88 Fingers Louie Thank You For Being A Friend Bird Attack Records There seems to have been a resurgence of 90’s punk bands lately. New albums from Green Day, Rancid and Blink-182 have all found their way onto the airwaves (for the purpose of [...]
Mise En Scene Still Life On Fire Light Organ Records Things have changed for Mise En Scene since their 2012 debut, but only in the best ways. The Winnipeg-based duo, consisting of lead singer and guitarist, Stefanie Blondal Johnson, and drummer, [...]
Fruit & Flowers Drug Tax EP Little Dickman Records Out of the depths of alt rock, a gritty sound emerges with an edgy twist on traditional surf rock. Fruit & Flowers’ debut EP Drug Tax reels the listener through six tracks of haunting [...]
Dion Lunadon Dion Lunadon Agitated Records Dion Lunadon’s dedut album retains certain elements from his previous bands, the bouncy uptempo simplicity of The D4 and some of the slower songs have the spacey vibe of A Place to Bury Strangers, [...]
Stompin’ Tom Connors Stompin’ Tom Connors 50th Anniversary Ole/Anthem Legacy There is no better way to celebrate Canada Day and all things Canadian than listening to Stompin’ Tom Connors, and released just in time for Canada Day is this [...]
The Beach Boys 1967: Sunshine Tomorrow Capitol Records Following the devastating mental breakdown of Brain Wilson during the Smile sessions in 1966 and ’67, the band seemed to be in serious trouble. It’s principal songwriter, arranger and [...]
Future Lives Mansions Soft Magic Records There are a lot of players on Mansions by Future Lives. However, this huge ensemble is based around Brandon Taj (of King of Prussia fame). He is the centre point of this album, which features some of his [...]
Fleet Foxes Crack-Up Nonesuch Records After a six year absence, The Fleet Foxes return with their first album since 2011 Helplessness Blues. And their first album since the departure of Josh Tillman (aka Father John Misty). Even with the [...]
The Franklys Are You Listening? Hälta Hälta Records Are You Listening? is the debut album from The Franklys. The band is made up of guitarists/vocalists Jennifer Ahlkvist and Fanny Broberg (from Sweden) and bassist Zoë Biggs and drummer Lexi [...]
Triptides Afterglow Requiem Pour Un Twister Psychedelic and ethereal, Triptides’ newest album Afterglow proves to be a fantastic addition to this summer’s playlist. With a beach-pop sound, you’d never guess the band started in Indiana and not [...]
Fader First Light Blanc Check First Light is the debut album from Fader, which is the latest project from Neil Arthur (from Blancmange fame) and Benge (Ben Edwards) who is known for his work in electronic music, especially as part of John Foxx [...]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Murder Of The Universe ATO Records If King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and J.R.R Tolkien had a lovechild from Mordor, Murder of the Universe would be as close as you could get to such a scenario. The [...]
Prince And The Revolution Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) NPG Records/Warner Music First things first. I love Prince. I love Prince And The Revolution and I love Purple Rain. I loved it when it first came out on June 25, 1984 and it has [...]
Algiers The Underside Of Power Matador Records This album is not for the faint of heart. I think the opening lines from the first track, “Walk Like A Panther” sets the tone. ‘We won’t be lead to slaughter, This is self [...]
Catherine MacLellan If It’s Alright With You: The Songs Of Gene MacLellan True North Records Folk singer/songwriter Catherine MacLellan’s latest release is a personal, reflective homage to the work of her late father, Gene MacLellan, a man [...]
Portugal. The Man Woodstock Warner Music On Portugal. The Man’s eighth album, Woodstock, the band plays around with several different elements but never confidently lands its stride. The now electronic indie outfit had its sights set on creating [...]
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit The Nashville Sound Southeastern Records/Sony Music “The past is never dead.It’s not even past.”…William Faulkner Writers from the American south have always had a special voice, and a special [...]
Bernice Puff Arts & Crafts Puff cannot be easily described, much like Bernice itself. The EP is the first of the band’s releases with label Arts & Crafts, and lives somewhere in the realm of synth indie soul. Robin Dann is the dreamy [...]
Jessica Lee Morgan Around The Block Space Records Jessica Lee Morgan comes from a very musical family. Her mother is singer/songwriter Mary Hopkin (“Those Were The Days”) and her father is producer/musician Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T. Rex to [...]
Kevin Morby City Music Dead Oceans Records City Music, Kevin Morby’s fourth solo album, is his first since 2016’s Singing Saw. It is also his second release on the Dead Oceans record label. You might also remember that Morby was a member of the [...]
Can The Singles Mute Records Can is, simply put, one of the most influential bands in music history. They formed in Germany in 1968 and the original line-up included Holger Czukay (bass), Irmin Schmidt (Keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitars); and [...]
Jason Loewenstein Spooky Action Joyful Noise Recordings Spooky Action is Jason Loewenstein’ second solo album, and his first since 2002’s At Sixes and Sevens. Mind you, he has been busy during the last 15 years, but fans have patiently waited [...]
Lunch At Allen’s If It Feels Right True North Records/Linus Records Lunch at Allen’s is Murray McLauchlan, Ian Thomas, Marc Jordan and Cindy Church. All Canadian superstars in their own right. If It Feels Right is the fifth release from [...]
Alison Moyet Other Cooking Vinyl Other is Alison Moyet’s ninth solo album, since leaving Yazoo. This is also her first album since 2013’s The Minutes. The important thing to remember about Alison Moyet is that no two of her albums sound the [...]
