Headstones PEOPLESKILLS Cadence Recordings Returning with their first new album since 2017’s Little Army, Kingston, Ontario’s ‘90s hard rock and punk outfit, Headstones, have released PEOPLESKILLS. True to form, Headstones bring forward a [...]
Mimico Hi-Action Hand Drawn Dracula After four years, Mimico returns with their third album, Hi-Action, a six-track, forty-plus minute psychedelic sci-fi trip that is buoyed by the heavy use of vintage synthesizers to create pulsing, swirling, [...]
Paper Parachutes Above The Clouds Independent With Sabre taking over on lead vocals, Toronto’s most promising up and coming funk and soul band, Paper Parachutes, have returned with their third release. Above The Clouds is a five-song EP which [...]
Wide Mouth Mason I Wanna Go With You We Are Busy Bodies Wide Mouth Mason have reinvented themselves on their latest album I Wanna Go With You. No one expected this legendary two-time Juno-nominated rock band to drop a blues album. Now, they have [...]
The Kinks Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire – 50th Anniversary Edition Box-Set Sanctuary Records Following the incredible success of the 50th Anniversary of The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, the [...]
Myles Goodwyn Friends Of The Blues 2 Linus Records Last year Myles Goodwyn released a hugely successful album, Friends of The Blues. On it, Goodwyn explored his first love and the blues along with many friends. On Friends Of The Blues 2, Goodwyn [...]
Various Artists Down In Jamaica: 40 Years of VP Records VP Records After the death of Bob Marley in 1981, international interest in Jamaican music decreased sharply, particularly once the sound was altered with the digital revolution which [...]
Fader In Shadow Blanc Check Records In Shadow is Fader’s second album and they just keep getting better. Although their debut was more than impressive, with In Shadow they knock it out of the park. From beginning to end this is more than an [...]
Desert Sessions Vol. 11 & 12 – Arrivederci Despair & Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels Matador Records Never one to sit still, Josh Homme has revived his long-time, on-and-off project, The Desert Session for the first [...]
AFI All Hallow’s E.P. (Vinyl Reissue) Craft Recordings Catchy choruses, high energy, dark sound effects, and plenty of “whoah’s” are packed into this four-song horror punk conceptual EP All Hallow’s. The first track “Fall Children” [...]
Yusuf/Cat Stevens Back To Earth (Remastered) Cat-O-Log Records/BMG Although it is not his biggest seller, Back To Earth may be Cat Stevens’ most important and personal album of his career. Stevens, also known as Yusuf, had decided to put his [...]
Slothrust Peach Dangerbird Records A three-piece band hailing from Boston, Slothrust is a band finding their feet. They consider themselves a garage/alternative band, but personally, I’d put them more in the mainstream rock category. The [...]
Airbourne Boneshaker Spinefarm Records Australian rockers Airbourne display raw musicality, catchy guitar riffs and entertaining lyrics on their sixth studio album Boneshaker. Following in the footsteps of compatriots such as AC/DC, Jet, and [...]
Shakespears Sister Ride Again London Records Earlier this year, Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit of Shakespears Sister announced that not only had they reunited, but they were preparing a tour or the U.K and releasing compilation album [...]
The Orange Kyte Carousel Little Cloud Records The Orange Kyte’s third release, Carousel, is an album to turn up loud and let it transport you to the psych scene of the early ‘80s. The album has a high level of energy and is powered along by the [...]
Editors Black Gold: Best Of Editors [PIAS] Editors have now officially released Black Gold: Best Of Editors album. The album consists of favourites from their catalogue, which includes in the deluxe version eight stripped-back acoustic [...]
Ancient Shapes A Flower That Wouldn’t Bloom You’ve Changed Records Daniel Romano is a very busy guy. He has published books, he is part owner of a very cool record label, video director, and he has a very successful solo career. [...]
Thunderpussy Milk It Stardog Records Following the incredible success of 2018’s self-titled, full length album, Seattle’s – and Mike McCready’s – favourite new band, Thunderpussy, are back at it again with Milk It. The four track EP, produced my [...]
Jacques Greene Dawn Chorus LuckyMe Jacques Greene bids a memorable farewell to the club through his latest album, Dawn Chorus, his most collaborative project yet. Coming off a strong debut album, Feeling Infinite, filled with rave energy, Greene [...]
Cathryn Craig And Brian Willoughby The Cooley & Mourne Cabritunes Records Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby have been making music for many years, and a new album coming from them is always a reason to rejoice and celebrate. The Cooley [...]
Guerilla Toss What Would The Odd Do? NNA Tapes Guerilla Toss’ latest album not only holds onto the power of their underground sound, managing to combine a strong disco drive edged with a tinge of raw punk, but improves on their sound as well. [...]
Sufjan Stevens/Timo Andres The Decalogue Asthmatic Kitty On the surface, this may seem to be an out-of-character release for Sufjan Stevens. Classical music written for a ballet? it is not. The Decalogue is not his first venture into ballets, [...]
Mary Fahl Winter Songs And Carols Rimar Records Winter Songs And Carols is Mary Fahl’s fourth studio album since leaving October Project in 1996, and on the surface looks and sounds like a Christmas album, but it is more, much more. As well as [...]
Small Planets Small Planets Independent Small Planets is a new band hailing from Los Angeles, and their self-titled album is one hell of a debut. Small Planets is a beautiful album which reminds me of how albums used to be made. There is a [...]