MADI DIAZ FATAL OPTIMIST ANTI- Singer-songwriter Madi Diaz returns with her new album Fatal Optimist, less than two years after its Grammy-nominated predecessor, Weird Faith. Known for her prowess in acoustic balladry, Fatal Optimist sees Diaz [...]
ROBERT FINLEY HALLELUJAH! DON’T LET THE DEVIL FOOL YA EASY EYE SOUND The combination of soul/blues singer Robert Finley and guitarist Dan Auerbach has already resulted in some acclaimed LPs for Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label. We, as audience [...]
JaRON MARSHALL THE RETURN OF SLICK THE VAULT Black Pumas’ keyboardist and up-and-coming solo artist JaRon Marshall has returned with his second full-length album. The Return of Slick follows the acid jazz sounds of 2023’s Earth Sounds, along [...]
MELVIN GIBBS AMASIA: ANAMIBIA SESSIONS 2 HAUSU MOUNTAIN Melvin Gibbs has enjoyed a prolific career as a Brooklyn-based composer and jazz artist. Revered for both his songwriting and his performance as a bassist, Gibbs’ solo work is incredibly [...]
BRIAN ENO & BEATIE WOLFE LIMINAL VERVE RECORDS Earlier this year, Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe released two incredible albums, Lateral (an ambient album) and Liminal (more of a standard album featuring Wolfe’s vocals). The duo has now released [...]
DAVID GARLAND THE SPARK INDEPENDENT Looking at the track records of many artists, it is no wonder anymore that some old hands keep on producing music at later stages in their life. Some keep making great music, some don’t, and others keep [...]
SWEET LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1986 METALVILLE Sweet continues re-releasing older and hard to find CDs from the past. Not only are the albums being re-released, but they are also being made available on vinyl. Live At The Marquee was recorded at [...]
BADLANDS NOBODY DIES RITE Badlands is transboundary Swedish producer, composer, and sound designer Catharina Jaunviksna, who has so far released some quite intriguing albums, and her latest, Nobody Dies, is her fourth. So, what would that [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS CHILLING, THRILLING HOOKS AND HAUNTED HARMONIES BIG STIR RECORDS I love Halloween, it is a great time of the year. The candy, the scary movies, and the overall anticipation of the night. Ray Bradbury once wrote that Halloween [...]
BABYGIRL STAY HERE WHERE IT’S WARM ARTS & CRAFTS Toronto-based duo Babygirl says its music is inspired by acts from all corners of the pop pantheon, from Katy Perry to The Beach Boys to Swedish hitmaker Max Martin. But the sound of [...]
JOHN CARPENTER, CODY CARPENTER, AND DANIEL DAVIES HALLOWEEN: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (EXPANDED EDITION) SACRED BONES When looking back on John Carpenter’s Halloween, there is more to this iconic film’s identity than just Michael [...]
AFI SILVER BLEEDS THE BLACK SUN RUN FOR COVER RECORDS AFI has long been a shining beacon of boundary-pushing creativity in the punk and emo scenes, consistently refusing to follow the trends that the scene bobs and weaves in throughout the [...]
iC1s WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? BE LUCKY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The title of iC1s debut album, What Took You So Long? is somewhat amusing. After all, fans have been waiting a decade for it. iC1s were set to record their debut album back in 2014 after [...]
BLACK TEA NOW THAT YOU’RE HERE LONELY ORANGE RECORDS Saskatchewan retro-rock fans, rejoice: yet another incredible piece of incredible contemporary art has arrived from the northwest of Canada. Black Tea’s (formerly known as The Hourland) [...]
VIMIC OPEN YOUR OMEN INDEPENDENT It’s been a little over four years since former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison passed on, and heavy metal communities around the globe still feel the pain of his absence. It’s a rare and profound treat to see [...]
THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE CIRCLE REMAINS VICTORY POOL RECORDS The Deep Dark Woods’ latest LP, The Circle Remains, is something of a hidden wonder. From the very first decibel of sound, the record immediately catapults you into a quietly [...]
THE CAROLYN PYRAMID SCHEME OF GRIEF 59 X RECORDS The Carolyn will unveil Pyramid Scheme of Grief delivering plenty of emotion in its short runtime. Its is an absolute joy from start to finish, all wrapped up with phenomenal album art by Heather [...]
NOVELTY ISLAND JIGSAW CAUSEWAY 9×9 RECORDS Novelty Island is the brainchild of Liverpool artist Tom McConnell. Jigsaw Causeway is the third album from Novelty Island. This is an album that is rooted in pop-rock history while still pushing [...]
WIND WALKERS I DON’T BELONG HERE FEARLESS RECORDS When Wind Walkers released What If I Break? in 2023, it was a record coated with originality. A sonically mutated, volatile experience that conquered an impressive balance of post hardcore [...]
CHEMICAL WAVES OUR LOVE IN A DYING WORLD INDEPENDENT Chemical Waves is the brainchild of Marco Cattani. This is his project, and he has been making music under this moniker for well over 10 years. Our love in a dying world is the first Chemical [...]
THRICE HORIZONS/WEST EPITAPH RECORDS Life is all about risk. Sometimes we have to take those risks to explore where the impossible can lead. For Thrice, making the direct sequel Horizons/West was long in the making before Horizons/East reached [...]
STEVE PORCARO THE VERY DAY GREEN HILL MUSIC Steve Porcaro is a legend. Besides being a founding member of the group Toto, Porcaro has worked with almost every musician under the sun, such as Yes, Chicago, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, and Steely Dan, [...]
PANG ATTACK TEARS FOR THE WAVE INDEPENDENT Out of Montreal comes Pang Attack. Tears For The Wave is their second album, and their sophomore album has been a long time coming, eight years to be exact. Tears For The Wave not only live up to the [...]
DAFFO WHERE THE EARTH BENDS CONCORD RECORDS Daffo’s debut record, Where the Earth Bends, is a 12-song project full of quippy, fully charged anthems. Following in the footsteps of their viral hits from 2023’s Pest EP, Los Angeles-based Gabi [...]
