Kiev – Infinite Positivity

Kiev – Infinite Positivity – EP Review I think I’ve got the name of this EP correctly!  Slight difference between its label at Soundcloud and what you see on the cover…so I went with the official label I saw with the art…and besides, the message is largely the same whether it reads ‘infinitely positive’ or […]Read More

RJ Griffith – Prey

RJ Griffith – Prey – EP Review + Bonus Singles Faith-based music really needs a champion like this. For real – it’s not like it’s any kind of secret or anything…music that carries the good word has nearly always proven to be savagely tough to slog through in any genre.  From the all-too-gentle acoustic guitar-strummin’ […]Read More

Stereoshifter – Dumb Luck

Stereoshifter – Dumb Luck – EP Review You know something?  I’m pulling for these guys…I genuinely want Stereoshifter to find the success they deserve and sincerely want this project to continue after everything I’ve heard and experienced on their Dumb Luck EP.  Of all the misleading titles!  There’s not an ounce of dumb luck on […]Read More

Salmon Friends – Salmon Friends

Salmon Friends – Salmon Friends – EP Review T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for a Salmon… Adaptation right?  You can call it whatever you like…but make no mistake, after writing as many of these reviews as I have personally, I’m always on an endless […]Read More

Darknaut – Exile

Darknaut – Exile – EP Review Whether you’d call it synthwave, darkwave, ambitious-electro or something else entirely…whether you’re one of those people that considers everything electronic to be electronica…whatever it is you want to call it – one thing I think has become more & more clear with one of music’s youngest genres over time […]Read More

Ray Bally – BodyMysterySplendor

Ray Bally – BodyMysterySplendor – EP Review Almost immediately, you’ll likely notice the substantial difference between Ray Bally’s music and that of which you most likely normally listen to…and by substantial I’m inferring that there is actual SUBSTANCE to what you’re about to listen to & the fact that this element alone is bound to […]Read More

SBS Best New Sound 2016 Nomination: The Affectionates

In a great year like this year was for independent music…my shortlist for this year’s top-10 was already bursting at the seams by the time it came time to add The Affectionates to it.  I am very guarded when it comes to the most recent releases that make a list like this, whether or not […]Read More

Grand Tradition – Your Wish

Grand Tradition – Your Wish – EP Review Confession…I don’t often make a point of looking at how a band/artist tend to define their sound genre-wise until I’ve usually posted-up my thoughts as they’ve come to me naturally…even in those moments it’s more of a confirmation thing…finding out details after the event doesn’t ever change […]Read More

Swami Lushbeard – Blood Is Sicker Than Water

Swami Lushbeard – Blood Is Sicker Than Water – EP Review Been treating myself over these past couple days…taking it easy on the regular schedule and diving deeper into some records that I know have popped up throughout the scene from bands I know to be reliably strong with brand-new tunes out there.  Swami Lushbeard […]Read More

Aztec – Black Art And Star Charts

Aztec – Black Art And Star Charts – EP Review You’ve already heard my comments about looking forward to this EP from just about every corner we’ve been in on the internet from our SBS Podcast to our show SBS Live This Week…once word got out that Vancouver Island’s indie-band AZTEC was getting close to […]Read More