Tweaker Call The Time Eternity Metropolis It’s always interesting to hear solo efforts by musicians that are more strongly associated with larger musical acts. Some examples that come to mind are Alan Wilder’s Recoil project, Nivek Ogre’s OHGR [...]
Foam Lake Force and Matter (Reissue) Aporia Records Force and Matter is a re-release of Foam Lake’s independent debut from last year. Two bonus tracks have been added (“The Fall” and “Bus Stop”) and the album has been remastered. My original [...]
Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d city Top Dawg, Aftermath & Interscope Records Quality music. Kendrick Lamar’s second studio album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, is refreshing and shows that quality Rap music is still alive today. Sharing his [...]
GRMLN Explore Carpark Records Placid, laid back, dreamy; these are three words that can be used to describe GRMLN’s debut Explore EP. Based out of California, GRMLN sounds the part; sunny and warm, tinged with hints of nostalgic melancholia. [...]
Bison B.C. Lovelessness Metal Blade For those wondering why there are only six songs on this full-length release from Vancouver’s Bison B.C., the answer is simple; the average track is over seven minutes long. These dudes are the kings of [...]
Of Montreal Daughter of Cloud Polyvinyl Records At its best, Daughter of Cloud is a compilation album for the diehard Of Montreal fan consisting of a staggering 17 tracks of unreleased cuts and rarities. At its worst, it’s an effort by the band [...]
The Luyas Animator Paper Bag Records From the earliest moments of Animator, The Luyas create a scene of natural beauty from the most unexpected instruments. A stuttering drum machine, recorded with a touch of reverb, evokes the sound of [...]
Uberbyte Five Year Plan Vendetta Music Sheffield England’s Uberbyte is a five piece Electronic band that made their debut in 2007 and has five full-length releases in their discography. Their latest album, Five Year Plan, opens with a real [...]
Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo: 1987-1993 Warner Music Canada Blue Rodeo has reached a glorious milestone. Twenty-five years ago Outskirts (1987) was released and launched the band into the Canadian and international music scene. According to Jason [...]
Correatown Pleiades Highline Records I would be remiss if I did not immediately confess that Correatown’s new album probably won’t be on any of my iPod playlists; nor will it be transferred from my iTunes library onto a CD so that I can listen [...]
Dada Life The Rules of Dada Sony Music Canada Dada Life is awesome. Refreshing, live, something new that’s been brought to the table. The Swedish Electronic/House duo (Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom) are leaving a big footprint behind in the [...]
Bassnectar Freestyle Amorphous Music Freestyle, the name dropped on Bassnectar’s new EP which couldn’t suit it better. It’s in your face and jumps around, so hold back on the expectations, other than it’s awesome. From track-to-track there isn’t [...]
Hannah Georgas Hannah Georgas Dine Alone Records Hannah Georgas’ voice is a force to be reckoned with; light and sweet like pixie sticks, it effortlessly carries tunes as if they were feathers floating on a breeze. The self-titled album, Hannah [...]
Placebo B3 EP Vertigo Placebo is back – sort of. A new album is on its way (due in 2013), but for right now, the UK powerhouse is giving us B3 to snack on while we wait for the main course. Now, this five-track EP isn’t a taste of things to [...]
Waxmen Shadow Independent Alternative Rock trio Waxmen have just released their outstanding three-song EP, Shadow. The tracks, intensified by lead vocalist and bassist James Stefanuk’s powerful vocal delivery, are brought to life with [...]
METZ METZ Sub Pop Records I delayed writing about METZ’s self-titled debut to try and avoid getting swept up in the hype. Many people, whose opinions I trust, love the band and the critical acclaim seemed overwhelming since their signing to Sub [...]
Naytronix Dirty Glow Plug Research Nate Brenner of tUnE-yArDs has released his debut solo album, Dirty Glow, and it brings back a retro feel into our new age generation. Naytronix brings a fused Techno-Jazz and Percussion-Funk sound that gives [...]
The Birthday Massacre Hide and Seek Metropolis Records If you like the idea of Evanescence but always hide their albums when your friends come over, then you may be in luck. The latest effort from The Birthday Massacre is a tight, catchy mix of [...]
Ladyhawk No Can Do Triple Crown Audio Recordings The opening tracks of Ladyhawk’s No Can Do, “Footprints,” “I’m a Witch” and “No Can Do,” are rather strong and catchy tunes that get the album going with a strong start. After these three songs [...]
Coheed And Cambria The Afterman: Ascension Hundred Handed/Everything Evil It is with the release of their sixth studio album that Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez reveals the world of his imagination and artistic work through music. [...]
Cryogenic Echelon Antipode CRL Studios Australian dark dancefloor act Cryogenic Echelon (aka Gerry Hawkins and a huge guest list) deliver a wide range of Electronic styles on their new album, Antipode. Stomping rivetheads and bassbin huggers [...]
Clan Of Xymox Kindred Spirits Metropolis Clan Of Xymox’s album Kindred Spirits is a collection of 11 cover songs that hold special meaning to Ronny Moorings, the mainstay member of the near 30 year-old group. It’s always interesting to learn [...]
The Generationals Lucky Numbers EP Self-released digital download The Generationals (the New Orleans-based duo of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer) dropped the wholly under-buzzed album Actor-Caster early in 2011. It was a sublime collection of [...]
Ralph Soul Jackson The Alabama Love Man The Rabbit Factory Born and raised in (surprise, surprise) Alabama, Ralph “Soul” Jackson has been a regular on the southern Soul club scene since 1965. And yet The Alabama Love Man is his debut album. The [...]
