Various Small Flames Points The Way To Leif Vollebekk’s “Southern Star”
According to Various Small Flames, “With renowned musicians like Cindy Cashdollar (steel guitar), Shahzad Ismaily (bass) and Australian singer-songwriter Angie McMahon (backing vocals), Leif Vollebekk’s ‘Southern Star’ is as confident as it is poignant, furthering Vollebekk’s investigations into the deepest of themes. Namely here the phenomenon of love as it stretches over time. Longing as some echo through the years.” The site […]
Salad Days Says Melvins Maximally Push The Imagination
Italy’s Salad Days Mag has an emphatic review of Melvins’ Tarantula Heart, which demonstrates that the band’s sound encompasses “everything: sludge, punk, metal, avant-garde, noise, mood improvement, post rock, jazz , arms moving in all directions, prog, krautrock, hardcore, and a maximum push of the imagination.” Read the original Italian here. Tarantula Heart is at radio from Ipecac Recordings.
Mary Halvorson Makes The List At The Quietus
The Quietus has Mary Halvorson‘s Cloudward on its list of best 2024 albums so far. In its review, the site said the album is “probably the first where she sounds fully immersed in her band Amaryllis, which she originally composed music for in 2020 during the pandemic. Now, she finds herself still writing for the band, and the results are […]
Dan West Drops “A.D.D.” Video
Dan West has just released a video for “A.D.D.” from his new album d’Animal Hedonistic Pillow. The video, which features a psychedelic exploration of Attention Deficit Disorder, was directed by Frank Stokes and features colorful costumes by Azalia Snail. Check it out here and give it a spin this week if you’re looking for something new and fun.
Northern Transmissions Shares Beams’ “It’s All Around You”
Northern Transmissions recently shared “It’s All Around You,” one of the highlights from Beams’ current LP Requiem For A Planet. The band’s Anna Mērnieks-Duffield says the song “suggests that if you truly desire something, you’ll be connected to what you need, with the bigger idea that everything we need has always been right here on Earth. A lot of people […]
Harmonics Recommends Gregory Ackerman’s “Warm Yet Refreshing” Sound
Harmonics Magazine offers a description of Gregory Ackerman‘s sound on “When It’s Through,” writing, “Submerging the listener in bliss guitar plucks, Gregory Ackerman creates a warm yet refreshing and mellow atmosphere with ‘When It’s Through.’ Later introducing more of a subtle groove, instrument layers of soft drums, added guitar strums and synths.” About the new EP Brand New […]
New Music From Leif Vollebekk
Leif Vollebekk is a Montréal-based singer-songwriter who has sold out headlining tours across North America, Europe, and Australia. His first Secret City Records release, Twin Solitude, was a breakthrough album that landed a spot on the Polaris Music Prize 2017 shortlist and a Juno nomination while gathering over 60 million streams. His follow-up, New Ways, confirmed his undeniable talent. The 11 tracks on Vollebekk’s […]
Bobby Bazini Talks To The CBC About His New EP
The CBC’s Sonali Karnick has an interview with Bobby Bazini, who just released his Stone of June EP via Spectra Musique. The All In a Weekend host chatted with Bazini about the new EP, as well as the sessions for the album Pearl from which the new EP’s tracks are culled. Listen here. Stone of June is at radio now. See Bobby Bazini live: 7/15 – […]
Vikings Cheer Gregory Ackerman
Cheers To The Vikings says Gregory Ackerman‘s “‘When It’s Through’ is a beautiful masterpiece that instantly captured my heart. This guitar-driven song, featured on his new EP Brand New Life perfectly embodies life’s journey and reflects Ackerman’s personal growth and experiences. The lyrics are beautifully written and mesh perfectly with the vocal melodies. Ackerman’s voice is truly captivating and […]
Vinyl Rewind Recommends Scenic’s Incident At Cima
Vinyl Rewind TV has a very well-lit look into the new vinyl reissue of Scenic‘s Incident at Cima that is out now, and at radio, from Independent Project Records. The instrumental album, featuring Bruce Licher‘s dusky noir evocations of California’s Mojave Desert, is available in a gorgeous package printed on IPR’s signature letterpress. According to Vinyl Rewind it’s “ghostly surf music” that […]
