Glenn Skuthorpe See My World Independent This is album number five from the remarkable Nhunggabarra, Kooma, Muruwari artist (his definition).. If I was honest I would say the first time I listened to this album I was not all that impressed. I [...]
Why? Moh Lhean Joyful Noise Recordings The band Why? evolved from artist Yoni Wolf, who had been using that name while performing in California. Older brother, Josiah started working with Yoni, and Doug McDiarmind joined the fold. Yoni’s [...]
Holly Macve Golden Eagle Bella Union It’s hard to believe Holly Macve’s Golden Eagle is a debut album. Originally from Galway, Ireland, the 21-year-old singer songwriter exudes the confidence and control you’d expect from a veteran performer. [...]
Broads Vacancy Independent One of the joys of reviewing music is stumbling upon artists that you might not otherwise know much about or have to opportunity to hear. This band is a wonderful discovery for me. Broads is a Melbourne based band, [...]
Bill & Joel Plaskett Solidarity New Scotland Yard When attempting to make an album with your father, folk is the best choice of genre. It is one of the only types of music which transcends generations, acting as mankind’s favorite method of [...]
Emilia Up Current Records Emilia made her music debut in 2013. Since then, she has completed a full length album, and followed it up with an EP. During this time, while creating her music, she has also found time to complete her studies in York [...]
Paul Manchin Salutations Independent You may not have heard of Canadian singer/songwriter Paul Manchin until now, but chances are you will be hearing a lot about him soon, due to the release of his latest CD Salutations. Although having [...]
Leif Vollebekk Twin Solitude Secret City Records Four years since North Americana, Leif Vollebekk returns with his latest release and third record, Twin Solitude. The songs explore both interior and exterior aloneness, images of physical [...]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The Tourist CYHSY, Inc. Since their 2005 debut, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah haven’t had much to get excited about. They’ve gone through growing pains and the loss of band members, until the band truly was the sound of one [...]
Hippo Campus Landmark Grand Jury Music The full-length debut from Minneapolis-based Hippo Campus, Landmark, is a well-written, complex, and atmospheric collection of alt-rock tunes that not only makes the listener think, but is easy to simply [...]
The Skatalites Foundation Ska Sudio One Foundation Ska is the much anticipated reissue of a wonderful double CD set (Also available in vinyl), with recordings from the mid-1960s, the period in which The Skatalites were first active, before [...]
George Harrison The Vinyl Collection Universal Music Canada George Harrison…the quiet one, the spiritual one, the guitarist, The Beatles. I have always felt bad for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and yes George Harrison because [...]
Asia Symfonia – Live In Bulgaria 2013 Frontiers Music SRL Asia formed in 1981 and was the supergroup for prog rock. But this was ‘pop’ prog rock, short(ish) songs full of hooks, strong melodies, harmonies and the occasional solos. Well [...]
No Joy Creep Top Shelf Records Montreal shoegaze band, No Joy, composed of the duo of Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd, formed in 2009 and have released numerous EP’s and singles, along with three full-length studio albums – Ghost [...]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Flying Microtonal Banana ATO Records When a band seamlessly genre hops as much as King Gizzard does, it’s hard for one to categorize them. This is part of their allure. Since their formation seven years ago, [...]
Los Campesinos! Sick Scenes Wichita Recordings These guys are from Wales? Really? There is no way you would pick up on that fact listening to this, their latest album. This is their sixth album (for those keeping count) and their first [...]
Electric Guest Plural Downtown Records/Interscope In 2012, Los Angeles-based group Electric Guest released their debut album Mondo, which included instantly appealing tracks like “American Daydream” and “The Bait”. The group have now released [...]
Disquiet Compilation Volume 1 Unseen Music Out today (February 17th, 2017) is a benefit compilation of ambient artists curated by Keith Kennif and his wife, Hollie. Keith releases music under the monikers Helios & Goldmund, and his wife [...]
Ryan Adams Prisoner Universal Music Canada The best way to describe Ryan Adam’s Prisoner is something between 80s power ballads and indie music with some new-country undertones. Accompanied with some well-written emotional lyrics about love and [...]
Animal Collective The Painters EP Domino Records Animal Collective have always been able to be pleasantly weird and make great music while not taking themselves too seriously. If you put these gentlemen in the water they’ll probably turn blue. [...]
Mind Over Mirrors Undying Color Paradise of Bachelors Mind Over Mirrors is the droning solo project of Jaime Fennelly. While this project initially formed in 2007 as a solo project, it has evolved. It utilises the talents of other musicians to [...]
for all the emptiness mt Independent If you are looking for new dark electronic music to dance to, the search is over — for all the emptiness’ mt EP is it. The EP starts with ”seduced by a disease”. The lyrics ”is [...]
Tall Ships Impressions Fat Cat Records Originally from Falmouth, England and now based in Brighton, Tall Ships consists of Ric Phetheen on vocals, guitars and keyboards, Matt Parker on bass guitar, backup vocals and keyboards, Jamie Bush on [...]
Sinkane Life & Livin’ It City Slang Now here’s one of the good things about globalisation. The beautifully gentle singer Sinkane, given name Ahmed Gallab and of Sudanese heritage, was born in London and relocated to the U.S.A. when [...]
