TANGERINE DREAM RAUM KSCOPE/EASTGATE MUSIC Edgar Froese formed Tangerine Dream in 1967, and through all of the incarnations of the band, remained the one constant member until his death in 2015. This is the band’s second album since is passing, [...]
The Vibrators The Albums 1985-1990 Cherry Red Records The Vibrators formed in 1976 and were part of the first U.K. punk scene. Sensing they had found the next Sex Pistols or Clash, Epic Records signed the band and their debut album was released [...]
Graven Simple Complex Independent Graven is, in actuality, Matty McKechnie and since 1999, he has put out consistently great and interesting music. He explores different styles and different genres with each release. For Simple Complex, he goes [...]
Tears For Fears The Tipping Point Concord Records Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith split after Tears For Fears’ third album, The Seeds Of Love. In the early 2000s Orzabal and Smith reunited and in 2005 released the wonderful Everybody Loves A Happy [...]
Various Artists I Love To See You Strut: More 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul and Freakbeat Nuggets Cherry Red Records There’s only a handful of labels around that can turn out a practically flawless compilation of various artists celebrating [...]
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings Troika Inside Out Music D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings is a new band featuring some very seasoned musicians. Neal Morse brought the band together, which includes fellow Spock’s Beard and Big Big [...]
NOBRO Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar Dine Alone Records Montreal punk outfit, NOBRO has returned with its sophomore EP, Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar. The seven-track record is the band’s follow-up to their 2020 EP, Sick Hustle, while [...]
DANCE TO THE PERFECT MESS A CONVERSATION WITH CARL MARSH OF SHRIEKBACK Shriekback’s music has always been difficult to pigeonhole. Part of the post-punk, new wave scene, their music contained elements of funk, rock and sometimes ambient music. [...]
SCOTT MURRAY THE OLD AND COLD TARANTULA TAPES Following his 2019 debut EP, Night Binge, Scott Murray has partnered with Tarantula Tapes to deliver his latest release. The Old And The Cold is a stripped down, five-song EP featuring largely just [...]
Metronomy Small World Because Music Metronomy — the Joseph Mount-led collective from England — is now on their seventh album and seems to be taking things easy this time around. Understated is probably the word for it. Mount’s vocals shyly coax [...]
ERIC CHENAUX SAY LAURA CONSTELLATION RECORDS Well, here’s a category that might be new to some – spiritual jazz folk. Or, if you want to simplify things, very, very listenable and enjoyable experimental music. Actually, it is [...]
THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE FASCINATION METROPOLIS RECORDS Toronto natives The Birthday Massacre are back with their 12th studio album Fascination, an offering that is full of the dreamy synth pop and aggressive guitar blend that their fans have loved [...]
SKIPPING STONE MONSTERS OF MEN INDEPENDENT The Louisville, Kentucky hard rock band Skipping Stone have released their seven-track EP, Monsters Of Men. It opens up with a little over a minute of a suspenseful instrumental intro, letting you know [...]
ALISON SHEARER VIEW FROM ABOVE INDEPENDENT What exactly would be a perfect genre fit? Don’t worry, even the people that make up genre definitions would have a hard time telling you. Actually, there probably isn’t such a thing, no [...]
PAN AMERICAN THE PATIENCE FADER KRANKY When someone mentions ambient as a genre, the first thought that would come to many listeners is electronic music and drifting soundscapes. Ok, fine, and that is a description that would fit a number of [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS OCEAN CHILD: THE SONGS OF YOKO ONO WARNER MUSIC Tribute albums by multiple artists are always a tricky thing. Tricky because you have many different styles interpreting one artist’s work. Sometimes this works really well, such as [...]
Church Of Trees Pish Posh Independent The term “pish posh” is an old expression that basically means something is ‘nonsense’ or ‘something absurd’. Though it is titled as such, that does not describe this new release from Church Of Trees, Pish [...]
MISS FD AS ABOVE, SO BELOW QUANTUM RELEASE RECORDS One thing is for sure, one can never predict what Miss FD will come up with when she releases new music. On As Above, So Below, she draws upon and is “influenced and inspired by Göbekli Tepe, a [...]
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS 4 BMG Returning for their fourth record and first studio release since 2018’s Living The Dream, Slash, Myles Kennedy, and The Conspirators set their sights high on 4; ultimately delivering some [...]
Alan Parsons One Note Symphony: Live In Tel Aviv Frontiers Music SRL Alan Parsons recently released a live album on November 5, 2021 (The Never Ending Show: Live In The Netherlands), and has followed that album with another yet another. One [...]
Chas Cronk Liberty Renaissance Records Take Chas Cronk: For decades, Chas Cronk has been in a supporting bass-playing role to iconic acts like Strawbs and Rick Wakeman. He has now stepped into the spotlight with Liberty, a collection of [...]
MASSIVE EGO THE NEW NORMAL OUT OF LINE RECORDS Synth-pop/darkwave giant Massive Ego exerts an unapologetic political voice with The New Normal, its first multi-song project since 2019. Complimented by cover art depicting two androids riddled [...]
Eddie Vedder Earthling Republic Records Best known for his work for Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder’s solo work has achieved a level of cult status with each release being revered by fans and critics alike. For his major album return – his first [...]
Tomo Before The Dawn Independent In these streaming days, if you aren’t able to read much about an artists, it doesn’t necessarily mean that listeners are not out there, giving traction to them and picking up on their music. [...]
