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The Great Unknown
Album Review: Rob Thomas, 'The Great Unknown'
For 20 years, Rob Thomas has found lasting success as the front man of Matchbox 20, a solo performer and a songwriter for everyone from Santana to…
Some Twist
Michael Nau - ...And The Summer's Back
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…
We The Generation (Deluxe Edition)
The Curse of The Second Album
With their first album, the music band from London occupied the top of the charts and then many awards enriched the beginning of their career,…
Machine Gun: Live at The Fillmore East 12/31/1969 (First Show)
Hendrix Had a Machine Gun
When Jimi Hendrix Experience split up in 1969, Jimi Hendrix did not procrastinate for too long. He played with Billy Cox for a while, and…
Absolution (New 09 version)
#tbt: Muse - Absolution
Let’s go back to the time when Muse were able to verify their identity. I remember buying their album Absolution, putting it in my CD player and…
Joanne (Deluxe)
For tonight, call me Joanne...
If Born This Way and ARTPOP had a baby its name would be Joanne. Take the pop rock sound from Born This Way, add a dash of ARTPOP craziness and…
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Southern Rock
STURGILL SIMPSON One of the unwritten rock rules regarding the introduction to the album is: start strongly and then just roll however you want it,…
The Only Way Is Up
Sometimes words are not needed
I'm the first one to tell you that lyrics are important to a song. It doesn't matter if a lyric is repeated constantly or if it's used as…
Eclipse
Astounding Comeback
Eclipse, the first Amorphis album featuring Tomi Joutsen behind the mic, and a crucial one for their history got released back in 2006. After left…
II
Naxatras - II
Naxatras are an interesting Greek psychedelic/space rock band, who hail from Thessaloniki. Naxatras have previously released one album and an EP. Both…
The English Riviera
Metronomy <3
Happiness is just the matter of seizing the right moment to do the right thing. There are some things that are always right. Whenever I get depressed…
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys
Sofa Surfers
Sofa Surfers have proved as a group that brings eclecticism to the table. Founded in 1997, they have released eight albums ever since and Scrables,…
All the Best Songs
Punk Storytelling
Names like No Use For A Name and All The Best Song do not sound attractive. They sound snobbish until you play the record. One of the most prolific…
Must Exist
Goth Existentialism
Instead of instagraming existential crisis, true artists sublime their crisis into a something divine. Competition is a mother of great achievements.…
Minx
Minx
I love underground music, and Anna Kitten Pie is my current favorite band. And Minx is their best album to date. Popularity is the kiss of death. Once…
Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star
Chris Bell - How To Attain A Cult Status
Quite a few times in rock music it turned out it makes no difference how good your music is, or how much you are lauded by the press, other musicians,…
Carnival of Clockwork
#tb - Cog:Sharing Space
I still remember how surprised I was when I was listening to this album for the very first time. The reason for my stun was that, before I…
BEYONCÉ
Lemonade the relief of Bey
Of course since we are all aware that Lemonade is the new album Queen of R & B Beyonce Knowles, we also know that it was something totally…
VOID
Bizarre Sludge
If you type grime on Google, first results are probably going to be related to British music genre. Anyhow, this is a completely opposite story except…
Salvation
Salvation by Cult of Luna: post-metal bliss
I’ll say this right on the start: Salvation is probably one of my top 3 favorite albums. I never had any serious thought about that subject…
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar [Review]
I always had a kind of strange relationship with Ulver’s releases. Every time when Garm and his group delivered a new album I would end up being more…
Anthropocene
Deludium Skies - Anthropocene
Deludium Skies is a one-man psychedelic rock/noise-rock/doom band from Austria – a country that has not produced a whole lot of cool bands…
Sound the Alarm
Less Than Jake Sound More Than Alarming
Ska punk boys from Florida known as Less Than Jake have once again skillfuly intersected downtempo ska rhythyms, midtempo punk=rock and…
Saturn Over Sunset
Midnight Sister - Forward to analog with a style
Back to vinyl, back to analog seems to be all the rage these days. Most of it is some sort of retro posturing, and as far as the music itself is…
Music Is My Life
Matt Warren Is In The House With “Music Is My Life”
House Music was an organic dance movement that has its origins in the Midwest, especially, out of Chicago. The movement sparked a sound revolution…
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
#tbt The Byrds // The Notorious Byrd Brothers
This week's throwback was the first great album of 1968, a revolutionary year in both world politics and music. As such, it has an interesting…
Smoke Beach
Kill West - Smoke Beach
Kill West are a relatively new Argentinian stoner/psychedelic/garage rock band, who have stormed into the psych rock scene with their great new album…
Murmur (Deluxe)
What's the album that clears your head?
As I’ve probably said before (and will most certainly say again), there’s nothing like music to bring you back to a specific time and place. Look at…
She Can't Tell
Running on High
Brooklyn natives MOTHXR not only know how to spell a universally used word to look cool but even their music has a cooling sensation that can ease any…
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Yaassss, MetalCore!
