Dave Davies & Russ Davies Open Road Sony Music The Kinks called it a day in 1994, following the release of their much overlooked, but brilliant, album To The Bone. Who would have predicted that Dave Davies, co-founder and the revolutionary [...]
Aye Nako Silver Haze Don Giovanni Records The adjectives we use to describe punk typically have a strong affect on the noise. Pop punk, hardcore punk, folk punk, all have a particular sound and a potential listener has some idea of what to [...]
Various Artists Resistance Radio: The Man In The High Castle Album Sony Music A compilation album put together by Danger Mouse and Sam Cohen as an imagined soundtrack from the Amazon series The Man In The High Castle. The title, Resistance [...]
K.Flay Every Where Is Some Where Interscope Don’t you ever dare cram K.Flay into the narrow box of hip-hop music — she’ll shred the damn thing apart, tape-gun your eyelids open, and run off with scissors. Yes, she is a superlative MC, but [...]
Cold War Kids L.A. Divine Capital Records Indie rockers Cold War Kids have released their first album in three years, titled L.A. Divine. Inspired by the band’s hometown of Los Angeles, this fourteen track record is their first release for [...]
The New Pornographers Whiteout Conditions Dine Alone Records From the first drum beat of “Play Money,” you unmistakably know that you’re listening to the New Pornographers. You are immediately affronted by the distinct sound that these Canadian [...]
Timber Timbre Sincerely, Future Pollution Arts & Crafts Timber Timbre have been around since 2005, when their debut album, Cedar Shakes was released. A dark, frightening, brooding album, and from there, they have continued on to this, their [...]
The Flatliners Inviting Light Dine Alone Records The Flatliners have been together for over 15 years, and their four man line-up has not changed in all those years. Inviting Light is album number five. Hailing from Brampton and Richmond Hill [...]
Right Said Fred Exactly! Universal Music Album number nine for Brothers Fairbrass (Richard and Fred), better known as Right Said Fred. And their first album since 2011’s Stop The World, which many assumed would be their last. Thankfully it was [...]
Godboogie Play Music & Dance VizzTone Label Group Toronto-based super group, Godboogie, has roots in blues and rock ‘n’ roll through its mash-up of world-class, award-winning musicians including singer/harmonica player Jerome [...]
Future Islands The Far Field 4AD The Far Field is Future Islands 5th record, but it’s the first that they know will be released to eager fans. Their previous album, Singles, came out in 2014 without a label but gained them a performance on David [...]
British Sea Power Let The Dancers Inherit The Party Caroline International Since the release of their 2003 debut The Decline of British Sea Power, the band has been one hit single away from “the bigtime.” What “the bigtime” means for an English [...]
Jerry Leger Nonsense And Heartache Latent Recordings Jerry Leger’s Nonsense and Heartache navigates multiple terrains with confidence and flare. Two records combined, the striking duality of the album features the textures of a bold, bluesy [...]
Bob Dylan Triplicate Sony Music Canada Studio album number 38 for Mr. Bob Dylan and, as usual, it is a big event. This is his first ever studio triple album set. It is also his first album since 2016’s Fallen Angels. Triplicate is a triple [...]
Goldfrapp Silver Eye Mute Records On Goldfrapp’s seventh album, Silver Eye, the London-based electropop duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory return to their “Disco Goldfrapp” persona that has brought them great success in the past. You [...]
Mastodon Emperor Of Sand Reprise Mastodon’s latest album Emperor of Sand is yet another example of the group’s mastery of contemporary metal music. Sultan’s Curse” is an immediately compelling intro track that includes signature Mastodon [...]
Jamiroquai Automaton Universal Music Canada/Virgin EMI From the dark ashes of winter springs Grammy award-winning global electronic soul funk superstars, Jamiroquai, return with their eighth studio album, Automaton. Written and self-produced by [...]
Richard Edwards Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset Joyful Noise Recordings This is Richard Edwards’ first solo album since his departure from Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s (one hell of a good name for a band). It would seem that last year was just [...]
Aimee Mann Mental Illness Red Music A new release from Aimee Mann is always an important event. Since leaving, and disbanding ‘Til Tuesday in 1988 They went out with a bang with the incredible album Everything’s Different Now which is one of [...]
Andy McMaster Agenda 21 Generally Speaking Records The Motors called it a day in 1980 with the fantastic, and damn near perfect album, Tenement Steps. At this point, The Motors were really Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey, who had worked together [...]
Jeb Loy Nichols Country Hustle City Country City/Jullian Records Jeb Loy Nichols has been around a while in the music business, the fact that he is not a household name is a shame, as he has produced, written and performed some of the most [...]
Wire Silver/Lead Pinkflag Records 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the first Wire album, Pink Flag, one of the most influential albums of the last 40 years, and certainly the most important “punk” album ever issued. It broke new ground [...]
Fischer-Z Building Bridges BMG John Watts has been making music for over forty years, either with Fischer-Z or as a solo artist. This is his tenth album with Fischer-Z, and the first since 2016’s This Is My Universe (also a Fischer-Z album). On [...]
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Apocalipstick Tonic Records Shawn Hall and Matthew Rogers, aka The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer respectively, are back with their fourth LP since their self-titled release in 2008. The well-anticipated [...]
