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 [...]
SPIN DOCTORS FACE FULL OF CAKE CAPITOL RECORDS Chances are, if you grew up in the ‘90s, you heard the infectiously charming “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” on the radio. They were inescapable. The massive success of these songs [...]
CASPIAN COBERLY STARLIGHT DID IT MY WAY Caspian Coberly is an interesting artist. He really doesn’t fit into any current genres or playlists, yet he has a very contemporary and fresh sound. Perhaps this is due to him looking far backwards to a [...]
THE IMPOSSIBLE GERMANY THE IMPOSSIBLE GERMANY EP FORMER AIRFIELD Why do you name your band after a Wilco song? And why do you have a self-titled EP and it is not your debut? And after all, what just might be “Industrial Gospel”? [...]
BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD FOREVER HOWLONG NINJA TUNE Since 2020, Black Country, New Road has been one of the most talked about rock bands. Their debut album, For the first time, received widespread critical acclaim. Their second album, Ants From [...]
SISTER RAY BELIEVER ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS You don’t get to work with the likes of Mark Ribot if your previous work didn’t draw attention and you don’t express serious talent along the way. That is the case with Toronto’s [...]
PANCHIKO GINKGO NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP At some point, the prime prog rock sound has earned some not so positive connotations and quite a number of artists renowned for the sound started moving into more melody-oriented territory without forsaking [...]