Following Architects sporadically, due to oversaturated genre, what happened is that Ruin and Daybreaker brought me more pleasure than Lost…
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Two men, one of them in flames, shake hands in a studio back lot. The image of a nude woman emerges from a red veil. A diver breaks the waves of a…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
Throbs
The Fog Ensembles' Throbs: Subtle Atmospherics
Thessaloniki trails behind Athens’ size and global stature as Greece’s second largest city, but comes in first as the source of musical inspiration…
New Energy
5 Favorite Albums of 2017
My favorite LPs of the year, in no specific order. Arca - EPONYMOUS Same as Mutant, this album is a hybrid of different genres, only this time they…
Back to the Woods
ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: Angel Haze-Back To The Woods
Ok we all know where all eyes are constantly turned to all the time... This girl... Wow, how can you describe exquisite art in words... You can`t.…
Canyons of My Mind
On the Art of Being Subtle
Trying to be subtle doesn’t usually bring success in the country (Americana) music. Unless you are Kris Kristofferson, of course. Up to his third…
Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado
The live return of Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados is elemental part of our Latin American cultural idiosyncrasies. The decade of the 90s has his songs as soundtrack of our lives. Since…
Precious Art
Rozwell Kid - Grown Up
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…
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
Hampshire & Foat - Galaxies Unfold
Way back in the Seventies jazz pianist Lonnie ‘Liston’ Smith pushed the space/spiritual jazz in a very relaxed, soulful direction, with traces of…
Cool Ruler Come Again
Cool Ruler Come Again
The only thing I could do here is simply to repeat the title of this just issued Gregory Isaacs album - “Cool Ruler Come Again”. It has been more than…
Not An Apology
Bea Miller owes no apologies
She may only be sixteen but Bea Miller’s debut album, “Not An Apology”, is on par with those of artists who are both…
Resolute
Stu Larsen - Resolute: to do good
These days it ahem there is a proliferation of singer/songwriters inspired by a similar generation from the Seventies. Like then, today’s batch can be…
Inti
Machine Mass Deliver Jazz Fusion Covers of Jimi Hendrix
Although the name sounds more metal than Megadeth, Machine Mass is actually Belgian-British-American jazz fusion band formed by guitarist Michel…
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
The Beatles' Finest
My favorite album of The Beatles is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although virtually all of The Beatles’ music is great, this is my favorite…
Two Windows
Lali Puna - Two windows look in different directions
Lali Puna was always about the Korean born singer Valerie Trebeljahr and her pop inventions. And pop inventions that are exactly what I have in mind -…
Not Even Happiness
Another Flower in Americana Scene Blossom
Surprise! This is another Americana folk review, as it seems that music within this genre makes love and gives birth to new babies every day. Julie…
Thru Me Again
La Hell Gang - Thru Me Again
La Hell Gang is a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock band from Santiago. They have released three good albums so far, and their best album…
Pool
My Albums of the Year: Porches: Pool
It's amazing how quickly the musical landscape can change. Only a few year s ago I was drowning in gloomy artists talking about death and other…
My Domain
Classic Instruments Have Never Sounded Less Serious
Clowed Forehead present themselves as international doom-folk-rock band with an address in Czech city Brno. Band includes five young guys from Iran,…
Post-Frenz Container Buzz
Oliver Wilde - Post-Frenz or Post-Everything?
Bedroom, or shall we be more precise and say home recording musicians seem to be a very common instance these days. Most of them rarely catch the eye…
Begin
Neo Soul
Lion Babe is a duo from New York that has just released its debut album Begin. They are characterized as neo soul, even though there are many…
Discovery of Honey
#tb Sandstone - Purging The Past
There is one interesting band from the second biggest city in Ireland called Derry that I have discovered in 2009 and fell in love with.…
7
A Track by Track Review - Seal’s 7
Boy, has this been a crazy month for album releases. It felt like the 90s again with everyone from The Corrs, Nick Carter, to Enya and Bjork releasing…
Statues
#tbt: Moloko - Statues
Back in the 2000s, r’n’b pop was ubiquitous. There were not many pop artists who offered something else. At that time, there was one unique band. It…
Love You to Death
Tegan And Sara - Then and Now
Tegan and Sara are the newest artists to join the ranks of artists greatly experimenting with their sound. The Canadian Indie Pop duo is trying their…
Tell My Sister
Sisters That Brought Optimism Back To Folk
In American folk-rock music, 1975 was a year of powerful, dark and confessional albums. Just take a look at this series: Bob Dylan – Blood On The…
Heal the World
Marcus Norberg - Far From a Disappointment
It has been decades since Sweden has earned the trust of music fans worldwide to come up with something special (and yes, that does include ABBA,…
Unfinished Business
A Future Big Pop Star? Short Review of Nathan Sykes Debut Album
While I was listening to Ariana Grande’s album “Truly yours” I discovered the song “Almost is never enough” in which she is cooperating with Nathan…
Blackjazz
Sounds from the mental institution Pt.2
When Blackjazz came out back in 2010 it quickly became a cult avant-garde record. The guys from Shining already played an extreme form of…
Hurry Home
The Deslondes - The New Orleans Palette
Many try and fail to cover as much the musical palette offered by the American music, and often they fail. Basically, they have a hard time breathing…
Brace Yourself
Allen Thompson Band - Allen Keeps The Allman Spirit Around
If you follow the publications like No Depression and all others that have something to do with alt-country, country rock, or just plain old country,…
In Search of Harperfield
For Those Who Know How To Dig, Emma Pollock
On her solo efforts, Emma Pollock continued in the same direction she was taking with her stellar band The Delgados, one of the most influential bands…
Pacific Myth (Deluxe)
Metal Trailblazers of CrowdFunding
Talking and writing about the new Protest The Hero is interesting for million reasons. If we leave the brutal quality of these fun Canadian…
Rainbow
Rainbow
Kesha’s musical career has been defined by her work with Dr. Luke. On her third album, she begins something new and promising. The story of …
Amber Galactic
The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic [Album Review]
When you find out the names behind The Night Flight Orchestra you’ll think the band is another supergroup promising the world a revolution. But the…
Okovi
Fifth Coming Of Zola Jesus
On the cover of her fifth album, Zola Jesus' face is covered with mask made of mud and ink. Underneath, Zola's eyes peek through and they look…
Thatched Roof Glass House
Thatched Roof Glass House by Alpha Cat
Alpha Cat’s new album Thatched Roof Glass House is a contradiction in terms from the title on down to the songs. It is a m…
Blackbirds
Rob Jungklas - It's Been A While...
