Remember “The Wicker Man” movie? No not the 2006 remake, but the 1973 English mystery horror classic based on the 1967 novel “The Ritual”, involving…

If we take a look at the history of music, we can chronologically determine how the geographical focus of pop-rock industry was shifting. In the 50s,…

After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…

Saint Raymond is a 20 year old dude from Nottingham. This summer, he released his debut album called Young Blood. As many young authors, Saint Raymond…

The first moment you encounter the music of Coti K.,“The Man From Managra”, a Greek guy form the Island of Tinos, you would be hard pressed to say…

Scott McCaughey is no more a Young Fresh Fellow. In more ways than one. For one, this legend of the Seattle music scene is no more a spring chicken…

Twin Fantasy has been alive for 6 years. That is why Will Toledo, a frontman of the group Car Seat Headrest (known in indie alternative circles as gay…

Last year I touted on these pages (it is a site, but you still have to flip the pages one way or the other) Michael Nau’s album Mowing (like the…

What would you like to listen for breakfast? If you have nothing on your mind, I suggest you digest Japanese Breakfast. Behind the name Japanese…

Magazines like the British music monthlies “Uncut” and “Mojo” have a tradition of including a music CD since their inception. Usually, whether it is…

Critics’ new favorite band Tame Impala are becoming one of the most successful alternative acts of our time. They also have one album that I…

Daughter have released a new album that I still didn’t have the chance to listen, so I have decided to remind us all about their …

On October 30th, 2015 The Neighbourhood released their sophomore album entitled The Neighbourhood is a group that has historically evoked a strong…

Louise Burns is one of the names of Canadian indie scene. She has been active for a long time, and she is only thirty. Her debut Mellow Drama was…

Sometimes it is hard to portray your music on its album cover. For John Andrews & The Yawns, that seems to be no problem on “Bad Posture”.…

I simply cannot stand anymore when any new or relatively new band that has a punk pop tendency is compared to Green Day as if those guys invented…

Even though they had success with their debut album, The View never managed to capitalize it in a right way. They are always somewhere near but they…

Another day, another Seattle band that has been around since the first part of the Eighties. And again, more of a cult, particularly among the music…

Melancholic dudes from Texas had recorded their fourth studio album when their chief and creative director Tim Smith had a breakdown and decided to…

In case you haven’t heard already, Palace are the next big thing. Friends who met at school, they are Rupert Turner, Will Rhodes, Leo…

The name of the band is Kikagaku Moyo, or for those who do not know Japanese, like me, Geometric Patterns. Luckily, judging by this, their third album…

Earl Grey is a popular but finicky tea to make. If you don’t let it stand long enough, it has a bland taste: if you let it stand too long, it becomes…

Making albums about every continent of the world? Sounds a bit too ambitious and pretentious, doesn't it? Actually, it depends on who does it and…

Some people can’t sleep because they are thinking about their dreams. Some people dream when they are awake. Some bands are like dreams.…

Can you hear the sound of the summer? If not, you will hear it now. French synth-pop collective Phoenix decided to be a herald of the upcoming summer…

Over the past twenty years, Detroit hasn’t necessarily been a hub for folk and alt-country. Those genres have scratched the surface, but techno and…

Give man a beard and  a guitar and he can rule your emotional world. After only first few notes, I have realized that this is a magnificent…