TODD RUNDGREN ARENA (REISSUE) CLEOPATRA RECORDS Arena is Todd Rundgren’s 19th studio album, originally released in 2008. This is a straight re-release of that album making it its first appearance on vinyl. The CD version, however, features three [...]
WARREN HAYNES MILLION VOICES WHISPER FANTASY RECORDS The Grammy Award-winning frontman and co-founder of Gov’t Mule is stealing the spotlight! Warren Haynes has a new hit with his solo album Million Voices Whisper, released on November 1, 2024. [...]
SKYE WALLACE THE ACT OF LIVING TINY KINGDOM MUSIC Following a lengthy run of singles, Toronto-based artist Skye Wallace has returned with her fifth full-length album, The Act Of Living. Co-produced by Hawksley Workman, The Act Of Living sees [...]
CHARLIE KAPLAN ETERNAL REPEATER GLAMOUR GOWNS RECORDS Charlie Kaplan is one of those artists that leads a double music life. He plays bass for Office Culture, and has released a series of singles and three solo albums, the latest of which is [...]
THE CURE SONGS OF A LOST WORLD POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Barring a reformation, it’s hard to imagine it ever being acceptable for most bands to take 16 years to release new music. However, this is The Cure. There’s therefore an obvious sense of [...]
MOUNT EERIE NIGHT PALACE P.W. ELVERUM & SUN Night Palace is the first Mount Eerie album since their 2019’s Lost Wisdom Pt. 2. During that five-year gap, vocalist and songwriter Phil Elverum kept busy touring, and releasing music with his [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BROWN ACID: THE NINETEENTH TRIP RIDINGEASY RECORDS You may have been taking this trip into the seemingly endless depths of very very heavy psych rock, hard rock, and proto metal from the late ’60s and early ’70s, with [...]
QUEEN KWONG STRANGERS SONIC RITUAL For those unfamiliar with Queen Kwong, behind this moniker is one Carré Kwong Callaway, who has moved from L.A. to London to continue her creative endeavours. After her three albums and EPs which garnered [...]
A THOUSAND WEEKS THE LAST MIRAGE INDEPENDENT The names Fred Jeske and Joe Maydak may seem familiar. It could be that you may be familiar with their other project/band Conduit Of Humanity. Like that band, A Thousand Weeks is a musical collective [...]
THE MOLLIES THE MOLLIES (EP) GREEN STRIPE RECORDS The Mollies is a band out of Toronto and is the brainchild of Jacob Schmor. The Mollies (EP) is their debut EP and it is quite good. They did release a single (“Downtown”) earlier this year, and [...]
SOCCER MOMMY EVERGREEN LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS One of the biggest names in indie pop/rock of the past few years has been Sophie Allison, otherwise known as Soccer Mommy. Albums like color theory and Sometimes, Forever demonstrated her exciting, [...]
LIV WADE RADIOS AND BUFFALOS MERILÄINEN MUSIC INC. Liv Wade is considered as one of the spearheads in what is called Indigenous Music Renaissance. Wade is of Metis and Scandinavian roots, her family originally came from the Red River Metis [...]
PEACH PIT MAGPIE COLUMBIA RECORDS If you pay close attention to the Canadian music scene, you have probably heard of Peach Pit. The beloved indie pop band has established a loyal fanbase and generated quite a buzz across the nation with songs [...]
SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA KINGDOM OF DISCIPLINE DEAD CURRENCIES Pressed on a highly limited run of vinyl, as per their modus operandi, Dead Currencies have released Kingdom Of Discipline, a collection of work from Sun Ra & His Arkestra. This [...]
311 FULL BLOOM BIG PICTURE MEDIA Bands like 311 have always had an apt sense of creating experiences that successfully blend aggressive rock textures with the bright, psychedelic nature of reggae and funk, underscored with afternotes of clever [...]
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FINAL CONCERT 10-28-14 PEACH RECORDS Do you recall that magical night in 2014 when The Allman Brothers Band graced the Beacon Theatre stage for the last time? Oh, what a rollercoaster of emotions that evening was! It was [...]
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS CARTOON DARKNESS VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP/B2B RECORDS Punk is having a massive resurgence of late, and Amyl And The Sniffers are near the forefront. The band has made a name for themselves with their exciting live shows and [...]
DIANA PANTON SOFT WINDS AND ROSES THE SRG/ILS GROUP Diana Panton made her recording debut in 2005 with the album …Yesterday Perhaps, and she quickly established herself in the world of jazz. Her easy yet very strong vocals and wonderful [...]
STAN HARRISON SOME POOR SOUL HAS A FIRE ADHYÂROPA RECORDS Stan Harrison is a well-respected and well-known musician, who has played with a number of artists throughout his career. His CV is a virtual who’s who of the music world. He has played [...]
GOOD LOVELIES WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME (DELUXE VERSION) OUTSIDE MUSIC To celebrate the one year birthday of We Will Never Be the Same, Good Lovelies have released a deluxe version of the album. The streaming-only album features the original [...]
BRYAN FERRY RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED RECORDINGS 1973-2023 BMG While David Bowie was busy making headlines and getting into the newspapers in the 1970s, Bryan Ferry was busy creating some of the most influential and innovative music ever recorded. [...]
SEPHINE LLO DIAMOND FALL INDEPENDENT When composer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sephine Llo released her debut EP in 2014 and her debut album in 2017, she created quite a buzz with her unconventional music which ranged from 18th-century [...]
SQUAREPUSHER (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ULTRAVISITOR WARP RECORDS Squarepusher’s Ultravisitor, released in 2004, remains one of his most beloved records. Blending live instrumentation with studio precision offers a distinctive and experimental [...]
PIXIES THE NIGHT THE ZOMBIES CAME BMG Even over 20 years into their second act, on The Night The Zombies Came, the Pixies show no signs of being ready for a musical rapture. The album corkscrews around as expected. There’s awesome predictability [...]