In theory, some musicians should have all the predispositions to make it - a good voice, songwriting skills, musicianship, good backup, come up with…
You’re Not As ____ As You Think
You're Not As____ As You Think (Fill the Blank With: Emo)
We had the opportunity to witness a linear revival of emo genre over the past few years. Notable albums were released by Pianos Become The Teeth,…
Coeur De Pirate
Coeur de Pirate's Unique Loveliness
Beatrice Martin is a classically trained pianist who graced us with her debut album under the moniker, Coeur de Pirate, in 2008. Martin's …
BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
When Life Gives You Beyonce, Make Lemonade
‘’When life gives you lemons, make lemonade’’ is the guiding message of Beyonce’s new album. This is…
Tara Jane O'neil
Tara Jane O'Neil - Eighth Time Like The First Time
No big mystery or innuendo in the title above. Just the fact that Tara Jane O’Neil has decided to go the self-titled route only for her eighth&…
Sweet Sweet Silent
Sivu - Coping With A Disease Through Music
British singer/songwriter James Page who goes under the name of Sivu has been diagnosed with Meniere disease, which causes disorder of one’s inner ear…
Merkabah / SunInYourHead
Shaddah Tuum ooze menace on EP
Shaddah Tuum weave dark and ambient soundscapes that ripple with edgy industrial menace. Their shamanic incantations insinuate themselves into the…
Machinist
Space Opera
“The song is a sci-fi narrative about a woman who falls in love with a robot. In the video she hallucinates on rocket fuel and tears apart…
Don't Let The Kids Win
The Kids Won After All
A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
West Kirby County Primary (Bonus Track Version)
The Future of UK's Indie
The ex member of The Coral, Bill Ryder-Jones, has built up his confidence when it comes to swimming in the solo waters, and his latest album is the…
Rise to the Out of Reach
Golden Void - Rise to the Out of Reach
Golden Void are a psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, and they have released two good full-length albums by now. Still the best release from…
I.
I. - A Beautiful Haze
I often find myself drawn to certain songs because of the mood that they create. Cigarettes After Sex is such a prime example of this in each of their…
Where The Spirits Are
Suishou No Fune - Where The Spirits Are
Suishou No Fune are a well-known Japanese experimental psychedelic noise rock band, and their best and most legendary album to date is ''Where…
Heathen
Thou - Heathen
Thou are a doom/sludge metal band from Baton Rouge in Louisiana and they have been operating as one of the more unique and better bands in the whole…
Visions of Us on the Land
Psychedelic King Of Eclecticism
Introvert from Seattle says his latest record is like a bad trip in which two soulmates come together. ’There is no plan. You will see the…
Currency Of Man
Melody Gardot Is A Current Woman
Jazz lovers, fasten your seatbelts! One of the most beautiful female jazz vocals of modern era belongs to Melody Gardot. Her voice is not the only…
Uprising
BOB MARLEYS SWAN SONG
In my early teens when I started to grow my obsession with music, I got blown away by the powerful riffs of bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin,…
Past and Future
Tisiphone
Tisiphone is a band from Lyon with the fresh debut album titled Tisiphone 1t LP. They have been dropping singles over the past three years before they…
Vulnicura
Vulnicura
Vulnicura is very personal; Bjork's vulnerability is shown from the first few lines. Although she has stated that the writing process was a way of…
Trippy Caribbean
Interview with the good guys from Rawayana.
If something is known Caracas band is for good talent, since in recent years have given much to talk about; first they surprised us with License to…
Deeper
So Dark It Makes You Laugh
For every type of darkness, there is a different light creature. Just because something is dark, it doesn’t mean it can not make you laugh.…
Fake Sugar
Thank God Beth Ditto Didn't Dissapear
You will agree that there is an ever-occurring phenomenon called a disappearing artist. I am not adverting to artistic people who were kidnapped or…
Metroland
Revolver: CLT comes full circle.
Metroland – Colin Lloyd TuckerSamphire Records EP. March 2019.Tracks: Metroland – The Band Stand in the Bandstand –…
Hello
HELLO 2016!
