Christina Holmes The Beautiful Struggle Cove House Records No lie: it’s hard out there for independent acoustic guitar-playing singer-songwriters. What with the constant touring to grow their audience, attempting to rise above the hard sell and [...]
Lowest Of The Low Agitpop Warner Music Lowest Of The Low introduce their sixth album, Agitpop, their first with Warner Music Canada since signing with Warner in 2018. 1991’s immeasurable, independently produced and released, Shakespeare My Butt… [...]
Left Lane Cruiser Shake And Bake Alive Records Left Lane Cruiser’s 11th studio album,Shake and Bake, has everything you’d expect from this raw, gritty, blues-rock duo who made this album like they came to party. The Mississippi influence is [...]
Sublime With Rome Blessings Five Music Inc. Sublime With Rome’s third release, Blessings, may be their most triumphant release to date. The group has moved far past their predecessor Sublime, forging their own lane while staying true to what got [...]
Duff McKagan Tenderness UMusic For his first solo album since his 1993 debut (Believe In Me), Duff McKagan has released the highly anticipated Tenderness. Produced by McKagan and Shooter Jennings, the album is a complete left turn from what most [...]
Barenaked Ladies Fake Nudes: Naked EP Raisin’ Records Barenaked Ladies have released an EP consisting of eight songs taken from their Fake Nudes album that they’ve redone in acoustic format. This new EP, entitled “Fake Nudes: Naked”, [...]
Revive The Rose Revive The Rose Snareguy Records If you haven’t heard of Revive the Rose yet, you’re certainly about to. Not only has the Welland, Ontario-based rock band been sharing the stage with the likes of Monster Truck, Danko Jones, The [...]
Rebecca Downes More Sinner Than Saint Mad Hat Records More Sinner Than Saint is Rebecca Downes third album and she just keep getting better and better at her craft. This is one hour of solid rocking blues, with some very exciting guitar playing. [...]
Dark Smith Degressive Youth Riot Records Dark Smith is a Seattle band that infuses grunge with a goth twist, taking the angst of Goth/New Wave without its pretensions. Fans of ‘90s alternative and ‘80s new wave/post punk will be delighted to [...]
Cold Kingdom Into The Black Sky Independent It’s been a hell of a year for the hard rock band Cold Kingdom. First they parted ways with their vocalist, then Elissa Pearson took over vocal duty. Then they welcomed keyboardist and backup vocalist [...]
Stray Cats 40 Surfdog Records Forty years ago Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker formed a trio in hopes to capture the vintage vibes of rockabilly god Eddie Cochran. Struggling to find success in their native America, they took up [...]
Lee Ranaldo, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Urselli, Balázs Pándi Lee Ranaldo, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Urselli, Balázs Pándi Trost Lee Ranaldo, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Urselli, and Balázs Pándi’s eponymous release is an interesting and notable effort from a group of [...]
$uicideboy$ Live Fast, Die Whenever G*59 After the success of their debut album, $uicideboy$ have released their newest EP titled Live Fast, Die Whenever. Produced by Travis Barker and featuring a guest appearance by Munky, the album [...]
Elton John & Taron Egerton Rocketman (Music From The Motion Picture) Virgin/EMI Records Music biopics are a tricky concept; the idea of celebrating an artist’s vast legacy is an exciting feat for music fans and film buffs alike, but [...]
Sting My Songs Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records Sting hardly needs an introduction, but if one is necessary, listening to My Songs would serve this purpose as to where the singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Police is at this point of [...]
Genuine Leather 2011-2019 Singles, Demos and Live Independent Once listeners got hooked on songs like The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” or The Who’s “Substitute”, it became obvious that what is called power pop, a phrase coined by The Who’s Pete [...]
London Stone Just How High Independent Blustering amounts of energy is dripping out of London Stone’s latest 3-song EP Just How High. The Toronto four-piece band comprises of Jordan McCracken, Matthew Betti, Alan Duffy, and Matt Benedetti. The [...]
Earth Full Upon Her Burning Lips Sargent House Consistency is the hallmark of the highest level of artistry, and it is certainly a trait which Earth have carried throughout their career. Since their full debut Earth 2, an album that sits at the [...]
Trampa Never Forget Independent Hailing from Brazil, alternative hard rock/metal band Trampa have released their latest EP, Never Forget. “Anti-Fascists Since 2006,” as their shirts say, Trampa has enjoyed a growing career for over a decade. In [...]
Rammstein Rammstein Caroline Records It’s been 10 years since German industrial metal powerhouse Rammstein released their last studio album. Their latest self-titled release is a collection of 11 highly-anticipated tracks that are a force to be [...]
Tyler, The Creator IGOR Columbia Records Tyler, The Creator’s newest effort, IGOR, demonstrates just how gifted the 28-year-old artist really is. Ever since Odd Future took over years ago, Tyler has made it a point to show his listeners that [...]
Entombed Clandestine Live Century Media Records As a part of the celebration for the album’s 25th anniversary, Swedish Music Hall of Fame inductee Entombed re-released their second studio album Clandestine, featuring original band members Nicke [...]
The Heavy Sons BMG The Heavy exploded onto the music scene like a ticking time bomb, bellowing out incendiary party-rock anthems that have hyped up crowds all over the world. These righteous tunes proved to be mighty successful and have served [...]
Betty Moon Hellucination Evolver Music Since 1991, when Betty Moon made her debut with her self-titled album, she has been in control of her career and art. Her latest album, Hellucination, is her ninth studio album, and her first since 2017’s [...]
