Spellbinding rhythms that brings to mind smoky nightclubs, sensuous evenings with a lover and contemplative dawns spent in the company of a summer breeze. Electrifying guitars that purge resentment and remorse over decisions left unmade. Supple percussive pulsating reminiscent of a heartbeat that coincides with giving yourself over to the unknown. Blending rich harmonies with […]
Dizzy Box Nine aren’t trying to keep up with the Joneses of mainstream rock in their new album, the hard and slick Faster Than Anticipation. They aren’t flirting with the synthetic harmonies of a commercially-bankrolled sound, nor do they ever show even the slightest interest in recycling some of the jaded riffing of their punk influences […]
Colorful, bright and immediately mood-producing, the first few seconds we hear in Les Nuby’s debut solo album Clouded are defined by the guitar’s melody in “Never Falling Away,” one of the record’s most inspired songs – but not the only track here worth taking a second look at. The hard-charging distortion and glowing vocal harmonies set the pace for […]
They say the third time’s a charm, and this is definitely true of Round Eye’s latest album, the relentlessly volatile Culture Shock Treatment. Culture Shock Treatment clocks in at a mere thirty-nine minutes in total running time, but it includes fifteen songs that are almost guaranteed to quake the ground beneath your floorboards this summer – even at […]
Sometimes, simple can do a lot more for a group’s sound than anything steeped in grandiosity ever could, and this is definitely true of Toronto Tabla Ensemble, whose new record Unexpected Guests is as diverse as it is cut and dry. There are no augmented props nor synthesized fluff for us to get around in Unexpected Guests, and […]
Skulking piano keys, smoke-stained harmonies and the occasional blues guitar lead can all be found within the twelve songs on Paul Mark & the Van Dorens’ Gravity LP this June, and in some cases, all three of these elements come colliding into each other in the most epic of ways. Take “The Next Fight” for example; though […]
Coming at us in waves of uneven rhythm that collide into one another to form something quite twisted and beautiful at the same time, there’s no stopping Riches of the Poor’s “Not Enough” once it gets started. One of the cornerstones of the band’s new album The Long Way Down, “Not Enough” attacks us with a […]
JTK “No Be Mouth” These days, you definitely don’t have to look very far to find quality hip-hop on the shelves of your local record store, but one thing that hasn’t changed in the last couple of decades is the genre’s underground supremacy. For artists like JTK, the ins and outs of the commercial side […]
Joined by the incomparable Brigitte Pace behind the microphone, the brilliantly poetic “Hurricanes and Butterflies (Flowers Don’t Die)” sees singer/songwriter Gianni Bodo issuing an unforgettable vocal showcase this spring. Boldly saturated with colorful tones that some artists would leave on the sidelines out of selfish insecurity, there’s no overstating how big a song this is […]
Lately it’s felt like 2020 is going to be the year of the singer/songwriter, and there’s no debating whether or not independent artists like Jim Lord are why. With a smoky vocal and a crisp guitar melody to lead the way, Lord delivers two stunning new singles this summer in “Little Star” and “Helplessly I […]