Ringo Starr Zoom In Universal Music Ringo Starr’s latest release, Zoom In, comes as a bit of a surprise. The first single, “Here’s To The Nights”, was released just before Christmas with little or no pre-press. It is a bit odd because a new song [...]
Lana Del Rey Chemtrails Over The Country Club Polydor/Interscope There are two things Lana Del Rey doesn’t shy away from. One is saying exactly what she thinks, the other is trying to come up with best music she can. From the moment she [...]
VOYNA The Cinvat Bridge Icy Cold Records The Cinvat Bridge from VOYNA, the first solo effort from Peer Lebrecht of Berlin’s goth outfit Golden Apes, is scheduled for release on France’s independent label Icy Cold Records this spring. Overall, [...]
The Roots Do You Want More?!!!??! (Deluxe Edition) UMe Remaining a hip-hop staple, The Roots have released their latest album to be reissued in a deluxe package. Turning their attention to their underground and universally acclaimed debut, Do [...]
Cool Ghouls At George’s Zoo Empty Cellar Records Beloved San Francisco psychedelic rock-quartet Cool Ghouls have released their new 15-track album, At George’s Zoo, in which they wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, successfully [...]
Blutengel Fountain Of Destiny Out Of Line Music German goth-electronic band Blutengel are here to take fans on a trip through memory lane with their new album Fountain of Destiny. A cover collection of ‘80s hits, their latest album includes fan [...]
Egret Zero Exploring Shackleton Luno Records Baltimore duo Egret Zero met 30 years ago and shared their love of obscure musical references. Fast forward to 2019 where they get back in touch and start making and releasing music. Although their [...]
Witch Island Witch Island Tarantula Tapes Barrie, Ont.-based punk rock outfit, Witch Island, has just dropped its debut, self-titled album. The 11-track record, available digitally via Bandcamp and physically on cassette through on Ontario’s [...]
Chevelle NIRATIAS Epic Records With artwork nostalgic of a 1970’s science fiction novel, thanks to Boris Vallejo, Chevelle have released their latest album, NIRATIAS (Nothing Is Real And This Is A Simulation), a hard rock epic with slightly [...]
J. Hatfield J. Hatfield Independent Going down the Americana road these days can be quite a rocky trip. After all, there are so many artists trying to combine various musical strands, particularly if roots/country and rock are included. In many [...]
Kings Of Leon When You See Yourself RCA After five long years, Kings of Leon have released their highly-anticipated eighth studio album When You See Yourself, an eleven track collection of majestic, shimmering rock music that retains their [...]
MONOWHALES Daytona Bleach Independent Over the years, Toronto’s MONOWHALES have become an essential band among the independent scene known for their impressive alt-pop sound and their larger-than-life presence in the city. Following up their [...]
Hysterics Sleep Tarantula Tapes Returning with their sophomore EP, Sleep, Newmarket, ON- based Hysterics is returning with an unrelenting and uncompromising punk record. Following 2018’s Anatomically Correct, the independent band have teamed up [...]
Be-Bop Deluxe Drastic Plastic (Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set) Esoteric As we age, it is natural to take stock, and to look back upon our life and work. Doing so gives us an idea of where we have been, and an understanding of where we may be [...]
Adam Beattie Somewhere Around The Bend Independent For many, Americana means that such music has to come from the US. Fortunately, that genre has been around for a while and has certainly surpassed the borders of the country where it originated. [...]
Maxïmo Park Nature Always Wins Prolifica Inc./[PIAS] Maxïmo Park is an alternative rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and they’ve been cranking out solid, high-energy tunes since 2004. The band consists of Paul Smith on vocals, Duncan [...]
Michael Feuerstack Harmonize The Moon Forward Music Group Montreal singer/songwriter Michael Feuerstack has dropped his latest release, Harmonize the Moon. Usually, such records are like food constructed out of simple ingredients. You really [...]
Willie Nelson That’s Life Sony Music On his latest and 71st solo album, Willie Nelson has chosen to pay tribute to his friend Frank Sinatra. That’s Life is a collection of 11 Sinatra covers crooned by Nelson over a jazz ensemble – and is [...]
Melvins Hostile Ambient Takeover (Vinyl Reissue) Ipecac Recordings One of my favourite things is when music completely surprises me, as it did with the recent vinyl reissue of Hostile Ambient Takeover, Melvins 14th studio album from 2002 and [...]
Melvins Gluey Porch Treatments (Vinyl Reissue) Ipecac Recordings Years ago in the small town of Montesano, WA, a three-piece band was playing with a musical fire they likely didn’t fully realize was burning at the time. Somehow, they tamed [...]
Black Nash Black Nash Ramp Local So, what do you do when you get out of the army after five years? You record an album at home, of course! Well, that is at least what Jody Smith, aka Black Nash has done, and resulting in his self-titled album. [...]
NOFX Single Album Fat Wreck Chords NOFX is still around 40 years since their early beginnings, and what is there left to do when the rest of their era’s punk bands have fallen or sold out? Well, you can begin an album with a six-minute mid-tempo [...]
Spelljammer Abyssal Trip Ridingeasy Records Album titles can vary in quality. Many are iconic, while others are atrocious, and some reach a new level of awesome by encapsulating everything about music itself. Abyssal Trip falls squarely in this [...]
Alice Cooper Detroit Stories earMUSIC For his 28th studio album, Alice Cooper has returned with Detroit Stories, his first record since 2017’s Paranormal. The album features15 tracks – 11 originals and four covers – including a number of singles [...]
