Walter Rose Cast Your Stone Independent Lyrics that tell of life’s heartaches are a dime a dozen in Country music – or any genre for that matter – but their delivery doesn’t always feel authentic. One listen to Walter Rose’s debut album, Cast [...]
Anthony Green Beautiful Things Photo Finish Records Anthony Green is an honest man – a loving father and husband, and a successful singer-songwriter who has overcome many hardships in his life. All of these characteristics are evident upon one’s [...]
Expensive Looks Dark Matters Group Tightener Like the ever-expanding universe, Alex Feld (aka Expensive Looks) knows music and creativity have no boundaries. His debut LP, Dark Matters, encompasses nine tracks of experimental Electro-house, [...]
Classified Joint Effort Mixtape Half Life Records Classified is one of Canada’s most prominent East-Coast Hip-Hop artists, hailing from Nova Scotia and lending his unique take to the scene by way of interesting beats, lyrics and a [...]
F Holes Red Hot Independent The first time I saw F Holes they were playing a Blues Festival in Kitchener, Ontario. I worked my way to the front during one of their Dixieland dance tunes amid shuffling 40-somethings, wild closet Punks and [...]
Guided By Voices Let’s Go Eat The Factory Guided by Voices Inc./ Fire Records You may have missed the charming Indie Rock with the absurd lyrics and psychedelic feelings of Guided By Voices from long ago, but they are back and fans will not be [...]
Charlotte Gainsbourg Stage Whisper Because Music Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Stage Whisper, her third album (or fourth, depending if you include Charlotte Forever from her adolescence) is a continuation of her second album, IRM (2010). The first part [...]
Martha Berner Fool’s Fantasy Independent Martha Berner’s new LP Fool’s Fantasy is airtight. But airtight like seafood at the Chinese supermarket I frequent. It might taste good once you cook it up, but it doesn’t smack you in [...]
Eddy Current Suppression Ring So Many Things Goner Records When it comes to sloppy playing, shitty production and GREAT songwriting Eddy Current is a genius. His latest release, So Many Things, delivers a host of amazing tunes clearly pumped out [...]
Psy’Aviah Introspection/Extrospection Alfa Matrix Do not let the name fool you – this album has nothing to do with exploring emotional depths and feelings… at least not when it comes to music. Belgian Electronic band Psy’Aviah has released a new [...]
The Break Up Synthesis Metropolis Records At some point of my life I used to think that Electronic music was dead. Back in time, at the dawn of the Electronic sound, the music had a purpose – to give freedom of expression to artists. But today, [...]
Erasure Be With You Single/Remixes Mute True to the Synthpop and New Wave sounds that Erasure fans are accustomed to, Be With You Single/Remixes, by duo Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, offers a nice variety of music for a remix album. The music has [...]
Salem I’m Still In the Night IAMSOUND Salem is not a band for the faint of heart. Witchhouse oddities, and an aesthetic infused with equal parts goth and haunting Pop, their eclectic blend of heavy Electronica, pounding bass sections and [...]
REM Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 Warner Bros. Records Let’s all take a moment to look back at the ‘90s. Twenty years, has it been that long? It may be about time to start reading the waves cast by that decade. One [...]
The Everybody Marooned / Demon Oar Dyspepsidisc This is technically catchy. Technically, in that The Everybody’s musical technique is notably developed, what with its syncopated rhythms and experimental nature, yet welcoming and captivating. And [...]
Chocolate Robots PiZzA fAcE Independent Close your eyes and sway. Simplistic and raw voices encumber summer youth. Even in the sullen songs, Chocolate Robots seem to have created a truly feel good album. With slightly cheesy (no pun intended) [...]
Encephalon The Transhuman Condition Artoffact Records/Dependent Records You might call it a combination of Club beats and Industrial music, Encephalon refers to their music as “Synthetic Anthems for the Permanently Numb.” The trio from Ottawa, [...]
Slim Twig There’s A Secret to Your Pleasure Calico Corporation The ever-talented Slim Twig magicman has done it again with his release of an eerily catchy single. The two sided 7” takes the brooding yet homey feel of Johnny Cash and adds a [...]
El Rego El Rego Daptone Records It was only until recently that El Rego was released, a self-titled compilation from an artist long forgotten (though to many of us, simply unknown). El Rego, a Beninese musician who played in the ‘60s and ‘70s, [...]
Gringo Star Count Yer Lucky Stars Gigantic Music The oddly-named Gringo Star have returned with their second album, Count Yer Lucky Stars, a distinctive and fun Rock ‘n’ Roll album. It is comprised of a blend of Classic Rock, 1950-60’s Pop and [...]
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Want More Bloodshot Records Few contemporary bands appeal to a musical genre that’s glory is long past lived. JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound are one of these few who diligently disregard the recipe of Pop [...]
Skinny Puppy Handover Synthetic Symphony/SPV Handover is the third release since cEvin Key and Nivek Ogre reformed industrial icons Skinny Puppy in 2000. The three years it took to make the album were plagued with hurdles, including the [...]
Carter Tanton Freeclouds Western Vinyl As an alumnus of the defunct lo-fi outfit Tulsa, and a collaborator with gothic songstress Marissa Nadler and with the Lower Dens, Carter Tanton is certainly no musical slouch. That being said, his latest [...]
Spectrals Bad Penny Slumberland Records/Wichita On listening to the first track, “Get A Grip,” I was sent back in time to the 1950’, to a beach (or perhaps you imagine a poolside) in California. The Spectrals’ debut LP, Bad Penny, is a return of [...]
