Albums Of The Week: Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach | The Songs Of Bacharach...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, personally compiled by Elvis Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with the legendary...
Classic Album Review: The Tea Party | The Interzone Mantras
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you want to...
City and Colour | A Pill For Loneliness
WHO IS THIS? The solo alter ego of on-again, off-again Alexisonfire singer-guitarist Dallas Green and a cast of talented but essentially faceless supporting players. For those who haven't made...
Albums Of The Week: Emperor Penguin | Sunday Carvery
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Emperor Penguin’s new album Sunday Carvery is named for the band’s love of traditional British hospitality and the faded romance of the roadside diner.
The songs were...
Mac DeMarco | Here Comes the Cowboy
Some guys make it look easy. Mac DeMarco makes it look too easy on Here Comes the Cowboy. But not always in a good way. The Canadian-born singer-guitarist's sixth...
Sly & The Family Drone | Walk It Dry
Subtlety is for saps. Rehearsals are restrictive. Volume is an instrument. Chaos is the ultimate plan. And more is always better. U.K. extremists Sly & The Family Drone put...
Albums Of The Week: Juliana Hatfield | Blood
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Over the past four years, Juliana Hatfield has kept fans engaged and intrigued as she oscillates between impassioned original releases (Pussycat, Weird) and inspired covers...
The Highwomen | The Highwomen
WHO ARE THEY? Country music's newest supergroup and self-described "collaborative movement" is this all-female ensemble featuring newly minted Grammy magnet Brandi Carlile, veteran songwriter Natalie Hemby, country-popster Maren Morris...
Rewinding 2021 | Canadian Music
Some of these categories are easy. Others are harder than calculus. This one was incredibly difficult — mostly because there were so many excellent releases this year. I went...
Classic Album Review: The Cash Brothers | How Was Tomorrow
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It’s the album so...
Now Hear This: Chris Brokaw | Puritan
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Chris Brokaw is the consummate underground rock musician. In a career spanning thirty-plus years he has been in countless bands (Come, Codeine, Charnel Ground, The...
Albums Of The Week: The Luka State | More Than This
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailing from Winsford — a forgotten town between Manchester and Liverpool — The Luka State aren’t overly concerned with the loftier heights of the rock...
The Allman Betts Band | Down to The River
WHO ARE THEY? Probably not who you think. This isn't an unearthed collaboration between Allman Brothers Band co-founders Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts; it's a new band featuring their...
Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Zappa: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The official soundtrack album for the new documentary Zappa features songs from the movie by the film’s subject, Frank Zappa, his band The Mothers of...
Albums Of The Week: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Butterfly 3000
WHO ARE THEY? The boundlessly creative, staggeringly prolific and marvellously unpredictable psychedelic-rock sextet from Melbourne.
WHAT IS THIS? Their 18th album in just nine years — and that doesn't count the...
