With an opening tone that could comfortably be likened to Sade (a point that has been noted before) comes “Waste”, the opening track of the album. Utilising his distinctive vocals, Michael Milosh effects a sighing, haunting contralto to draw us …read more
It’s not even been a year since we last reviewed Ty Segall, but he never fails to disappoint or surprise by releasing YET ANOTHER huge album in under 12 months. We eagerly take the album to task and see if …read more
Hailing from Portland, Oregon come Mimicking Birds. A five-piece set that started as the solo (read bedroom) project of Nate Lacy. Having won many praises for the debut and sophomore albums already, we’re keen to see if they can keep …read more
Calexico returns with their 10th studio album, The Thread The Keeps Us, and after all these years, the duo’s unique sound still stands up. In the course of getting all of my CDs ripped for streaming, I unearthed a copy …read more
Nils Frahm has been composing and recording for many years, but it was not until 2013 that his album Spaces really broke his career. Since this melodic piano-meets-synthesizer release, he has created a solo piano album, worked with a band, …read more
Aerosmith’s lead guitarist and 70’s legend Joe Perry returns with his first solo album since 2009’s Have Guitar, Will Travel. Sweetzerland Manifesto features appearances from the voices of David Johanse (New York Dolls), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Terry Reid and …read more
You may not have heard of Cadence Weapon aka Roland Pemberton yet, but this Canadian rapper will soon be on your hip-hop radar. His long awaited, self-titled release is here, and we could not wait to get our hands on …read more
Formed in Seattle Washington back in 2010, Dirty Sidewalks, (brothers Erik and Evan Foster and long-time friend Evan O’Neil) have released their first studio album, Bring Down The House Lights. How do these relatively unknown newcomers measure up? Through a …read more
Back with his 16th studio album and with previous collaborators Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple, Joe Satriani is back in the stratosphere with his virtuoso guitar ability, but how does his newest work …read more
Being credited with greatly influencing the direction of early 00’s pop punk is no small feat, but Fall Out Boy managed to accomplish just that. The band is now on their seventh studio album in their 17 year career, but how …read more
