Albums Of The Week: Madee | Conundrum
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Few indie rock bands are as unique as Madee. There are several reasons for this:
First and foremost, their lineup features three guitars plus...
Albums Of The Week: The Dickies | Balderdash From The Archives
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Seasoned punk-rock veterans The Dickies crack open their crusty old sock drawer and unearth a bevy of unreleased musical treasures!
The new collection Balderdash From The...
Albums Of The Week: Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Heavy Heavy is the fourth album from Young Fathers — Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and G. Hastings — and their first since 2018’s Cocoa Sugar....
Albums Of The Week: Civic | Taken By Force
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of the most exhilarating bands to emerge in recent years, Civic have reimagined the reckless intensity of proto-punk for an era of endless uncertainty. On their...
Albums Of The Week: Lüger | Revelations Of The Sacred Skull
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lüger are a hard rock ’n’ roll / heavy metal band from Montreal. Formed in 2013 from the ashes of local garage punk youngsters Jimmy...
Albums Of The Week: Brian Jonestown Massacre | The Future Is Your Past
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Anton Newcombe – frontman, songwriter, composer, studio owner, multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, father, force of nature – returns with the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s 20th full-length studio...
Albums Of The Week: Jad Fair & Samuel Locke Ward | Happy Hearts
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Singer-songwriters Jad Fair and Samuel Locke Ward have recorded a collaborative album titled Happy Hearts — a collection of clever, catchy love songs that are...
Albums Of The Week: Quasi | Breaking The Balls Of History
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Breaking The Balls Of History is Quasi’s 10th record, landing 10 years after their last record, on Feb. 10. That’s three 10s — which equals...
Albums Of The Week: The Academic | Sitting Pretty
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sitting Pretty is an album about navigating life in your 20s; the uncertainties and the ever-shifting sense of self. “It’s about the entrance into true...
Albums Of The Week: Yo La Tengo | This Stupid World
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Time keeps moving and things keep changing, but that doesn’t mean we can't fight back. Yo La Tengo have raced time for nearly four decades...
Albums Of The Week: The Rolling Stones | GRRR Live!
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The World’s Greatest Rock ’N’ Roll Band deserve the ultimate live greatest hits album — and GRRR Live! quite rightly captures The Rolling Stones at...
Albums Of The Week: Andy Shauf | Norm
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailed as a gifted storyteller for 2016’s The Party and 2020’s The Neon Skyline, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf writes albums that unfold like...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Artists At The End Of The Road
“So I went to the doctor, see what he could give me
He said, ‘Son, son, you've gone too far.’ ”
— Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots
It was a little heartbreaking...
Now Hear This: Buen Destino | Buen Destino
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “If you don't like twisted, loud and intelligent hardcore, you don't need to continue reading this note because what Buen Destino offer on...
Now Hear This: Moonpedro & Sinking Ship | Kin
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Kin is the new solo album from multi-instrumentalist, poet, novelist and translator Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, the Norwegian artist who releases his music under the name Moonpedro And...