Cuando algo se termina, miramos lo que dejamos atrás, y en ocasiones, también escuchamos. Durante el 2015 dijimos Hello, nos…
Vengase I
The Rawayana surprise us with a trailer for Trippy Caribbean
It is an incredible emotion felt by all the faithful listeners Rawayana to learn that less and less needed for the release of her third album Trippy…
Moon Shoes EP
Ravyn Lenae undefining a genre
For many, the summer is a time for letting loose (aka partying), but for those who slow down during the summer, I have found you the perfect music by…
Noctuary
The Holydrug Couple - Noctuary
The Holydrug Couple are a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock/neo-psych band. They have released a variety of albums through the years and…
Albatross
Pat Keen - Experimental Pop Digest
It has been a while since I heard so many musical things going on in around 20 minutes. So around from Minneapolis comes Pat Keen with Albatross, his…
Congratulations I'm Sorry
The Best Selling Debut in UK
If you are still not sick of bands such as The Killers, Editors, Bastille or Phoenix, the UK has awarded you with another similar music…
Northern Passages
Dallas and Travis Do Good - Again
The moment the opening track, “Riverview Fog” starts, you get the feeling that you’ve heard all this before, but that the cards have been reshuffled…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
Path of Eight
Mouth of the Architect – Path of Eight [Review]
Three long years since post-metal juggernauts Mouth of the Architect released their last album, titled Dawning. The record was okay, not too shabby,…
Sodium
Sodium
Led by drummer and lead singer Kylee Kimbrough, the noise-punk outfit Dasher deliver a murderous mix of garage-rock grime, fuzz-punk overdrive, and…
Pure Comedy
The Political Statement byFather John Misty
Ever since Josh Tillman took a sarcastic alias Father John Misty, two great albums emerged from his psyche with love pains as major theme. On his…
Late Night Tales: David Holmes
Can Late Night Tales Disappoint ?
Compilations are big business and Late Night Tales series has turned into, it seems, good business. After all, they are a label in itself. I’ve been…
Harmony of Difference
Yasss, Kamasi!
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I will write it anyway. I was conflicted whether I want to do a review of KAmasi Washington's new…
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
The Greatest Living Hippie
Willie Nelson is the first country musician to receive Gershwin prize, awarded by the Library of Congress. Those who are familiar with his career know…
Magma
Gojira is Grieving
Ever since Stranded leaked, something started smelling differently. Mario Duplantier’s new obsession with simple and minimalistic…
Dum Spiro Spero
Elsa Hewitt - Hope is eternal
Electronic artist Elsa Hewitt is hitting big this year. When you are a part of Gilles Peterson’s “Future Bubblers” program, it means you probably got…
Sirope Vivo
The intelligent staging by Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz is a born chameleon. It can be the consent of the women, respected by musicians and talk of hard rock lovers. At that point, it…
The Centre Cannot Hold
Is Ben Frost a Poser?
If you are composer and producer from Australia, but you create your music in Island, I guess you are bound to presenting outstanding art. Ben Frost…
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Pivot of PERIPHERY
Only short time after the release of the double-masterpiece Juggernaut, Periphery decide to return. According to them, everything was going smoothly,…
If I Die Before I Wake
Suzuki Junzo - If I Die Before I Wake
Suzuki Junzo is a renowned Japanese psychedelic rock guitarist and ''If I Die Before I Wake'' is his latest album, released only as…
Other People's Lives
Other People's Lives
First proper solo album from the Kinks legend finds him flirting with confessional singer-songwriter material and tapping into the sounds of the…
Unseen
Time To See The Unseen
If there was a band in recent times that could easily pick up the title of American Gothic, then it is the Handsome Family. Even more fitting is the…
Thinking of You - Single
All My Loving, Review of Thinking Of You
Please tell me that an influx of smooth Pop-R&B is on the rise. Because Dead Horse Beats finds a collective calling when it comes to branching…
MASSEDUCTION
When St.Vincent Invites You To A Party, That's MASSEDUCTION
Annie Clark's fifth album could be the most critical one in her career. It was enough to follow fan comments on her Facebook page to confirm my…
SOAR
Het Droste Effect - Soar
The well-known Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock band Het Droste Effect came out with their latest album in the middle of last year. This album…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
Colors
Beck At His Most Colorful
It's been 23 years since the album Mellow Gold and the humongous hit Loser. Considering the nature of that album and the massive popularity of…
Under Stars
Why, Amy Macdonald? Why?
We often have this story when an artist changes the style and then we don't like it me because that's not the same artist anymore. On the…
Notilus
You Will Thank Me For Notilus
There is no greater happiness than when you find a band whose album is constantly on repeat, while you are simultaniously aware of its brilliance and…
Deep End
Doc Robinson - Midwest Loves Its Pop
There seems a particular penchant for good pop oriented rock, soul, anything, in the US Midwest. Think Rockford Illinois’ Cheap Trick, or any of the…
Just Like Fire (From the Original Motion Picture "Alice Through The Looking Glass")
P!nk is quite the firestarter
Earlier this year, it was announced that P!NK would be recording for Disney´s Alice Through The Looking Glass movie. Along with the…
No Good
Noir Pop
The world of pop music is populated with so many artists who are trying to copy each other. It is not a plagiarism, it is just a promiscuous idea.…
Amanecer
THE GLOBALIZED SOUND OF THE COLOMBIANS OF BOMBA STEREO
Bomba Estéreo history in music has been recorded and an impeccable track record. At dawn he went twice to dance, to contagion and that of the…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen A Night At The Odeon
This week we are going to look at an iconic live performance by the beloved rock band Queen. A Night At The Odeon: Hammersmith 1975 was an exuberant…
Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex are Like a Cigarette After Sex - Pleasurable
