UB40 UB45 SRG RECORDS/UNIVERSAL UB40 formed in 1978, with the Campbell Brothers, Ali and Robin, being two of the founding members. To say their history is nothing short of fascinating does not do their story justice. The By 1980 the band was [...]
HOLLOW TWIN DANCING WITH MATCHES INDEPENDENT For many indie bands and artists trying to forge their own path it is an uphill battle to find the space to be properly heard by a wider audience, no matter what the quality of their music is like. In [...]
ALLEY OF THE DOLLS URETHANE INDEPENDENT Alley Of The Dolls are cousins Jacob Stephenson and Adam Pickering. They make a huge sound for just a duo. Their sound is heavy, with lots of guitars and a powerful rhythm section. Yet, as heavy as the [...]
STILL HOUSE PLANTS IF I DON’T MAKE IT, I LOVE U BISON RECORDS Still House Plants have released their third studio album, If I Don’t Make It, I Love U. This comes nearly four years after their previous album, Fast Edit. If I [...]
ENGLISH TEACHER THIS COULD BE TEXAS ISLAND RECORDS English Teacher has finally released their debut album, This Could Be Texas. This comes less than two years after their EP, Polyawkward. In anticipation, they also released a few singles. While [...]
MAGGIE ROGERS DON’T FORGET ME CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Ever since she wowed and moved Pharrell Williams to the verge of tears in 2016 with her song “Alaska” and became a viral sensation, Maggie Rogers has been one of the [...]
AARON WEST AND THE ROARING TWENTIES IN LIEU OF FLOWERS HOPELESS RECORDS Dan Campbell solo project Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties have released their third album, In Lieu of Flowers. This comes nearly five years after the previous album, [...]
SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN MYSTIC HITS ROYAL OAKIE Sugar Candy Mountain’s Mystic Hits is an album that has been out of print for a while now (a decade or so), and in the meantime has earned that mystic tag from its title. Starting out as duo of [...]
ASHA JEFFERIES EGO RIDE NETTWERK If you are of the opinion that well-crafted, sophisticated pop is not worth your time, you just might as well move on and pass on Asha Jefferies’ new album Ego Ride. On the other hand, even if you do have [...]
ISKWĒ NĪNA INDEPENDENT iskwē’s highly anticipated new album, nīna, stands as a pinnacle of empowerment and artistry in her discography. Delving into intimate themes, iskwē invites listeners into her world through the mesmerizing inflection [...]
TORN BOYS 1983 INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS This is a very interesting album that has shades of the “what could have been” vibe, as it is not an album per se, but a collection of songs by a band that seemed to have a brief blast in the music [...]
EMERSON, LAKE & POWELL COMPLETE COLLECTION SPIRIT OF UNICORN MUSIC/CHERRY RED RECORDS Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) formed in 1970 when Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums) came together to form a [...]
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT GHOST STORIES FRONTIERS MUSIC One has to love and respect Blue Öyster Cult. When they decided to assemble and release an album of tracks recorded for but left off their albums from 1978 to 1983 (with one exception of “If I Fell” [...]
JED AND THE VALENTINE AWAKE! INDEPENDENT It is time for Edmonton, AB duo Jed and the Valentine (Jonah Morris and Maria Khaner) to reach a much-deserved wider audience with their debut album Awake! Not that both didn’t have previous [...]
JADE BIRD BURN THE HARD DRIVE GLASSNOTE RECORDS Expressing your personal life, feelings, and observations would be quite a double-edged sword for singer-songwriters. To make it work, the artists who take that route have to make a solid [...]
MAD ONES WHAT IT TAKES FORTUNE STELLAR RECORDS Self-described as Toronto trash-pop, Mad Ones have returned with What It Takes, their fifth full-length album. Clocking in 26 minutes, the 10-track record captures a grungy sound that falls [...]
CUFFED UP ALL YOU GOT HIT THE NORTH RECORDS The band Cuffed Up has finally released their anticipated debut album, All You Got. This comes after the band’s EP in 2021, Asymmetry. This is also their first release for the label, Hit he North [...]
WINE LIPS SUPER MEGA ULTRA STOMP RECORDS Finally, after nearly three long years of waiting, Wine Lips has returned with their fourth album, Super Mega Ultra. The band has come a long way since their last album, Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party, [...]
BOB VYLAN HUMBLE AS THE SUN GHOST THEATRE Bob Vylan has released his latest album, Humble As The Sun. This comes after his critical and commercial success, Bob Vylan Presents The Price of Life. Humble As The Sun has compelling lyrics and [...]
KHRUANGBIN A LA SALA DEAD OCEANS/NIGHT TIME STORIES, LTD. Khruangbin has returned with A La Sala, their fourth studio album and first since 2020’s Mordechai. Over the course of 12 songs, the nearly instrumental trio continues to develop their [...]
VAMPIRE WEEKEND ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US COLUMBIA RECORDS Vampire Weekend recently released their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us. This follows Father of the Bride, their fourth studio album, which came out nearly five years ago. In [...]
THE MAD MILE SKYLINER INDEPENDENT The Mad Mile has made their debut with their EP Skyliner. The band consists of Adam Pickering (of Alley Of The Dolls) and Matthew Goodbody. Both Pickering and Goodbody have worked together in the band General [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS UNDER THE BRIDGE 2 SKEP WAX RECORDS Sarah Records is one of those stories in pop that long-lasting fandom is made of. The artists recording for the label at the time it was active were dubbed twee, and the whole scene surrounding [...]
FLUNG ALL HEARTBEAT GET BETTER RECORDS With All Heartbeat, her third album, Kashika Kollaikal, aka Flung has just confirmed that she is currently one of the more inventive artists using electronic music elements in their music. She already [...]
