Born Ruffians Juice Wavy Haze Records In the world of indie rock, Born Ruffians are a well established act with over 15 years together, and the trio are nothing if not regular, producing a new album every second year. They have recently set up [...]
Nina Simone Fodder On My Wings Universal Music Canada Nina Simone had one of the most beautiful and distinctive voices in Jazz/Gospel, or indeed any other genre. It transports you into the jazz club, with Simone delivering timeless tunes that [...]
TOPS I Feel Alive Musique TOPS I Feel Alive is a perfect self-portrait for TOPS for its simple and honest lyrics, catchy choruses, sweeping beats, and simple, stripped-down storytelling that fit TOPS perfectly. “Direct Sunlight” kicks off the [...]
Thundercat It Is What It Is Brainfeeder Records Thundercat is back with his first record since 2017’s critically acclaimed Drunk with, what is bound to be yet another, sure-fire, creative triumph, It Is What It Is. True to form, the bass [...]
Lee Fields Let’s Get A Groove On Daptone “How soul music used to be back in the day/When it was all rough, yeah, and nasty and genuine!”, sings Lee Fields on the bluesy, accurately if unimaginatively titled opening number, ‘Intro By Mr [...]
Pearl Jam Gigaton Republic Records Grunge legend Pearl Jam has made its long-awaited return with Gigaton, its first album since 2013’s Lightning Bolt and its first taste of new music since its one-off single, “Can’t Deny Me” in 2018. It goes [...]
The Alan Parsons Project Ammonia Avenue (Deluxe Edition) Esoteric/Cherry Red Records Nostalgia is a funny thing, especially when it comes to commercial radio. Ammonia Avenue, by The Alan Parsons Project was a big album when it was originally [...]
Big Sugar Eternity Now Universal Music Grammy nominated Big Sugar returns with new record Eternity Now, the first Big Sugar album in five years. Not surprisingly, it’s kind of a mixed bag, taking into account the trials and tribulations [...]
The Orb Abolition Of The Royal Familia Cooking Vinyl I find it hard to believe that The Orb have been making records for almost 30 years. Their debut album, The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, was released in 1991. Now, in 2020, The Orb [...]
Daniel Romano’s Outfit Okay, Wow You’ve Changed Records Daniel Romano reminds one of the artists of old. Some of us remember artists, such as Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, The Beatles, and so many more who used to release two or even [...]
The Birthday Massacre Diamonds Metropolis Records Toronto natives The Birthday Massacre present their signature sound of electronic synth-inspired pop-rock in the form of their eighth studio album Diamonds. This purple gem is full of what [...]
Basia Bulat Are You In Love? Secret City Records Basia Bulat’s recent release Are You In Love? would have been best served opening with its second track “Electric Roses”. The album instead opens in a Broadway style with the title track that [...]
The Chats High Risk Behaviour Bargain Bin Records Australia’s The Chats have released their much-anticipated full length, High Risk Behaviour. Self-described “shed rock” or “pub punk,” The Chats are raw, energetic, and intentionally [...]
Spirit Dies First Lost And Found Perturb Records Meet the duo, Marina Verdi and Joey Weedmark, that are Spirit Dies First,. After five years and a few singles, they have delivered their debut album, Lost And Found. Guitar and electronic-based [...]
Pacific Range High Upon The Mountain Curation Records Thank goodness there are bands such as Pacific Range who are carrying on the tradition of the California/L.A. sound. They wear their influences on their sleeves, which is fine, because they [...]
Gisun Fin Independent Fin is the third E.P. from Vancouver-based Gisun. Since 2017, Gisun has been releasing EPs consistently and building an audience, and this is perhaps her best work yet. Here, rhythm and blues mixes with jazz, pop and world [...]
Charlotte Cornfield In My Corner Next Door Records Charlotte Cornfield has delivered a four-track EP, In My Corner, a new offering that includes two covers and two original numbers for her fans seeking some new material. Lucinda Williams’ [...]
The Wild! Still Believe In Rock And Roll eOne Music Over the course of the last half decade, the world seems to have rediscovered their interest in rock by heralding a number of up and coming champions of nostalgic tones that are beginning to [...]
Tower Of Power Step Up Mack Avenue Records With over half a century of music under their belt, iconic Oakland funk band Tower Of Power are back with their 21st release. Step Up is a return to traditional form and sees the horn-driven soul [...]
Roger Eno And Brian Eno Mixing Colours Deutsche Grammophon I’ve loved Roger Eno’s work ever since I heard “In a Room”. His latest release, Mixing Colours, has calmed my mind the past few days, and it has been splendid. A minute into “Spring [...]
Blancmange Waiting Room (Volume 1) Blanc Check Records Over the last nine years, Neil Arthur has been releasing records under the Blancmange banner, and although he has had many artists playing with him on the records, it really is his project. [...]
Daniel Romano Visions Of The Higher Dream You’ve Changed Records You have to love Daniel Romano. The prolific artist does not let anything slow him down, including self isolation. Here is an album that will only be available for fourteen [...]
The Goners Good Mourning RidingEasy Records Simply put, The Goners are one of the coolest and heaviest garage rock bands I’ve heard in years. Not since first hearing Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats have I been so pumped for new music. The Swedish [...]
Porches Ricky Music Domino Porches, the recording project of Aaron Maine, has released Ricky Music, a followup to the 2018 album, The House. The album features new production techniques, experimentation, and the addition of a more atmospheric [...]