Melvins’ Buzz Osborne Tells Loudwire About Tarantula Heart
“I don’t know what people want. I don’t know what radio wants. I have no idea. And I don’t. I’m not even going to pretend to try.” That’s Buzz Osborne in interview with Loudwire, talking about what gets the “green light” for his iconic band Melvins. Osborne says new album Tarantula Heart – at radio now from Ipecac Recordings – is “like a completely new […]
It’s Psychedelic Baby Interviews Dan West About His “Bold” and “Visceral” New Album
It’s Psychedelic Baby is effusive about Dan West’s new LP, writing that Hedonistic Pillow “envelops you in a whirlwind of indulgence, wielding both subtlety and force like a velvet-clad hammer. This sonic adventure glows with neon hues and explores the shadowy corners of life’s untamed pleasures, exposing both grit and glamour in equal measure. West’s voice glides over sinuous […]
Bobby Bazini, On Tour Next Month, Shares “Green Morning” With Canadian Beats
Bobby Bazini is currently at radio with his EP Stone of June, the follow-up to last year’s acclaimed Pearl. Canadian Beats recently featured “Green Morning,” one of the standout tracks from the record, explaining that it was inspired by the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon. Read more about that connection here. Bazini has the following upcoming dates this July: 7/15 […]
Azalia Snail Hangs On
Join a quartet of intrepid youngsters as they journey through the woods in the new video for Azalia Snail’s “Still Hanging On.” The video, described by Snail as “a tale of hope and uplift,” was directed by Francis Stokes, and the song appears on Snail’s new LP Powerlover. See the clip here. The album is at radio now from Cloud […]
Indie Spirits Recommends Gregory Ackerman’s Engaging Sound
According to Indie Spirits, Gregory Ackerman “offers a warm and engaging soundscape that resonates deeply with listeners” on “Brand New Life.” The site continues, “The song’s concise duration, slightly over two minutes, leaves listeners eager for more, reflecting Ackerman’s skill in crafting music that captivates and endears. His voice, both direct and tender, perfectly complements the sophisticated blend […]
Azalia Snail Speaks With The Living Archive Of Underground Music
Azalia Snail is currently at radio with Powerlover, her 15th album, which is out via Cloud Recordings. We dug back a bit to find a 2013 interview Snail did with The Living Archive of Underground Music. The piece examines some of the techical and personal aspects of her early days making DIY home cassette recording. Check that out, along with […]
Kurated Praises Leif Vollebekk’s Songwriting Precision
Kurated Music writes, “Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk has an easy and precise way with a song. The multi-instrumentalist’s lyrics are erudite – he graduated in philosophy from the University of Ottawa – and his playing intricate. He sings clearly with insight. And he skilfully envelops these qualities in a relaxed, energized warmth. “Moondog,” the first song released from his […]
Treble Hails foamboy’s New LP As One Of The Best You Might Have Missed
Treble is worried that you might have missed foamboy‘s Eating Me Alive, which was released earlier this year, so the site has included it on its list of “14 Great Albums You Might Have Missed From Winter/Spring 2024.” See that list here. “Sublime, undeniable indie pop,” the site writes. “The insertion of themselves and their freakouts is what makes foamboy […]
Will Phoenix Checks Out David J’s Attic
Blogger Will Phoenix, writing about David J‘s new collection Tracks From The Attic, says, “Overall, this triple album offers an introspective introduction to the artist. It features intimate initial efforts, distinctive demos, shelved songs, blemished but brilliant bits, and hidden hits. Recorded alone with little if any production, it provides evidence of David J’s tuneful talents and what […]
New Music From Bobby Bazini
After more than a decade long career highlighted by nominations, awards, platinum selling albums, tens of millions of streams, and sold-out concerts, in the fall of 2023 Bobby Bazini released Pearl, a self-released album that received widespread praise at home in Canada and far beyond. Initially, fifteen songs were composed and recorded with producer Connor Seidel […]