Cigarettes After Sex have become a YouTube sensation with the single Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby. As it goes, the views were rising, and the song…
Hot Streak
Fresh and new, Hot Streak-album by The Winery Dogs
The legendary rock trio, The Winery Dogs” once again proved that there is still a lot more to go further in hard rock and blues rock music…
Nightmare Logic
Nightmare Logic
Power Trip embody a platonic ideal of heavy metal escapism. With more focus on detail, the Dallas thrashers push their second LP over the edge,…
Harmony of Difference
10 favorite tracks of 2017
My favorite songs of the year, in no specific order. Dreams by Alvvays You know that latin saying - nomen est omen. Well, dream-pop track titled…
The High
Behind a modeling eyes of a tomboy: The High rise of Candice Pillay
Sitting here in such an excitement and, at the same time, slight bump on my mind, trying to figure out the reason why are many of such an autstanding…
The Altar
Repetitive Banks
Couple of years ago, Banks represented one of those artists who were an inspiration to the younger hipster generation. Her alternative pop…
Rise
Jessica93 - Rise
Jesscia93 is a fascinating French one-man band who plays a mixture of noisy psychedelic rock, krautrock, post-punk and shoegaze. Saying all this the…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
Paper Gods
Fear Of Dancing With Lindsay Lohan
Million dollar question: on whose album did John Frusciante play short before he announced he is retiring from his active music career? The answer…
Gøggs
Gøggs - Gøggs
Coggs are a relatively new American no-nonsense garage punk/garage rock band and a one of the projects of Ty Segall. While they have released an EP…
Por Acanga
THE SURVIVAL OF THE THREE
Five years passed for the three delivered a handful of new songs in studio. After Coliumo Loose (2010), led by Alvaro Henríquez and his…
Hiss Spun
Darkness is Chelsea Wolfe's Middle Name
Californian princes of darkness dropped her sixth release at the end of September with which she knowledgeably continues to take us through the dark…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay A Head Full Of Dreams Album Review
Coldplay released their new album entitled A Head Full of Dreams on December 4th, 2015. Coldplay is a group I have been following since their very…
Afterschool
Born Idiot - Afterschool (Review)
Modern music often resembles the old saying “history repeats itself.” As decades pass, more and more artists regress into a dark cloud of past sounds.…
Heartworms
The Shins, Once Epitome Of Indie, Now Lukewarm Heartworm
Not so long ago, The Shins were epitome of indie band. Practically anyone who was obsessed with exploring indie niche could not help themselves but to…
Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
R'n'r Prophet Called Chuck
Chuck Prophet gained recognition as a member of the group Green on Red during the 80s of the last century. In 1990, he started off his solo career,…
Spirit
Amos Lee, Winning Again
Amos Lee is back! Three years passed since his last album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song, which couldn’t match his highest…
Days of Exile
Vinylversus returns to his instinct in Days of Exile
VINILOVERSUS paused, moved to Miami, Florida, went into the studio, recruited a new member and today presents his fourth album Days Of Exile (2017),…
Hug Of Thunder
Broken Social Scene Break 7 Year Long Hiatus
The best export product from Canada, at least when it comes to indie music, is no doubt Broken Social Scene (sorry Arcade Fire, you lost your title…
Clipper Ship
Pick Up The Wooden Wand!
Wooden Wand has been around for a while and has come up with a batch of great albums with equally great music and even some greater lyrics. A great…
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
A Tribe Called Quests Has Your Back, America
New studio album by A Tribe Called Quest is definitely one of the most unexpected releases of 2016. We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service is a…
War Out There
8 Graves: War Out There EP
Hailing from New York and consisting of Brent Carpentier and Nicholas Gonclaves, 8 Graves produce warm, deep and alt-soul infused…
Little Dark Age
Breaking Up With MGMT
If some band sounded like they are going to be THE band of their times, that was definitely MGMT during their Oracular Spectacular era. The album was…
Punching Bag
No Hometown Bias
Verticoli are a four-piece from my original home state of Tasmania, Australia. They've been a big part of the music scene down there and…
Alice Glass
Ex Crystal Castles Member Strives Solo
There are some bands that mark certain era and that is crystally clear to all of us on kurrentmusic. Back in the day, when I was in between high…
Blurryface
Perfect Sound, Average Songs
Production has cut my album in half. The songs are good; the only extra thing I need is a good production. This is just one of the many statements…
American Pie
The Music Hasn't Died Yet
In 1971 a musician named Don McLean released one of the enigmatic songs in the history of music. In notes that accompany the sale of his original…
Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major, Symphony of a Thousand Erster Teil: Veni, creator spiritus Veni, creator spiritus
Mahler’s Symphony of 1,000 (Symphony Number 8) Dazzles and Keeps It High
One of the best symphonies of the last gasp of the Romantic era is Mahler’s Symphony number 8, or Symphony of 1,000. The latter title was …
i hope u never get over me
Brett Castro's Stunning New Single
Brett Castro is an NYC-via-Ohio based artist with a knack for experimental Indie/Pop production layered with swelling vocal harmonies like no others.…
Real People
Real People Together
After watching Straight Outta Compton, it’s great to look forward to watching the real Ice Cube (whose son did an awesome portrayal) on the…
Kiss Me
New Olly Murs Track: Hit or Miss?
English Singer/Songwriter Olly Murs just go back on the radar with his brand of bouncy pop and this time it's a brand new track called Kiss Me.…
Glorious (feat. Skylar Grey)
Can't hold Macklemore down, again
I’ve been hearing that Macklemore has been making some changes. After years of collaborating with Ryan Lewis since 2009, the two, apparently, have…
It Will Come Back
Hozier Howls Along To It Will Come Back
Whether it's the end of a relationship or an unrequited love, everyone goes through the motions of waiting to end it all of else. Hozier seemed…
Happy Birthday to You (Piano)
Happy Birthday, Danielle!
