HAREM SCAREM CHASING EUPHORIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Canada’s Harem Scarem has been making records since 1991 and has built up a substantial audience over the years. Chasing Euphoria is their 16th album and the first since 2020’s Chase The World. [...]
MONK DARK SIDE OF THE MIND DINE ALONE RECORDS/TARANTULA TAPES Self-described as west coast Zen hardcore, Monk has returned with Dark Side Of The Mind. Not only does this mark the band’s first release since 2023’s Rock, but it is also their [...]
HAWKSLEY WORKMAN FLY LIKE AN EGO ISADORA RECORDS Hawksley Workman’s newest release, the six-song EP Fly Like An Ego, is a continuation of the wonderfully creative and eclectic world of Hawksley Workman. Produced by Workman’s frequent [...]
BRONCHO NATURAL PLEASURE BRONCHO WORLDWIDE Indie rock darlings Broncho finally have a new album, Natural Pleasure. This is their first album since 2018’s Bad Behavior in which the band incorporated more pop elements into the mix. Yet again, [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS GOING OUT OF MY HEAD: ADVENTURES ON THE INDIE DANCEFLOOR 1995-1999 CHERRY RED RECORDS Each decade has several dominating genres that flood a dance floor, and it was no different in the 1990s. The difference in the late 1990s was [...]
DOMI HAWKEN WATER AND THE WINE INDEPENDENT The term ‘mash-up’ is used far too often and not always correctly. In the case of Domi Hawken, there really is no other term to describe her own brand of music. There are elements of punk, hard rock, [...]
SIMPLE MINDS LIVE IN THE CITY OF DIAMONDS BMG Simple Minds is a band that enjoys what it does. They have established themselves as a classic band and still they continue to release new (and brilliant music) and they tour relentlessly. Simple [...]
THE BLUE KNOTS BECOMING NOISE INDEPENDENT Danielle Stech-Homsy might not be a big fan of social media (many won’t blame her), but she is not exactly a newcomer. As Rio en Medio, she previously made a bit of a name for herself with music [...]
PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS LIBERATION HALL/MVD Pearl Harbor & The Explosions may have been part of the punk movement in San Francisco, but they were never really punk. By 1980, Pearl Harbor and The [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BROWN ACID: THE TWENTIETH TRIP RIDINGEASY RECORDS Even though the Grateful Dead might not fit within the hard rock, heavy psych, and proto-metal subgenres that is the subject matter of the Brown Acid compilation series, their now [...]
JULIEN BAKER & TORRES SEND A PRAYER MY WAY MATADOR RECORDS 2025 has been a big year for the members of boygenius. Last month, Lucy Dacus released Forever Is A Feeling. Now, Julien Baker has released an album, Send A Prayer My Way, with [...]
ABIGAIL HOPKINS STARDUST INDEPENDENT Surviving a traumatic event, a serious illness, leaves heavy marks on both body and soul and is often something that is really hard to describe in words, let alone in music. Yet, with her latest album [...]
BLUE FOUNDATION CLOSE TO THE KNIFE KØN RECORDS Danish band Blue Foundation are no newcomers, at least that cannot be said about the band’s frontman, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Tobias Wilner, who favours that Mark E. Smith [...]
AVERY FRIEDMAN NEW THING AUDIO ANTIHERO Brooklyn seems to be a musical hotbed in recent years, with new, exciting artists cropping up by the day. Judging by New Thing, her debut album, you can add singer-songwriter Avery Friedman to that list. [...]
MELVINS THUNDERBALL IPECAC RECORDINGS The iconic band Melvins is back yet again with Thunderball. Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record that Buzz Osborne (“King Buzzo”) and original Melvins drummer Mike Dillard have made together. Joining [...]
LAURENNE/LOUHIMO FALLING THROUGH STARS FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Metalheads and melodic rock enthusiasts gather ’round! Netta Laurenne and Noora Louhimo are back with their second collaborative album, Falling Through Stars. This album promises to be a [...]
JEFF BRIDGES SLOW MAGIC, 1977-1978 LIGHT IN THE ATTIC By 1977, Jeff Bridges was a movie star. He may have even eclipsed his famous father (Lloyd Bridges) with roles in such classics as The Last Picture Show (for which he received an Academy [...]
BOOTSY COLLINS ALBUM OF THE YEAR #1 FUNKATEER BOOTZILLA RECORDS Over half a century into his career, Bootsy Collins has done it all. From backing some of the most important figures in funk as a bassist for James Brown and Parliament, to an [...]
LITTLE RICHARD TRY SOME OF MINE: THE BRUNSWICK RECORDINGS BRUNSWICK RECORDINGS “Good Golly Miss Molly”! Little Richard is back! Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and the King of Rock’ n’ Roll, devised by Elvis Presley, the liberating playful [...]
LUZER LA INSOPORTABLE INCROSPIDEZ DEL SER HOPELESS RECORDS If you’re craving pop punk vibes reminiscent of the 2000s, look no further than Mexico City’s luzer. They deliver this sound entirely in Spanish, so you might have to forgive [...]
JADEA KELLY WEATHER GIRL (DELUXE) TONE TREE MUSIC It is always great to review an artist from my hometown. Jadea Kelly is from Whitby, Ontario, and in 2008 she made a big splash with her debut album Second Spring. Since then, she has released a [...]
MESSA THE SPIN METAL BLADE RECORDS Step aside, Ferrari, Prada, and Barolo — Italy is starting to be known for something else — gothic rock! The Italian doom metal band MESSA is grabbing attention with their fourth monster album, The Spin, which [...]
PAUL VAN DYK THIS WORLD IS OURS VANDIT RECORDS Paul van Dyk’s This World Is Ours is a bold and reflective album that sees the legendary German producer fusing emotive trance with commentary on AI and the human condition. Thirty years into his [...]
OK GO AND THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE PARACADUTE OK Go are back and better than ever. Their last album was over 2014’s Hungry Ghosts, over a decade ago. The long wait was worth it as And The Adjacent Possible is a nearly pitch-perfect return, with [...]
