Psychic Twin Strange Diary Polyvinyl Records In the midst of a dissolving relationship seem to be a suitable albeit emotionally exhausting state in which to start producing an album. This appears to be the case for former Headlights member Erin [...]
Various Artists Groovilicious Deep: The House Years Groovilicious Records Groovilicious released its entire catalogue via Digital Distribution for the first time on September 9, 2016. The catalogue’s uplifting 1990’s House anthems are featured [...]
Jack White Acoustic Recordings – 1998-2016 Third Man Records If this was the first Jack White album you’d ever heard, you might not even realize it’s an anthology. It could easily be misinterpreted as just another classic Jack White blues-rock [...]
Okkervil River Away ATO Records Okkervil River’s newest album, Away, is ambitious but it may have overshot the mark. There is no bad song on the album but there are lots of forgettable tracks. Almost every song is too long and the album is [...]
The Minders Into The River Space Cassette In order to describe The Minders’ new album, Into The River, one will need a very good thesaurus. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough synonyms in the world for the word “boring.” The band is back from an [...]
Gang Of Four Live… In The Moment Metropolis Records Gang of Four’s latest album Live… In the Moment, is not a horrible introduction to the band, even if you’re familiar with the original line-up. Live… In the Moment, recorded at [...]
Soundwalk Collective & Jesse Paris Smith ft. Patti Smith Killer Road Sacred Bones Killer Road is a concept album conceived and created by Soundwalk Collective, Jesse Paris Smith and Patti Smith. It focuses on the death of vocalist Christa [...]
Tuns Tuns Royal Mountain Records Formed in 2015, Tuns is comprised of Mike O’Neill of The Inbreds, Chris Murphy of Sloan and Matt Murphy of The Super Friendz. The idea of a supergroup, where successful artists in their own right [...]
Rome The Hyperion Machine Trisol Music Group Every once in a while, when listening to a new album, within the first few minutes of listening the first thing that comes to mind is how good the album is going to be. It’s just clear within the [...]
Dinosaur Jr. Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not Jagjaguwar Having experienced numerous variations and reconfigurations to its lineup over the past 31 years, Dinosaur Jr. proves it is still capable of creating a noteworthy album. Since its reunion [...]
Tilted Axes Music For Mobile Electric Guitars Peppergreen Media Tilted Axes is the project of Patrick Grant, a composer and performer living in New York City and creating music for a wide range of media. A native of Detroit, MI, Grant moved to [...]
Young Gun Silver Fox West End Coast Wax Poetics “Whenever I’m feeling blue, you make me better. Whatever I’m going through, you make me feel better.” ~ “Better,” Young Gun Silver Fox Good things come to those who wait. In 2012, Andy Platts (U.K. [...]
Durand Jones & The Indications Durand Jones & The Indications Colemine Records Durand Jones’ first release is such a pleasure to listen to, and has instantly become a staple in my musical catalogue. Writing with Aaron Frazer (drums) and [...]
Broncho Double Vanity Dine Alone Records Broncho reached the pinnacle of their pop sensibilities with 2014’s “Class Historian.” The track commandeered Alt-airwaves with a catchy, nonsensical hook. Whereas most ear-worms recall Khan’s brain bugs [...]
Tegan and Sara Love You To Death Vapor Records Love You to Death by Tegan and Sara is a highly personal album featuring 10 songs about loving relationships, both romantic and platonic but the subject of love never feels overplayed. The band [...]
FEWS Means Play It Again Sam With its debut album Means, Alt-Rock band FEWS bares its teeth with 10 tracks inspired by various genres of music but huddled beneath the safety of Indie Rock. It’s no surprise that the band has a unique feel to it. [...]
Amber Arcades Fading Lines Heavenly Recordings Summer is on its way to Canada, and even if the weather hasn’t quite turned sunny enough for your liking yet, there’s no reason you can’t begin crafting your perfect summer [...]
Miles Davis & Robert Glasper Everything’s Beautiful Columbia/Legacy Being a fan of Miles Davis’ music, the period that I enjoyed the most was his classic period from the ‘50s to the ‘60s when he straddled Bebop, hard-Bop, Modal, Freebop and [...]
Various Artists A Tribute To Pet Sounds The Reverberation Appreciation Society Before the Levitation Festival in Austin, Texas was cancelled, it was set to feature a performance by legendary Beach Boy, Brian Wilson in honor of the 50th [...]
My Morning Jacket It Still Moves (Reissue) ATO Records Back in 2003, It Still Moves marked a turning point for My Morning Jacket as their first highly budgeted, major release. The record survived this hurdle, as the boys of My Morning Jacket [...]
Totemic Falling EP Independent Totemic, otherwise known as the Toronto, Canada-based DJ/violinist/producer Doug Penny, conjures Old World spirits and New World drive on his engaging drum & bass and deep bass music. ‘Soulless electronica’ is [...]
Sounds Of Sputnik New Born Moon Sounds Records New Born, the debut album from Sounds of Sputnik, was reissued May 16 via Texas-based Moon Sounds Records. The album had previously been released through Ear to Ear Records in the U.K. and at the [...]
Hooded Fang Venus On Edge Daps Records My first encounter with Hooded Fang was on a compilation called Milkin’ It, an In Utero tribute record littered with every corner of Toronto’s rich music scene. On Milkin’ It, Hooded Fang reimagined [...]
Jane’s Party Tunnel Visions Cadence Music Group Ok, let’s talk about lead single “Coming On Strong” by Jane’s Party. You can’t help but groove to the catchy upbeat tune – the lyrics, harmonies, and melodies just stick. To enter the full [...]