The music not only accompanies us during the holidays or at a concert. Not just listen to music 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week, and not 365 days a…
Crystal Bell
Gothic Female Metal artist, Ayin Aleph, releases new video for Crystal Bell
Hollywood based, but European raised, Ayin is at the confluence of classical music and heavy rock, combining Baroque influences (massive choirs) and…
So Young
An Apocalyptic Lull
Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man's upcoming eighth full-length album Woodstock is scheduled for…
Journey In Satchidananda
COVERLAND Vol.18: Journey in Satchidananda
Recently, I wrote an article about one of the best jazz albums ever, “Journey in Satchidananda” by Alice Coltrane. Although it is a remarkable piece…
Save ME
The Bangtan Boys are screaming charisma in the music video for Save Me!
The Bangtan Boys, a.k.a. BTS, are back with another surefire hit song and a brilliant music video with their patented awesome dance moves! …
Sandman
Trudy and the Romance blast out ramshackled new single ‘Sandman’
Fresh from their tour with The Big Moon, Trudy and the Romance unleash new cut Sandman, a rampaging track which sees the Liverpool trio further…
Hungry (feat. Rick Ross)
Fergie Drops Hungry Video!
The Dutchess comes back Trappin` style! After droping the first Double Dutchess studio album…
Roller
Bringing More Noise
Quilt is the type of band that taps loudly by making suggestions. Their newest album Plaza shows a forward evolution into a heavier fuzz territory…
Pay the Man
Catchy Chaos
After the mixed response to their sophomore album Supermodel (2014), LA indie pop band Foster The People&…
Vienna
Shadow-Chasing in Vienna with Usagi is Dead
Austrian/German shoegaze duo Usagi is Dead pay homage to songwriter/producer Oliver T.’s hometown in the music video for “Vienna&…
Kill Me
Dumbfoundead's Kill Me is a Playful and Witty “Ride or Die” Anthem
Korean-American rapper Dumbfoundead (Jonathan Park) released the third song from his recently released EP Rocket Man (Dec 12, 2017) a few days ago,…
Ophelia
Shakespearean Folk-Pop
After toiling in obscurity for years, New York-via-Denver trio The Lumineers scored a breakthrough hit with 2012's Ho Hey: a fun, sweeping,…
In the Morning
Morning Official With NAO
NAO returns with brand new clip for the single In The Morning off of her exquisite album piece For All We Know.&…
Ballad of a Thin Man
COVERLAND Vol.27: Ballad of a Thin Man
‘Laibach’ is one of the greatest and most popular bands to come out from the ex-Yugoslavian music scene. They come from Slovenia and were amongst the…
Freal Luv (Far East Movement X Marshmello)
Eclectic Hybridity
“When we were first starting in the music industry people were telling us to wear glasses and change our name from Far East movement because…
New York
An Emotional Vital Connection to New York Comes From St. Vincent
St. Vincent released the latest song New York while also announcing the Fear the Future Tour which starts this November. New York is incredibly…
Bare
Bare As Skin When It Comes To Wildes
The alternative/indie scene that has grown and flourished in London never ceases to surprise me. From the singers to the instruments they are able to…
My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)
CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger are Estranged Lovers on My Enemy
If you had called the phone number that was featured in the music video for Get Out - the lead single from Scottish synth-pop trio…
Show Me How
Men I Trust Find a Calm Reassurance in an Asymmetrical Relationship in Show Me How
Montreal indie-dance/trip-hop trio Men I Trust (vocalist/guitarist Emma Proulx, guitarist Jessy Caron and pianist Dragos Chiriac) have perfected their…
PCH
Summertime Craving
It's fitting that Ontario indie rock quartet Tokyo Polica Club (vocalist and bassist David Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, …
Closer
Closer
For the first 10 seconds, the song sounds like it’s building to something monumental: thundering piano chords, sweeping synth washes, and a swelling…
The Glow
Heart in Echo
With their sophomore album What Now (2016), North Carolina electropop duo Sylvan Esso claimed to have given full permission to themselves to…
LIKE I WOULD
Like I Would Zayn Malik's New Musical Hit
I do not know because this new theme Zayn reminds me of a song by the Backstreet Boys, something in the rhythm, certain parts of the song, after all…
Lotus
Shaun Martin's Debut
The second video from Shaun Martin's debut album, 7 Summers. Shaun is best known for his work with Kirk…
Easy
Super easy to get into
At the beginning of this year, I blogged about Bonnie McKee’s inner wild child when she released the track “Wasted Youth” with a party hardy video.…
I Was A Fool
Sunflower Bean's I Was A Fool Swirls in Nostalgic Woe
After a few years in the New York band circuit, an EP, a well-received debut LP, and extensive touring, Brooklyn rock band Sunflower Bean has…
Schizophrenia
All and Above
Call Sonic Youth the most influencial, the prominent art rock, destory the sounds they've created type of band. Sonic Youth have had albums listed…
18
On 18, an Epic 88Rising Multi-Collab, Joji Grounds Kris Wu, Rich Brian and Trippie Redd Grandiosity With Introspective Melancholy
Indie music label/creative agency 88rising have steadily forged their way into the mainstream by jet-fuelling the careers of Rich Brian (previously…
Adiós
La Toma also bets on the bolero
Decision is not all you hear on his records, his power lies in vivo. Its ability to explore and expose different rhythms, makes him one of the most…
Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy)
Britney's Back (but so what?)
