Monks Road Social Humanism Monks Road Records Humanism is the third full album for the collective known as Monks Road Social. Featured artists on this album include: Mick Talbot (Style Council), Dr Robert (Blow Monkeys), Crispin Taylor [...]
Ron Sexsmith Hermitage Warner Music Canada Hermitage is proof that Ron Sexsmith can still turn a melody. After a move from Toronto and a full band on his previous album, The Last Rider, Sexsmith has switched gears completely. Setting up in his [...]
DownTown Mystic Better Day Sha-La Music Inc. Some albums have strange fates. They come, disappear without a trace and then magically reappear a few months, a few years, or a few decades later. New Jersey’s Robert Allen, aka DownTown Mystic, is [...]
Dave Smalley And The Bandoleros Ignited Little Rocket Records Dave Smalley and the Bandoleros have released their second album, a five-song EP of feel-good punk songs. Following the trend of their 2018 release, Join The Outsiders, they create a [...]
Datura4 West Coast Highway Cosmic Alive NaturalSound Records Although the world is in lockdown, and things are not looking up, Datura4 has released, what I consider to be, the first true great summer album. West Coast Highway Cosmic is the [...]
The Brains Satana Tarantula Cleopatra Records Montreal’s psychobilly trio The Brains have released their blood-pumping, toe-tapping ninth record, Satana Tarantula. Their signature sounds are all here: walking double bass, driving drums, [...]
The Strokes The New Abnormal Cult Records/RCA Records The New Abnormal, the highly anticipated sixth album from The Strokes, is the perfect culmination of all the elements of The Strokes at their best, while experimenting with new sounds.Long [...]
STRFKR Future Past Life Polyvinyl STRFKR has released its unannounced album, Future Past Life. The album was a complete surprise, dropping after only three songs were released randomly. Future Past Life breaks new ground, with each of the songs [...]
Ice The Ice Age RidingEasy Records In 1970, heavy psych-rockers Ice recorded their first and only album at 8-Track Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The band would break up not long after committing only 10 tracks to tape. Two of these songs were [...]
Hamilton Leithauser The Loves Of Your Life Glassnote Records The distinctive Indie sound that was always a part of The Walkmen’s sound, the vintage instrument sound that made them distinctive, remains a part of Leithauser’s identity on [...]
Messer RE:TURN RE:VISIT RE:MIX MaddPants Records Hard-hitting alternative rock band, Messer, have returned in a unique fashion with RE:TURN RE:VISIT RE:MIX, a collection of remixes of their 2019 single, “Simple Man” made by their fans in a [...]
Bizou stillifeburning Independent Heavy and moody basslines, bouncing synthesizers, and an abundance of shoegaze vibes are the moving parts for the band Bizou. Live performances with Bizou are a treat. The bursts of on-stage energy Prietto [...]
Diana Ross Supertonic: Mixes Motown Records Diana Ross is a legend in the pop world. Her legacy in the music business will be enduring and she is one of those artists whose songs will continue to be played constantly on the radio. However, this [...]
Nightwish Human. :II: Nature. Nuclear Blast Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish are back with their ninth studio album Human. :II: Nature.. With vocalist Floor Jansen as their leading front woman, this new album takes the band further along [...]
The Claudettes High Times In The Dark Yellow Dog Records The musical talent of The Claudettes is impressive, and never more so than in High Times in the Dark, in particular, that of keyboardist Johnny Iguana. Trained as a classical pianist, [...]
Peach Pit You And Your Friends Columbia Records Vancouver’s Peach Pit is a band known for their bedroom pop jams and their ability to seemingly spin dreams into music. Their new album You and Your Friends delivers just that. Close your eyes and [...]
Fire In The Radio Monuments Wednesday Records This is the third album from a Philadelphia-based melodic punk outfit Fire in the Radio, and there is certainly a real swagger of confidence here. The guitars pick up the pace and the band are not [...]
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 [...]
