Eric Schenkman Who Shot John? VizzTone Label Group Eric Schenkman of The Spin Doctors recently released his third solo album, Who Shot John?, which shows his diversity in varying genres. Schenkman often switches between Chicago Blues, Funk, Soul [...]
The Bad Dreamers Songs About People Including Myself FiXT Neon David Schuler (producer of P!nk, John Legend and The Backstreet Boys, to name just three) is The Bad Dreamers, that is to say, this is his project. He wrote, mixed and produced the [...]
Ariel Posen How Long Independent In 2013, two brothers from Winnipeg got together and decided to form a band. Just like that, The Bros. Landreth was formed, a folksy, alternative rock group responsible for hits like “Let It Lie” and “I Am the [...]
You Tell Me You Tell Me Memphis Industries You Tell Me, a brilliant duo that consists of Peter Brewis and Sarah Hayes, has released their magical self-titled debut album. Beginning the songwriting process as a collaboration and eventually [...]
Tallies Tallies Hand Drawn Dracula Toronto’s Tallies have released their new self-titled album. It is the second album for this late-80’s influenced indie pop band, led by singer-guitarist Sarah Cogan and guitarist Dylan Franklin. The 11 [...]
SINE INSOMNIÆ Independent SINE is a band, founded by drummer and vocalist Rona Rougeheart. In the press release for the debut album, INSOMNIÆ, she is quoted as saying she “wanted our debut album to be dark, sexy & stylish, with [...]
Jukebox The Ghost Let Live & Let Ghosts (10th Anniversary Edition) Yep Roc Records From Billy Joel to the keyboard kid in School of Rock, pianos haven’t always been considered the “cool” instrument in rock. No one told Jukebox the Ghost. [...]
Brave the calm | the storm Independent the Calm | the Storm is a solid effort from Washington, DC progressive rock veterans Brave. It is their first full-length studio release since 2008’s critically acclaimed Monuments. The album opens with a [...]
Sammy Johnson Moonlight Lovers Mensch House Records Sammy Johnson’s new EP, Moonlight Lovers, is a mixture of Reggae and R&B, and evokes the feeling of relaxing on the beach. Half Australian and half Polynesian, Johnson connected with his [...]
Bruce Springsteen Springsteen On Broadway Sony Music Paired with the release of his Netflix special, Bruce Springsteen has brought his highly acclaimed Broadway show to a recorded format. Featuring the songs and stories from Tony Award winner [...]
Wyatt Blair Inspirational Strawberries Lolipop Records Los Angeles-based Wyatt Blair’s second release of 2018 is an ear-pleasing, up-tempo, poppy offering of mostly ‘60s-inspired delights. Blair’s Inspirational Strawberries is ultimately a [...]
David McFarlane Fieldwork Independent David McFarlane is an artist based in Toronto. Fieldwork is his second album and since his debut, The Wreck That You Are (2010), he has learned a great deal about himself and music. And it is all reflected [...]
AFI The Missing Man Ex Noctem Nacimur AFI continues to deliver the goods with the Dec. 7 release of their EP The Missing Man. The well-established alt-rockers have managed to stay relevant over their 27 years, while remaining true to their core [...]
Hocico Shalom From Hell Aviv – Blasphemies In The Holy Land Part 2 Out Of Line Music In 2005, Hocico released a live album, Blasphemies In The Holy Land (Live in Israel), 13 years later they have released the sequel, and it is just as [...]
The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Uncut Eagle Rock Entertainment After a slew of creative disasters in the mid to late ‘80s, The World’s Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band dove back to their roots for their 1994 comeback, Voodoo Lounge. The newly [...]
Van Morrison The Prophet Speaks Caroline International Since 1974’s Veedon Fleece, Van Morrison has struggled to put out a consistent body of artistic work. There were a few triumphs in the ‘80s with Inarticulate Speech of the Heart and Irish [...]
Ecthirion Psalms Of The Risen Dead Soundmass Finding the commonalities between the grandiosity of orchestral music and the aggression of heavy metal is a much more meticulous process than it may seem on paper. Both contain raw passion and power [...]
Praises In This Year: Ten of Swords Hand Drawn Dracula When it comes to a truly great album there are those in which the listener places themselves inside, exploring every aspect of the experience from the themes to its technicalities with [...]
Ocean Potion Ocean Potion Independent It’s almost been three years since Tame Impala released Currents. For a band that’s always been the forefront of the neo-psychedelic scene, once again they changed its face, leaving a path of imitators in [...]
Carpenters Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Universal Music In recent years, there has been a spate of music reissues by acts from the classic rock and pop era of the late 20th Century. Box sets, outtakes, bootlegs, extended jams [...]
XXXTentacion Skins Empire Florida rapper XXXTentacion’s posthumous album Skins has arrived. With 10 songs and a guest appearance by Kanye West, this is a strong album that demonstrates his diverse sound. XXXTentacion uses styles and techniques [...]
Analytica High Bias Independent Toronto-based Analytica is two keyboard wizards, Gabe Knox and David Lush. These guys have studied, digested, and know 1980s synthpop and that knowledge is reflected in this, their debut EP. Although High Bias is [...]
Paul McCartney Wings 1971-1973 MPL/Universal Music Paul McCartney never did or does the expected. He often follows his muse which may or may not garner sales and/or good reviews. The Fireman project, The Country Hams, working with Michael [...]
Hammock Universalis Hammock Music Hammock, Mark Byrd and Andrew Thompson’s ambient project, has released its eleventh studio album, Universalis, channelling an atmospheric post-rock style similar to artists like Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. [...]