The music video for Make Me..., the lead single for Britney Spears' upcoming 9th album Glory (2016) has just been released. The…
Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart
Twin Peaks is back in May, so here's some Julee Cruise
Twin Peaks is one of my favourite shows of all time, and it's soundtrack is a big reason for this. It only takes a couple of bars of Falling, the…
Lust For Life
A remix of Lust for Life proves that Trainspotting 2 doesn't have an era to soundtrack
T2: Trainspotting is a rare film sequel that is as good as the original by taking its characters to their logical conclusion. These dudes are bad…
Another Lonely Night
Strut it Mr. Adam Lambert
Now, I've actually missed his American Idol-rise to fame, so my first introduction of Adam Lambert was hearing him on the radio singing to me - in…
Car
A Love Letter to the Automobile
It takes us away from where we are/ Oh, what a machine! Lyrics: Genius In Car, the third single from American synthpop band Porches'…
I Could've Been Your Girl
Zooey Deschanel's Retro Romanticism
She & Him's third album Volume 3 (2013) may have been the first album produced after Deschanel’s divorce from…
Solo Yo
Only Me the new Sofia Reyes and Prince Royce
Mexican actress and singer shared in their social networks two weeks ago the lyrics of the new song title solo, this has the support of Prince Roy,…
Just right
The Song That GOT Me Into Kpop
I have been ignoring Kpop for the longest time ever. No matter how many of my friends loved it and tried to get me into the fandom, I immediately…
Intern
Angelic Existentialism
Intern is the lead single and first track from American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen's upcoming fourth album My Woman (2016).…
Black Tornado
Poetic Minimalism
Black Tornado is a track from singer-songwriter Chris Staples' sixth solo album American Soft (2014), and a great…
Star Roving
Celestial Dreaming
On 12 January, English shoegaze and indie rock band Slowdive released their first track in 22 years, since their third album (1995). As they…
Good as Gone
Therapeutic Fuzz
BOYO is the latest stage moniker for 20-year old LA-based singer-songwriter Robert Tilden, who founded DIY acts Bobby T. and the Slackers when he was…
Wrong
Pop Demons Can Be Wrong Too
NAWAS is considered indie however, my own gut feeling says otherwise. NAWAS is a new form of a Hip-Hop/Drum n' Bass cross over.…
Money
Sweet Venom: Anna Of The North vs. The Gold Digger
On “Money”, a recent single from electro-pop duo Anna Of The North’s upcoming debut album Lovers…
Liberty or Death (Remastered)
The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling Stones Playlist on Spotify!
The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling Stones on Spotify! Add Your Song To The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling…
Meteorite - From
Intrinsic Movement
Sparkle was the first word I saw tied to Years & Years newest music video for 'Meteorite'. Indeed sparkle is a big part of the music…
CRZY
Kehlani - Official Vid For CRZY !
After the wonderful, artistically made lyrical video, Kehlani`s boy, Art Director Stix joined forces with the Boss of…
Bludfire (Radio Edit) [feat. Sidney Samson]
Blood warming song
No matter where you are, lighters up We're gonna start a riot tonight, tonight, tonight Put your hands up to the sky Flames so red like bludfire,…
Talk To Me
Talk To Me Issues Out Nightly Longing
Talk To Me by Nightly came as a surprise, while scrolling through Youtube searching for bands I had not come across before, lo and behold, Nightly. A…
Salt Lake City
Galapaghost gives his love to Salt Lake City
At one point in time, we have all thought about a living in a different era and wishing you were alive to experience the music of that time. Ranging…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
Behind the Sound of Eric Whitacre's October
Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
Chained To The Rhythm
Katy Perry's political undertone
As you know, I have a thing for lyrics. I love songs that sound like fluff, but have something to it when you pay attention to the words. BTW, with…
All My Life
Lasting Just Like Love
Because this month couldn't end without me being thankful to have celebrated one more year of wedded bliss, I am taking time to commend one of the…
Incapable
Keyshia's very capable
There’s something about when current day R&B singers take on an old retro soul sound in their ballads. I have always had a major weak for…
Back to You (feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals)
Louis Tomlinson Is Proving His Worth Through Music
Louis Tomlinson has talked with the media, stating that continuing on with a solo career wasn’t his first choice or let alone being…
Mama Said
Lukas Graham's Hard-Knock Life
Have you ever seen the musical or movie Annie? Do you remember that scene where the kids are scrubbing the floors and singing a song? Now, keep that…
Hymn For The Weekend
Coldplay gives us a taste of what they will present at SuperBowl 50 with Beyonce
With less than a week for the big show and it seems to excite the fans and leave the audience wanting more, the artists invited to celebrate the…
The Jungle Line
COVERLAND Vol.10: The Jungle Line
This article from the Coverland series is a sort of an homage to Leonard Cohen, who passed away yesterday. I am not a fan of his work, but he left his…
Wrong Crowd
Youthful Melancholy
If you've heard of British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, it's probably because of his smash hit Another Love - which was successful enough to…
Take the
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.11 - Take The 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra introduced “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1941 and the song immediately climbed up…
Cataract
Dirty Ghosts: Cataract EP
Hailing from San Francisco and consisting of Allyson Baker – Guitar/Vocals, Erin McDermott – Bass and Tony Sevener –…
I'm Better (feat. Lamb)
No one does it better
It's not just pun That got me blogging about this song After two days of migraining I caughta buzz about Missy bein'…
Window
Joji Plays the Damsel in Distress in the High Octane, Anime-Inspired Window Music Video
