Elvis Costello In Motion Pictures Universal Music In Motion Pictures is a compilation of Elvis Costello songs that were featured in movies, and according to the press release, were “originally brokered and now hand-picked, with the sometimes [...]
Kid Rock Rebel Soul Atlantic Records / Warner Music Group As an artist Kid Rock is a polarizing figure. He’s a Rapper and a Rock ‘n’ Roller, but this often dissatisfies fans of both genres. He does have a wide ranging, loyal following of NASCAR [...]
The Auras The Auras EP Unsigned It’s been a while since I’ve come across a Psychedelic Rock band imbued with the spirit of psychedelia from the ’60s. I think it’s safe to say, almost lamentably, that ostensibly contemporary music is moving away [...]
Various Artists The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Chop Shop/Atlantic Twilight. A single word that holds the power to make a moon-eyed audiences scream in delight or cause a less-than-enthusiastic individual to shake their head in disgust. [...]
Amy Winehouse At The BBC Universal Music Canada Amy Winehouse quickly became an icon in the music industry with her single “Rehab,” being on many charts since its official release. Winehouse has recorded a number of sessions with the BBC that [...]
The Babies Our House On the Hill Woodsist Records Sound is a palpable thing, and has the capability of jarring emotions from us at a moment’s notice – a powerful display of energy animating clay long after it dissolves from reality. Music can in [...]
How To Destroy Angels An Omen Sony Trent Reznor returns with wife Mariqueen Maandig on vocals with a taster for next year’s How To Destroy Angels album. This six-track EP mainly delivers taut, lithe, percussive Funk. Opening track “Keep It [...]
Roc Marciano Reloaded Decon Decon Records just dropped Reloaded, Roc Marciano’s sophomore LP, and it is nothing less than dope. This Long Island, New York emcee has kept us waiting patiently for this album, but it was well worth the wait. “Tek [...]
TheWeeknd Trilogy Universal/Republic Records This long awaited three-disc (160 minute) compilation album is one pristine piece of work and a hell of an album. Trilogy is TheWeeknd’s first release with a major label. Mixtapes; House of Balloons, [...]
Shugo Tokumaru In Focus? Polyvinyl Record Co. Tokyo-born multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru is back with a fun new album laden with maddening and enchanting sounds. From high-energy tunes that don’t seem to come with a brake pedal, to slower, [...]
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles (III) Fiction / Casablanca / Universal Republic There was Crystal Castles (I), Crystal Castles (II), and finally here is their third self-titled album, Crystal Castles (III). Torontonians Alice Glass and Ethan [...]
Teen Daze The Inner Mansions Lefse Records Fraser Valley, of B.C.-based Teen Daze, is back with an atmospheric and hazy new album, his second full-length release to date. On The Inner Mansions, sounds float around and drift into one another, [...]
The Dirty Projectors About to Die Domino The Dirty Projectors have, in their decade of existence, established themselves as a strange brand of Art-pop, the element of Pop being the conduit separating them from being yet another [...]
The Envy Conception EP Simmons Records I fully realize that this is an album review, which usually means an all-encompassing review of the whole thing, but I’m going to focus on the single “Music To My Ears” because it pretty well explains this [...]
Various Artists Reggae Golden Jubilee – Origins of Jamaican Music VP Records Edward Seaga, former producer and Jamaican Prime Minister, “hand picked 100 of the most significant songs to emerge from the country to celebrate the island’s [...]
Tiga Non Stop PIAS/ Different Recording Non Stop, a whopping 28-track collection, is Tiga’s first official mix since 2005’s INTHEMIX.05. The album has the feel of a mixtape, blending tracks from other artists with some original additions. This [...]
Do Good Assassins Rome Independent Rome is quite an ambitious move – a double-album debut from Do Good Assassins, the latest band from Lowest of the Low singer-songwriter Ron Hawkins. In most hands, this would be an abysmal failure, but [...]
Esthero Everything Is Expensive Universal Music Canada Everything Is Expensive is Esthero’s first release since 2005’s Wikked Lil’ Grrrls. The Los Angeles-based Canadian-born singer returns with a poppy album brimming with heartfelt ballads and [...]
Indian Handcrafts Civil Disobedience For Losers Sargent House Records When listening to Civil Disobedience For Losers, one might think that this much sound could only come from a full five-piece band. But, then you realize that Indian Handcrafts [...]
Neil Young Psychedelic Pill Reprise Neil Young has got what it takes to keep the ’60s going, and with the release of his second album of the year, Psychedelic Pill, he does exactly that. After a ten year absence Young is joined by Crazy Horse, [...]
Punks On Mars Bad Expectations Zoo Music Starting the 14-track (or, 28-minute) album off with a very mystical and outer-space-like sound, definitely gave a dramatic feel for what to expect on the rest of the album. Punks on Mars’ Bad [...]
Parkway Drive Atlas Resist Records/ Epitaph Records Australian Metalcore band Parkway Drive is never a disappointment when it comes to their sound. With the release of their fourth album, Atlas, they’re still dominant in the Metalcore scene. [...]
HIM XX: Two Decades of Love Metal The End Records The new 20-track compilation album, XX: Two Decades of Love Metal by HIM is a treat for old fans and a prize for new ones too. This well-crafted compilation album holds some of the Finnish Rock [...]
Various Artists Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act VI] Alfa Matrix The Endzeit Bunkertracks compilations – if you know them, you love them, and if you don’t know them, put your boots on and prepare to get dark and crunchy. Awaiting you is nearly 70 [...]
