I KNOW IT’S ONLY MISTLETOE (BUT I LIKE IT) SPILL MAGAZINE DIGS DEEP INTO SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2024 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) Well, it is that time of year again, to gather friends and family and get together for Christmas, the most [...]
MICHAEL KIWANUKA SMALL CHANGES POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Michael Kiwanuka is an essential voice, a testament to the potential and referential depth of neo-soul. It is. Rooted in the past with a finger on the pulse of our contemporary conflicts and [...]
THE CURE – “AND NOTHING IS FOREVER” POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The Cure have released their long-awaited new album, Songs Of A Lost World, on 1st November. The album, their 14th studio release, is their first in 16 years. Songs [...]
THE TRAGICALLY HIP UP TO HERE (DELUXE) UNIVERSAL MUSIC To describe The Tragically Hip’s newest release, Up To Here (Deluxe), nostalgic or reminiscent are words far too simple for this album. The music within each disc creates a feeling, one [...]
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 [...]
BRONSKI BEAT AGE OF CONSENT (40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Age Of Consent was, and is, a groundbreaking album. Musically, Bronski Beat successfully combines disco and electronic music to create something that has been [...]
THE CURE SET TO RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS SONGS OF A LOST WORLD OUT NOVEMBER 1 OPENING SINGLE “ALONE” AVAILABLE NOW The Cure will release their long-awaited new album, Songs Of A Lost World, on 1st November. The album, [...]
BRIAN ENO REVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR “STIFF” USING UNEARTHED FOOTAGE UNIVERSAL MUSIC/UMC The Official Soundtrack to the 2024 Gary Hustwit generative film ‘Eno’, is out now on vinyl and CD on UMR. To celebrate, a new video has been [...]
JOHN LENNON MIND GAMES – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (SUPER DELUXE BOX SET) UNIVERSAL MUSIC John Lennon’s Mind Games came at a rather turbulent time in his life. It had been three years since The Beatles had split and the spectre of the band [...]
JOHNNY CASH SONGWRITER MERCURY NASHVILLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Johnny Cash passed away in 2003, and he has been missed. Any news of new music is always very exciting and very welcome. Since his passing there have been a few albums of previously [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS ONE HAND CLAPPING MPL/UNIVERSAL Paul McCartney recently turned 82, and he is as busy as ever. He is not slowing down one bit. Along with a sold-out tour of South America, Europe, and the U.K, he has been busy with [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ ANGEL FACE (CLUB DELUXE) MERCURY RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 2023 I reviewed Stephen Sanchez’s debut album, Angel Face for Spill Magazine. Although I did not include it in the original review, I do recall thinking [...]
PEARL JAM DARK MATTER MONKEYWRENCH RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Four years following their underrated, and unfortunately seemingly forgotten, 2020 album, Gigaton, Pearl Jam has returned with Dark Matter. The album marks one of [...]
BRIAN ENO ENO (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) UNIVERSAL MUSIC/UMC Eno (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), as the title suggests, is the official soundtrack to the 2024 Gary Hustwit documentary Eno. Brian Eno has been making music since [...]
PEARL JAM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DARK MATTER OUT APRIL 19 SONIC PROJECTIONS APPEAR IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO GUERILLA MARKETING Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records/Universal Music [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE FILM) UNIVERSAL MUSIC In conjunction with the box-office hit, Bob Marley: One Love, the biopic starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the titular icon, Universal Music has released the companion [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS BAND ON THE RUN (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) MPL/UNIVERSAL On December 12, 1973, Paul McCartney released the third Wings album (his fifth solo since leaving The Beatles), Band On The Run. The album was a critical and [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ @ HISTORY, TORONTO NOVEMBER 28, 2023 Stephen Sanchez marked his triumphant return to Toronto on a grander stage, drawing a larger and more captivated audience. The moment he graced the stage, a flawless entertainer, he held the [...]
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1962-1966 & THE BEATLES 1967-1970 (2023 REISSUES) APPLE CORPS LTD./UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 1973, The Beatles and their record label, Apple Records, released two double album sets, The Beatles 1962 – 1966 and The [...]
NIRVANA IN UTERO (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC For the past 30 years, Nirvana’s In Utero has always been an album that is meant to be taken in two parts. While we see a band that was on the cusp of primal musical growth and [...]
THE ROLLING STONES HACKNEY DIAMONDS UNIVERSAL MUSIC The peak that The Rolling Stones summitted in the early ‘70s remains unparalleled; something that should be coveted as among the greatest eras of not only rock ‘n’ roll, but popular music as a [...]
RINGO STARR REWIND FORWARD UME/UNIVERSAL MUSIC A couple of years ago Ringo Starr made the bold declaration that he was not releasing any further albums, but rather focusing on EPs. Rewind Forward is his fourth, and his best yet. Starr has called [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ ANGEL FACE MERCURY RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Stephen Sanchez is a new artist who released his debut EP, What Was, Not Now, in 2021. it caught the attention of many radio programmers and record labels. Republic [...]
Arkells Laundry Pile Virgin Music/Universal Music Laundry Pile is the latest record from the beloved Canadian band Arkells. It is quite different compared to the majority of their discography. Arkells are known for their energetic, groovy, [...]
