Danko Jones | A Rock Supreme
Sorry to disappoint you, John Coltrane fans: Danko Jones’ ninth studio album is not a full-length tribute to the saxophone legend's groundbreaking spiritual opus A Love Supreme. (Though just...
Guided by Voices | Warp and Woof
Some haters claim that if you've heard one Guided by Voices album, you've heard them all. And admittedly, as Robert Pollard has churned out album after album of British...
Various Artists | For The Throne: Music Inspired by Game of Thrones
Winter is here. At least in the Seven Kingdoms of Game of Thrones. But it won't be here for long: HBO’s massively popular medieval fantasy epic will finally wrap...
JJ Cale | Stay Around
"Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no changes in me," JJ Cale rasped on Call Me the Breeze, the first cut on his 1972 debut album Naturally. Truer...
Rob Thomas | Chip Tooth Smile
"I'm not afraid of getting older," claims Rob Thomas right off the hop on One Less Day (Dying Young), the opening track and first single from Chip Tooth Smile....
P!nk | Hurts 2B Human
Love her or loathe her, you have to give Alecia Moore credit: She's a survivor. The singer better known as P!nk has been at the top of the pop...
Craig Finn | I Need a New War
Craig Finn has apparently had his fill of massive nights. These days, the 47-year-old singer-songwriter and Hold Steady frontman is reportedly trying to act his age — artistically speaking...
Mounties | Heavy Meta
Talk about a musical ride. For their long-overdue sophomore album, Canadian alt-supergroup Mounties — the twisted triumvirate of merry musical pranksters Hawksley Workman, Hot Hot Heat’s Steve Bays and...
Catfish and The Bottlemen | The Balance
The minimalist black-and-white cover art. The 11-song set list. The two-word album title. The one-word song titles. The three-minute indie-rock nuggets. The album that lasts between 35 and 40...
Nils Lofgren | Blue With Lou
Nils Lofgren doesn't exactly crank out albums these days. And who can blame him? Between spending the last 35 years with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and his gigs...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Nils Lofgren
Ever since I first heard Cry Tough back in the ’70s, Nils Lofgren has been one of my favourite guitarists. So naturally, I'm pretty pleased that his new album...
Playing Catch-Up | Three Recent Killer Releases Not To Miss
A ton of great albums came out last week. I managed to review 14 of them on Friday and Saturday, but I'm still catching up with the rest. Here...
From the Mailbag | Four Excellent Indie Releases You Want to Hear
So much music, so little time. It could almost be the motto of this site. Every day I get a few dozen albums, EPs, singles and videos sent my...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28, 2019 • 140 New Releases Headed Your...
Some weeks are bigger than others. And when it comes to new albums, this one is definitely plus-sized. There are more than 140 albums, EPs and singles being released...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28, 2019 • Music on TV
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...
