THE DIRTY NIL LIVE AT THE DINE ALONE STORE DINE ALONE RECORDS Having wrapped up their Canadian tour in support of their sixth full-length studio EP, The Lash, The Dirty Nil is closing out their 2025 with Live At The Dine Alone Store. The live [...]
KIRA METCALF LESSONS IN MAJESTIC HUMILIATION SYMPHONIC Has the singer-songwriter categorization, as a genre, lost its meaning? If you think of it solely in the sense of its origins (a solo artist with an acoustic instrument, such as an acoustic [...]
THE WATERBOYS THE WATERBOYS PRESENT: RIPS FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR SUN RECORDS The Waterboys, in particular Mike Scott, the founder and only original member from 1981, have never done what was expected of them. For example, in April 2025, [...]
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS FYC40 LONDON RECORDS It seems unusual for a band that was only active for a few years to get a deluxe 40th-anniversary treatment, but Fine Young Cannibals is a band with a long and storied history that reads like a who’s who [...]
SINGER. MATTRESS. CAT. SUBTROPICAL PERSONALITY INDEPENDENT There’s one question that might be looming among the melody-oriented indie rock fans; is bedroom pop a dying breed, or are they going into a sort of merger? If you ask Australian [...]
NICOLA CONTE VIAGGIO BLUE NOTE/SCHEMA/FAR OUT RECORDINGS With compilations, particularly curated ones, there’s almost never a middle ground; they are either great or they are simply bad. To come up with a great one is a painstaking [...]
ALEXISONFIRE HOUSE OF STROMBO (LIVE IN TORONTO, ON 2019) DINE ALONE RECORDS Hot off the release of their most recent studio EP, Copies of Old Masters Vol. 1, Alexisonfire has returned, just weeks later, with their newest release. As a part of [...]
WARFIELD DEATHROCK DEVOTIONALS BLACK HEATHERS/CLEOPATRA RECORDS Justin Warfield of She Wants Revenge has released Deathrock Devotionals, a focused exploration of early Los Angeles deathrock and post-punk. The album captures the authentic [...]
CHEAP TRICK ALL WASHED UP BMG All Washed Up is Cheap Trick’s 21st studio album, and their first since 2021’s In Another World. The core trio of the band is still going strong. Rick Nielsen (guitar and vocals), Tom Petersson (12- string bass, [...]
CITY AND COLOUR SOMETIMES LULLABY DINE ALONE RECORDS It may be hard for some to accept, but the truth is, Dallas Green, professionally known as City and Colour, released his debut album, Sometimes, 20 years ago. Indeed, it has been two decades [...]
THE SAINTS LONG MARCH THROUGH THE JAZZ AGE FIRE RECORDS The Saints formed in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia in 1973. Originally the band was founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper. [...]
THE IVEYS MINISKIRTS AND RAINBOWS: THE IVEYS ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 5 Y&T MUSIC Before Badfinger was Badfinger, they were The Iveys, hailing from Swansea, Wales. They formed in 1961 and had a few different names before settling on the Iveys . They [...]
JEFF MILLS LIVE AT LIQUID ROOM AXIS RECORDS Detroit’s Jeff Mills (first known as The Wizard on WJLB radio) co‑founded Underground Resistance with “Mad” Mike Banks and Robert Hood before launching Axis Records in 1992. A pioneer of rapid‑fire, [...]
THE DURUTTI COLUMN THE RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN (45th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Durutti Column is really a musical project rather than a band, created by guitarist Vini Reilly. Quite frankly, no one but Reilly would think to name [...]
COUSINS & WILLOUGHBY THE BRIDGE (REMASTERED) WITCHWOOD MUSIC/RSK ENTERTAINMENT The term ‘lost gem’ is used often, maybe too frequently, but The Bridge, by Cousins & Willoughby is a true lost gem. When it was originally released in 1993, [...]
EVERCLEAR SPARKLE AND FADE (30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REMASTERED DELUXE EDITION) CAPITOL Get ready to rock, folks! Everclear, alternative rock that defined the ’90s, celebrates their 30th anniversary Sparkle and Fade unleash as remastered deluxe [...]
ÁRNÝ MARGRÉT I MISS YOU, I DO: THE SJÁUMST EDITION ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT RECORDS Excellent artists from Iceland—or anywhere else that is not U.S. or U.K.—are no big surprise for decades now, so neither was the fact that Iceland’s Árný [...]
DANKO JONES LEO RISING REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC Since Danko Jones began their career as a band in the early ’90s, two elements have remained prominent in their arena-style, anthemic sound. Their ferocious swagger stays strong, as does their [...]
TINA TURNER GOOD HEARTED WOMAN (2025 REMASTER) CHERRY RED RECORDS Tina Turner was a worldwide icon best known for her work in two different musical spheres: soul, which provided her debut in the 1960s, and rock ‘n’ roll, which was the soundtrack [...]
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION APPLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC When The Beatles launched the original Beatles Anthology in 1995, it was a landmark and historical rock ‘n’ roll event. Never before had a band told their own story over the course of [...]
S.C.A.B. SOMEBODY IN NEW YORK LOVES YOU! GRIND SELECT For a band that goes by the name of S.C.A.B., one wouldn’t be faulted for assuming that the sonic accompaniment would be equally as loud and intense, as thrash-filled and pessimistic. [...]
YUNGBLUD AND AEROSMITH ONE MORE TIME CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The unexpected collaboration between Yungblud and Aerosmith arrives like a lightning bolt to the heart of rock music, proving that the genre thrives most when it bridges [...]
BURS SIGNIFICANCE, OTHERNESS BIRTHDAY CAKE RECORDS How do you transfer the harmony-laden sound of early ’70s exemplified in CSNY, combined with a glance of that sound from the ’90s (Kingsbury Manx anyone?), and then brought to [...]
SHOLTO THE SIRENS DEEPMATTER RECORDS BBC’s Gilles Peterson is considered one of the most discerning DJs and music producers around. So, when he endorses an artist, you need to prick up your ears, no matter what kind of sounds you favour. [...]
