Iceage Beyondless Escho Beyondless begins in truly memorable form, with the fire and ferocity of “Hurrah”, a song about our cultural immersion in violence, war, and ultimately death. It is a well-written diatribe against our seeming inner wiring [...]
Jon Hopkins Singularity Domino Records Singularity picks up very similarly to how 2013’s Immunity left off, with renowned composer and DJ Jon Hopkins painstakingly creating music that feels crafted directly from the innermost layers of human [...]
Shonen Knife Alive! In Osaka Good Charamel Records Shonen Knife is a Japanese punk band, formed in 1981 in Osaka, Japan. Their classic debut album, Minna Tanoshiku, was released in 1982 and since then they have issued an astonishing 21 studio [...]
Leon Bridges Good Thing Columbia Records Make no mistake, soulful rhythm & blues singer Leon Bridges is by no means the finished article, and on his sophomore album he has decided to take the type of risks often characterized by young and [...]
Astral Cloud Ashes Dear Absentee Creator Independent Astral Cloud Ashes is the brainchild of Antony Walker and his latest release, entitled Dear Absentee Creator, is a testament to his understanding of melody as well as song structure. Each [...]
High Sunn Missed Connections PNKSLM Records High Sunn is releasing his debut studio album Missed Connections. High Sunn is a solo artist named Justin Cheromiah. For this album he recruited a few friends, Joe Jensen (drums), Freddy Rivera (lead [...]
Frank Turner Be More Kind Xtra Mile Recordings In late 2017, Frank Turner released a career spanning album, Songbook, which included old songs, some reworking of the old songs, and some deep cuts from his catalogue. As this was being issued, he [...]
Arthur Alexander One Bar Left Dead Beat Records Arthur Alexander formed Sorrows in 1977 in New York City. They released two solid, now classic power pop albums, then promptly broke up. He resurfaced on the revered Bomp record label with another [...]
Reuben & The Dark Arms Of A Dream Arts & Crafts Anybody a bit more familiar with Calgary’s Ruben & The Dark has known them so far as just yet another set of indie folkies, albeit with the leader Reuben Bullock possessing an excellent [...]
Dominic Angelella Road Movie Lame-O Records Dominic Angelella has done some seriously incredible work with the likes of Hop Along, Cold Fronts, MewithoutYou, and his most notable being with Lithuania. He has helped with countless popular artists [...]
Emm Gryner Only Of Earth: Days Of Games Dead Daisy Records Emm Gryner is known for her typical folk pop stylings. Her latest project has a little divergence from the norm. It’s a 3-part series known as Only of Earth. It will be accompanied by [...]
Venetian Snares & Daniel Lanois Venetian Snares X Daniel Lanois Planet Mu Records In 1982 I first met a young record producer named Daniel Lanois at his Grant Avenue Recording Studio in Hamilton, Ontario. At the time he was co-producing, [...]
The Dark Live. Create. Destroy. Independent The Dark was formed in Los Angeles in 2015. The band is the brainchild of Brandon Ashley who is the leader of the band. They recorded their debut album, Live. Create. Destroy. in lead singer, Ashley’s [...]
Flesh Eating Foundation We Are Fucked Sonic Entrails Records Flesh Eating Foundation have been recording since 2008, and since then they have amassed quite a catalogue. We Are Fucked is their seventh album, and their best yet. The band consists [...]
Bettye LaVette Things Have Changed Verve Label Group Take a moment to sit and think about the greatest songwriters of all time. Without a doubt, one man comes to mind for every single list: Bob Dylan. Dylan is so talented that he even won a [...]
D.O.A. Fight Back Sudden Death Records It’s always interesting to observe bands that have the staying power to endure through many decades, and D.O.A. is one of those bands. They have been able to create consistent, memorable works within their [...]
Hot Knives Static Bloom Independent Brooklyn based power trio, Hot Knives, have released Static Bloom, their debut EP ahead of a full length album that is slated for release later this year. While little is known of the psychedelic noise rock [...]
Archie And The Bunkers Songs From The Lodge Dirty Water Records Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio comes the punk rock duo Archie And The Bunkers. Consisting of the O’Connor brothers: Cullen on vocals and organ, along with Emmett on drums and vocals. [...]
Chris Squire Fish Out Of Water Esoteric Records/Cherry Red Records Fish Out of Water was released in 1975, when Yes was on a hiatus. Following 1974’s Relayer, the band took a break while members pursued solo projects. Fish Out Of Water was [...]
Jennifer Warnes Another Time, Another Place BMG Jennifer Warnes released her debut in 1968 (I Can’t Remember Everything), and although the album was critically acclaimed, it failed to chart. However, that album and her second one came to the [...]
Cup Jitter Visions Aagoo Records Cup is Tym Wojcki, based in Brooklyn. Jitter Visions is the eighth studio release under the name Cup, and this album is not for the weak of heart. This is a full on audio assault on the senses, and it is quite [...]
Greg Keelor Last Winter Warner Music Last Winter is the fifth solo effort from Blue Rodeo co-frontman Greg Keelor, and it is surprising in its tone and artistry. Blue Rodeo fans, please set your yearning for that classic country-rock sound [...]
Jonas Bonnetta All This Here Idea Of North Recordings Jonas Bonnetta usually records under the name Evening Hymns, and although Bonnetta usually includes an ambient track on the Evening Hymns albums, All This Here, is his first ambient album. [...]
Okkervil River In The Rainbow Rain ATO Records This is Okkervil River’s first album since 2016’s Away, and their ninth album in total. Leader Will Schiff is back with an album full of strong melodies and stirring lyrics. Usually the band changes [...]
