Sasha Leonov – Skies Change – Album Review It wasn’t that long ago that I felt I recorded my own music in a similar fashion to what Sasha Leonov is here on Skies Change. I made music that I believed in, was passionate about, I even think they were good songs! But at the end […]Read More
Winchester Revival – Burden’s Landing – EP Review Some truly excellent sounds coming from California’s innovative indie-rock band Winchester Revival. With brand-new music now out for public consumption, this five-piece band is making some major waves out there online and have already picked up several positive reviews in their favour as the buzz behind this […]Read More
Once Were Ghosts – Ephemeral Crises – Album Review Post-rock alert! Something about the name of Once Were Ghosts screamed out post-rock to me and I was completely stoked to discover that was exactly what I was in for today in listening to the new album Ephemeral Crises. Perhaps my favourite genre if you were […]Read More
Luke Gartner-Brereton – Ronroco Dreaming – Album Review Beautiful melodies and guitar here on this new album from Brisbane Australia’s Luke Gartner-Brereton, played with real heart, skill and compelling passion. Combining a classical style with a modern-day feel, fans of music from bands like Calexico, Colleen, 800 Cherries or Iron & Wine are going to […]Read More
Third Realm – Deranged – Album Review If you like your electro on the dark-side, you’ll not need to look much further than Buffalo, New York’s Third Realm. As I understand it, dark-electro has been a prevalent part of the NY underground scene for a good part of this last decade, growing stronger with their […]Read More
Árstíðir – Hvel – Album Review Is it strange that I can identify the Iceland sound? Between the character-placement of the band/album name and the overall tone and assembly of the music, I was left with little to no doubt that Árstíðir was coming to us from this beautiful still-fairly-untouched music-mecca. Turns out that yes, […]Read More
Human Behavior – Bethphage – Album Review I think it was pretty close to a year ago at this time when I first landed my ears upon Human Behavior when reviewing their album Golgotha. After the unique experience diving deep into their diverse & versatile music, this Tucson, AZ based band has managed to stick […]Read More
Stone Village – Cool Gazpacho – Album Review Kidding me right? I mean that in the best of ways of course…I just don’t expect this level of skill coming my way many times in one day. Literally some of the best rhyming & hip-hop, complete with production and innovative beats, that I’ve personally heard in […]Read More
Club 803 – Cloud 9 – Album Review A lot of different aspects of music on display here on this latest album from Club 803, some of them work in spectacularly bright & colourful displays of R&B and hip-hop; others perhaps reveal a group that is still on their way to finding their overall sound […]Read More
Active I – Earth Is Dead, But We’re Alive – Album Review Definitely something I can instantly sink my teeth right into from the very opening moments. I honestly don’t even know what Active I has used to start off the opening track “Common Man,” but the haunting tones of the beginning of Earth Is […]Read More