING SLIPPERS J.C. THOMAZ AND THE MISSING SLIPPERS SLOVENLY RECORDINGS From Rotterdam, NL, comes the gritty punk/post punk of J.C. Thomaz and The Missing Slippers. Reportedly this debut album was two decades in the making [...]
THE CRANBERRIES EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN’T WE? (33rd ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ISLAND RECORDS There’s something achingly beautiful and achingly sad about hearing these songs all over again on the 33rd (a peculiar choice, but perhaps [...]
HUSH FOR DOLLY SIMONE RECORDS How do you craft a debut album to make exactly the right impact? Do you rush into it while the inspiration is red-hot, or do you take it slow to make sure everything sounds exactly as you envisioned? For Montreal [...]
FUTURE ISLANDS FROM A HOLE IN THE FLOOR TO A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH 4AD Has it really been two decades since Future Islands found their way onto the airwaves for the first time? It certainly has, and From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth is [...]
PETER FRAMPTON CARRY THE LIGHT UME It is a good idea to forget what you think you know about Peter Frampton before you listen to his new album, Carry The Light. This is an extremely important album for Peter Frampton. Not only is it his first [...]
SHAKEY GRAVES FONDNESS, ETC. DUALTONE RECORDS When you decide to go lo-fi, make a DIY record, and make it work, there has to be a set of very solid musical reasons (unless it is a question of being forced to go cheap) behind it, and those [...]
SHHE THALASSA ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT RECORDS Your personal background comes into play at some point when you create music, and for the Scottish-Portuguese sound artist and producer Shhe (Su Shaw), for her new album Thalassa she references her [...]
CROWN LANDS APOCALYPSE CENTURY MEDIA Following a pair of experimental interludes released last year – Ritual I & II – Canadian progressive rock duo, Crown Lands, has returned. For their third studio record, and their first full album since [...]
RESTHAVEN PRELUDE DYSTOPOLIS ARTS Toronto is a place where local music can be found in abundance. Throughout the city, nearly every night, there’s a local performance or show that can be found if you know where to look. Metal music in particular [...]
THE WOGGLES STOP AND TAKE A MINUTE WICKED COOL RECORDS The Woggles’ debut album was released in 1993 (Teen Dance Party), since then they have released 11 studio albums and a number of singles. The singles are the stars of the show here, as a [...]
UNWED SAILOR HIGH REMEMBRANCE CURRENT TASTE I’m sitting at the park on a warm early spring evening, sun flirting and hiding behind sporadic cloud puffs, various walks of life grouped together with their beers in hand and joints passing, the [...]
THE LEMON TWIGS LOOK FOR YOUR MIND! CAPTURED TRACKS You can always count on brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs to deliver excellently crafted pop and rock gems with a fresh spin. They have become known for their amazing [...]
DEE LONG WATER IS MAGIC DEE LONG MUSIC It has been far too long since the last Dee Long album, 2011’s Life AfterLife. While there had been some singles and an EP, Long’s voice and guitar playing had been missing. But he is back with his new [...]
SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES FOREST MOUNTAIN FOREST SCRATCHY RECORDS Carrying the torch of great artists and bands is not as easy as some listeners might think. That torch could be damn heavy if you haven’t picked up all the right cues [...]
ABIGAIL LAPELL SHADOW CHILD OUTSIDE MUSIC Some readers might get the impression that Abigail Lapell is kind of a Spill Magazine favorite. Ok, so they might be right, but the reasons for that do not lie solely with the fact that she’s from [...]
ROB & ELLEN IN ON IT INDEPENDENT Making pop rock that is distinctive is a feat, whether it relies on inspiration drawn from other musical sources or whether it brings up something completely new. And an even bigger feat comes when it all [...]
BITTER BLUE LEVITY TRIBAL RAJBER RECORDS Where is modern pop rock coming from these days? Simple answer – everywhere. The more complicated one – how does it fit in within general trends in modern music, how does it cross language barriers, and [...]
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REMEMBER THE HUMANS ARTS & CRAFTS Broken Social Scene needs no introduction. The legendary indie rock band has changed Toronto’s indie scene for decades and featured such established artists such as Metric’s Emily Haines [...]
ROB CLARKE OPIOPE ALDORA BRITAIN RECORDS Opiope is Rob Clarke’s seventh solo album (he has also released music with The Wooltones and Brown Bears) and his first since 2024’s Blues Beats And Brel album. Opiope is much more of a band effort than [...]
DAYNA MANNING FIELD NOTES INDEPENDENT Field Notes is the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Dayna Manning. Best known these days as a solo artist, Manning was also one-third of the folk trio Trent Severn from 2011 to 2019. While folk [...]
SOCIAL DISTORTION BORN TO KILL EPITAPH Social Distortion has returned with their first album in 15 years. born to kill is led by a pair of singles and follows 2011’s Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, as the Orange County punk rock legends mark a [...]
ELECTRIC SIX I SHALL EXTERMINATE EVERYTHING AROUND ME THAT RESTRICTS ME FROM BEING THE MASTER (2026 REMASTER) METROPOLIS RECORDS I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master was originally released in 2007 and [...]
VILLANELLE MEASLY MEANS FAE GRP PUBLISHING VILLANELLE is a UK-based grunge and alternative rock band formed in 2023. They are fronted by singer and guitarist Gene Gallagher (son of Oasis’s Liam Gallagher) and also feature Ben Taylor [...]
GODSMACK LIVE AT MOHEGAN SUN BMG After announcing that the ending an incredible 30-year era, legendary rock band Godsmack have released a live recording of their last show on their 2023-2024 tour that supported their Lighting Up the Sky album. [...]
