Albums Of The Week: Desperate Living | Shame
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Noise-rock grime and punk rock exuberance unite on Desperate Living’s new EP Shame. Wild-eyed vocals and sludgy tones bring to mind the likes of Unsane...
Albums Of The Week: Ghost Forest | Ghost Forest
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Chiacago trio Ghost Forest — drummer James Kimball (The Laughing Hyenas, Mule), vocalist and guitarist Scott “Gub” Conway (Gauge, Even in Blackouts), and vocalist and...
Albums Of The Week: Dead Meadow | Force Form Free
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Dead Meadow’s unique marriage of Black Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitar-fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon’s melodic croon have won over psychedelic pop, rock,...
Eric Bibb Ridin’ High With New Star-Studded Concept Album
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ridin’, the new album from Grammy nominee and blues/roots music legend Eric Bibb, arrives on March 24, Stony Plain Records has announced. The label also...
Albums Of The Week: Mortal Prophets | Me And The Devil
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Midway through making his first Mortal Prophets EP, John Beckmann had an idea: Why not treat his newest rough tracks like a piece of sonic...
Albums Of The Week: Cheap Trick | Live at The Whisky 1977
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In June 1977, Cheap Trick were in Los Angeles to record their second album In Color. To get the band in shape for the record,...
Albums Of The Week: Rokets | Break Free
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Break Free is the sophomore studio album by Finland’s Rokets. Following up their 2020 debut Fast Time, the Helsinki quintet return with nine new cuts...
Albums Of The Week: Nina Hagen | Unity
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “There are many Ninas – so many iterations and incarnations; so many images, moments, voices and songs; so many faces with mouth ripped open, an...
Albums Of The Week: Muyiwa Kunnuji & Osemako | A.P.P (Accumulation of Profit &...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Muyiwa Kunnuji’s second musical offering Accumulation of Profit and Power is a well-timed critique of the unethical pursuit of profit and power, characteristic of the...
Albums Of The Week: Kevn Kinney | Think About It
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Think About It is Drivin N Cryin frontman Kevn Kinney’s first solo record in more than a decade. Featuring R.E.M. co-founders Peter Buck and Bill...
Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
My favourite record store's website had a Canada-Soviet Union 1972 Summit Series commemorative album on offer recently. Gotta admit, I was tempted. I already have five hockey-related titles in...
Now Hear This: The Senders | All Killer No Filler (1977-2001)
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “If you loved rock ’n’ roll in New York City between 1976 and 2001, you were almost certainly a Senders fan. For 25 years The...
Now Hear This: Nix & The Nothings | Here Goes Nothing
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Here Goes Nothing is the debut album from Norwegian garage rockers Nix & The Nothings. The album pays homage to the classic garage-rock sound of...
Now Hear This: Gut Health | Electric Party Chrome Girl
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of 2022's most compelling underground acts, Gut Health do not disappoint with their first recorded material Electric Party Chrome Girl. Having cut their teeth...
Now Hear This: No Zu | Heat Beat
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Melbourne "heat beat" icons No Zu regroup after the passing of vocalist Daphne Camf to release their first new original music since 2016.
No Zu have...