Everybody Had a Hard Year
Awards season is finally over. Although most of the 2019 releases below didn’t even receive any nominations, they represent some of the more interesting and unique releases of...
Reviews
Death To Dr. Madd Vibe
BEFORE the phrase “punk” became well-known, a Beatles and Alice Cooper-inspired black band in Detroit called Death consisting of three brothers was bashing out songs just as rocky...
Casualties of Cool – ‘Casualties of Cool’ (2014)
Who’d have thought Casualties of Cool would be a wondrous of sorts concept album of the science fiction nature, with the story going something like this. Seems there...
Banshee – ‘Living In The Jungle’ (2020)
The latest stoney punk from Boston (USA) builds on their screaming debut (CAW!) which you can read more about in our interview with the band. With bongs in...
Credit Electric – ‘Credit Electric’ (2019)
Credit Electric deliver honest hazy laid back easy going bluesy cosmic Americana meanderings suitable for a gracious quiet evening of couch-bound dreaming; alone or with the one your...
The Eddies
Since 2004, the Eddies have been releasing a steady flow of arresting recordings that have made them favorites among the universal indie pop community. The Orange County band's...
The Comet Is Coming – ‘Channel The Spirits’ (2016)
The comet ‘is’ coming, and coming with it is some of the most futuristic inventive and creative British jazz infused funk albums I’ve heard in a very long...
Cheval Sombre – ‘Cheval Sombre (10th Anniversary Reissue)’ (2020)
The music of Cheval Sombre (Chris Porpora) is as seamless and intricate as the vintage Persian carpet laying across my living room floor. His music flows with an...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Grant Green – ‘Idle Moments’ (1965)
I find it a sincere shame that there is not more jazz where the primary instrument is the guitar. That said, I’ve heard fine soling jazz where there’s...
‘Paper Cup’ from upcoming album by Real Estate (2020)
I’m sure that if I hadn’t seen the official video of Real Estate’s “Paper Cup,” from their soon to be released album The Main Thing, featuring an enormous...