FERGUS HAMBLETON WITH LORD SASSAFRASS A BETTER TOMORROW: ORIGINAL REGGAE AND SKA G-THREE MUSIC MANAGEMENT One of the many things I love about Fergus Hambleton is that one never really knows what he will do next. His last studio album, 2021’s [...]
The Arrogants Brainwash Dirty Water Records There can’t be many bands who start their second album cycle by opening for The Who and gaining an endorsement from Pete Townshend. When one puts on Brainwash, though, it’s not hard to see why, as this [...]
CHARM SCHOOL FINITE JEST sonaBLAST! The call and recall of the original Velvet Underground sound continues, unabated. A problem? Definitely not, as any new band and artists that draws inspiration from such seminal artists deserves commendation, [...]
FRED ABONG FEAR PAGEANT DISC DRIVE Fred Abong has been around a while, starting up as far back as the 80s as part of the hardcore punk scene, and then playing bass for Throwing Muses and Belly. As a solo artist, working as a singer songwriter [...]
KOLB POWER OF THOUGHT RAMP LOCAL Another singer-songwriter, another artist located in Brooklyn that doesn’t really fit into the strict confines of what a singer-songwriter should sound like. His second outing, an EP titled Power of Thought [...]
KITBA KITBA RUINATION RECORD CO. Behind Kitba’s moniker and her self-titled debut album is New York’s singer-songwriter and harpist Rebecca Kitba Bryson El-Saleh. As a part of Brooklyn’s musical hub, Kitba has already cooperated with [...]
NEW MATH DIE TRYING & OTHER HOT SOUNDS (1979-1983) PROPELLER SOUND RECORDINGS In 1976, a few friends got together in Rochester, NY, and formed a band. Kevin Patrick (vocals), Gary Trainer (bass), Chris Yockel (guitar). Roy Stein (drums) and [...]
HALF JAPANESE JUMP INTO LOVE FIRE RECORDS Half Japanese has been around since the ‘70s and since then has become a cult favourite among the indie rock and punk scene, with even Kurt Cobain being a huge fan of the band. Their latest album, Jump [...]
GRETA VAN FLEET STARCATCHER REPUBLIC RECORDS Greta Van Fleet has once again delivered an eagerly anticipated album that truly deserves acclaim. ‘Powerful’ is the definitive term to encapsulate the essence of this album. It smoothly strikes the [...]
Mother Tongues Love In A Vicious Way Wavy Haze Records Canadian band Mother Tongues has released their debut album, Love In A Vicious Way. It is genre-defying, unique, poetic, exciting and vibrant. The debut album by Mother Tongues is a [...]
The Vandals Hitler Bad, Vandals Good (25th Anniversary Edition) Craft Recordings Hitler Bad, Vandals Good is the latest record from SoCal punk veterans, The Vandals, to receive a special anniversary reissue from Craft Recordings. Originally [...]
Ravi Shankar Shankar Family & Friends Dark Horse/BMG George Harrison formed Dark Horse Records in 1974, while Apple was collapsing with lawsuits and the official end of The Beatles. His goal was simple, to have a small label where he could [...]
The Remainder Evensong Blanc Check Records Even though this is The Remainder’s debut, the three members have fairly extensive histories in electronic music. Neil Arthur, who sings, plays guitar, and keyboards, is from Blancmange, Fader, and Near [...]
Various Artists Abbey Road Reimagined – A Tribute To The Beatles Cleopatra Records When The Beatles released Abbey Road in October of 1969, the album became an instant classic. Everything about it was perfect. They were still together [...]
Strawbs The Magic Of It All Esoteric Recordings The Magic Of It All is the first Strawbs album since 2021’s Settlement, and their 24th studio recording since their 1969 self-titled debut. It is full of great classic Strawbs songs. Listen to the [...]
Being Dead When Horses Would Run Bayonet Records Powerful storytelling, dreamy vocals, styles ranging from stoner rock to psychedelia to garage rock, and intriguing instrumentation make When Horses Would Run by Being Dead a pure delight. When [...]
John Coltrane Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy Impulse! Records Recently discovered at The New York Public Library For The Performing Arts – how original masters of this caliber get lost we’ll never know – Evenings At [...]
Jackie Wilson Higher and Higher Org Music Higher and Higher was an iconic album released by Jackie Wilson, also known as “Mr. Excitement”, in 1967. It was originally on the Brunswick Records label, and has been reissued by Org Music, using the [...]
MisterWives Nosebleeds Photo Finish Records MisterWives have revamped their style and feel like an entirely new band. Their latest album Nosebleeds is much more aggressive, loud, and dark compared to their debut album, Our Own House. Nosebleeds [...]
12 Rods If We Stayed Alive Husky Pants Records Yes, there is a sensible meaning in naming the new 12 Rods album If We Stayed Alive. It is the first in 21 years from these Minneapolis indies stalwarts, who always seemed to have a passion for that [...]
Penguin Cafe Rain Before Seven Erased Tapes Back in the 80s, they were Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and Simon Jeffes and his crew made a series of utterly charming albums that had the sound of a string band playing on a patio, always on the edge of [...]
Fred Abbott & The Wild Unknown Shining Under The Soot lojinx Fred Abbott might be now playing with a band named The Wild Unknown, but he certainly isn’t an unknown quantity, whether he’s wild could be discussed. After all, Abbott [...]
John Jenkins Tuebrook John Jenkins Music Tuebrook is John Jenkins’ first album since 2021’s If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love album. While If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love is a fantastic album, Jenkins goes deeper and has delivered one [...]
African Head Charge A Trip To Bolgatanga On-U Sound This is African Head Charge’s first new album in a dozen years. Although they have always employed “world” sounds within their psychedelic dub, the focus here is most definitely on West African [...]
