Rewinding June | The Best Grooves
Sure, you want the funk. You need the funk. You gotta have the funk. But some rap, R&B, soul and dance-pop never hurt. Here are June's finest, freakiest and...
Rewinding June | The Best Rock
Blowhards and no-nothings keep saying rock is dead. Clearly, musicians aren't listening — every month, I get another batch of great rock albums. Here are the best that came out...
Next Week in Music | July 1-7 • 75 New Releases Headed Your Way
It's going to be a quiet week in the music world. And no wonder: Between Canada Day, the 4th of July and the end of school, millions of North...
Doll Skin | Love is Dead And We Killed Her
WHO ARE THEY? A feisty female foursome from Phoenix whose sound splits the difference between punk, pop-rock and metal — and has earned them comparison to everyone from The...
The Aristocrats | You Know What…?
WHO ARE THEY? A prog-rock power trio and sorta-supergroup featuring high-calibre hired guns who record and tour with the likes of Joe Satriani, Steven Wilson, Steve Vai and Dweezil...
Deflore & Jaz Coleman | Party in the Chaos
WHO ARE THEY? The latter is the fire-breathing frontman of post-punk legends Killing Joke; the former is an Italian instrumental industrial duo who met Coleman's high standards when they...
The Kokomo Kings | Fighting Fire With Gasoline
WHO ARE THEY? A southern-fried rockabilly and roots outfit that sounds like they just crawled out of the backwoods — but actually hail from Sweden and Denmark.
WHAT IS THIS?...
Scattered Clouds | Take Away Your Summer
WHO ARE THEY? Philippe Charbonneau and Jamie Kronick, a duo of dark-hearted post-romantics and master synth manipulators who dwell in the depths near the seventh circle of Hull, Que.
WHAT...
Fitz & The Tantrums Lead Today’s Pack of New Album Announcements
Friday, Friday is a good time to shine, as Max Webster schooled us once upon a time. So as expected, another legion of artists have tried to grab their...
Chris Stamey & The ModRec Orchestra | New Songs For The 20th Century
WHO IS HE? The power-pop veteran, indie-rock icon and former member of beloved band The dB's whose resume also includes stints playing with Alex Chilton and Mitch Easter, plus...
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | Truth & Lies
WHO ARE THEY? A bluesy Nashville rock brigade fronted by Texas singer-guitarist and former child prodigy Tyler Bryant, with some major input from guitarist Graham Whitford, son of Aerosmith...
U.K. Subs | Subversions II
WHO ARE THEY? The latest lineup of the long-running British street-punk band fronted by the ageless, gravel-throated icon Charlie Harper, still going strong at age 75.
WHAT IS THIS? Their...
Iggy Pop | Zombie Birdhouse Remastered
WHO IS HE? The artist formerly known as James Osterberg. The godfather of punk-turned-elder statesman of rock. The last original Stooge. The streetwalkin' cheetah with a heart full of...
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Bandana
WHO ARE THEY? 1 | The gruff gangster-rapper born Frederick Tipton, comin' straight outta the mean scene of Gary, Ind.; and 2 | The prolific experimental DJ, producer and...
Thom Yorke | Anima
Complete this sentence: Thom Yorke’s Anima is ...
A | The third solo album from Radiohead’s prolific frontman, resident genius and chief visionary;
B | An electronica concept piece about dreams,...