Last November, New York-via-Osaka singer-songwriter Joji (George Miller) revealed to i-D that Brooklyn based film production duo BRTHR had directed an…
Lost In The Static
After The Burial Lost In The Static
After the Burial is a progressive metal band from Twin Cities, Minnesota. After much mainstream success, they recently lost one of their guitarists in…
Let Go
Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
Stone Cold
Stone Cold is called Demi's New Video
Demi Lovato has just released just two days ago the third single from his album Confident that with great reason that title; because the former…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
Cigarettes out the Window
Sardonic Tenderness
San Diego indie pop duo TV Girl (Trung Ngo and Brad Petering) first shot to modest fame in 2010, when a song from their self-titled EP, If…
I'm Real
The Bronx Diva is back
Jlo is really excited, he has been insisting to their fans through their social networks waiting with many looking forward to the arrival on Thursday…
Lindsay Brohan
Funky Momentum
Javelin, comprised of New York City crate-rats George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, certainly do their share of jumping around, never letting their…
Buried Plans
Minor Alps' Introspective Harmonizing
The name choice of 'Minor Alps' for the collaborate music project between Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws (lead singer of Nada Surf) evokes…
With A Little Help From My Friends - Remastered
COVERLAND Vol.26: With a Litle Help from My Friends
When I was starting to listen and collect rock LP’s as a teenager, the triple vinyl from Woodstock ‘69 came to me before a Beatles…
Smile
Lily Allen Still Brings On A Smile
Describing Lily Allen is hard to do. That may be a fact itself however, Allen has proved nothing is quite sacred on a comical note. Also the year 2006…
Dog Years
Maggie Roger's Counts Down Our Dog Years
The ticket prize for originality goes to Maggie Rogers. From snapping her fingers in a quiet room or drumming out a pattern on the fabric of a pair of…
Told You So
Miguel's Told You So Explores the Price of Pleasure
The music video for Told You So - the latest glimpse of chameleonic R&B singer-songwriter Miguel's upcoming fourth album War &…
Horizon
A Kaleidoscopic Trance
Horizon follows Epoch as the second single from Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho's (San Francisco-based …
Always Sad
For their new single Jesus and Mary Chain state the gloriuosly obvious.
TGIF everyone the Jesus and Mary Chain have released another single from their upcoming album Damage and Joy. Amputation felt like the band dusting…
Sympathy for the Devil
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Sympathy for the Devil
Here is an oldie. It’s a cover of “Sympathy for the Devil”, legendary song, one of the hymns of rock music, written by…
Innuendo
Freddie's Swan Song
All good songs are written out of an experience. And is there a more compelling and convincing experience than the awareness of a soon-to-come,…
Yo Te Recuerdo - Version Salsa
Dynamic Duo Marc and JuanGa recreate “I Remember You”
A Living Legend Mexican beloved Juan Gabriel at this time meets the great salsa Marc Anthony for the interpretation of this song called I'll…
Gold
Invasion of Pop
High Tyde entrust the holy grail of guitar with their single 'Gold'. At first when 'Gold' started playing two distinctive thoughts…
You Go Down Smooth
Interchangeable Melody
Lake Street Dive comes together as organically as one band can. With the members in one way or another alread accomplished musicians or hailing from…
Planet Caravan
Planet Caravan - The Unorthodox Sabbath Song
‘Planet Caravan’ is the strangest song that Black Sabbath had ever recorded. I mean, the song is not strange at all by itself, but…
On + Off
Maggie Rogers Turns Us On + Off Again
Maggie Rogers continues to pop up and continues to release music videos that may have left a few individuals scratching their heads. Nevertheless,…
Smooth Sailin'
Class Has Come Back In The Form Of Smooth Sailin'
Leon Bridges may just be the biggest name you'll hear about in Texas. If you don't hear his name uttered around every major city, come across…
True Colors
Justin and Anna team up for True Colors
Some time ago we know that about the release date of the new animated film from DreamWorks TROLLS which reached all the cinemas at the time of…
Tunnel Vision
Kodak Black tunnel vision
American rapper from Florida, Dieuson Octave, known in the industry as Kodak Black, with career ahead, this 19 year old is one of the most active…
Dismal Universal Hiss
System Corporation - Dismal Universal Hiss
New Zealand rock outfit System Corporation are released their debut single ‘Dismal Universal Hiss’ at the end…
Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)
When Shakira dyed her hair blonde.
Although hair color has nothing to do with talent, part of the image of an artist. Shakira is undoubtedly one of the most famous Latin American…
Animal
Tremaine`s Animal Cut!
With his latest super-adictive product Tremaine, Trey Songz takes over the global music scene once again. His soft and sexy vocal…
As Long as Water Runs
Roan Yellowthorn EP
Daughter of famed “American Pie” song man Don McLean, singer-songwriter Jackie McLean has announced the release of her…
Won’t Let You Go
Hallucinatory Desperation
In 2016, Angus Stone - who is best known as one half of the folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone - began recording music…
Sick of Losing Soulmates
The Only Song You Need on a Rainy Day and a Broken Heart
Sick of Losing Soulmates tells us an emotional story of how two people try to still be friends after a break up. This is one of Dodie Clark’…
Casanova
Allie X Teams Up with VÉRITÉ for Casanova: A Glossy Evocation of Love's Ecstasies and Miseries
Allie X (Toronto singer-songwriter Alexandra Hughes) is simultaneously edgy and reassuringly familiar; her attention-grabbing visuals bring Melanie…
Y Tus Dedos
The bolero is in mourning
Concha Valdés Miranda, Cuban songwriter and performer, died Saturday at the age of 89 at Mercy Hospital in Miami, South Florida, after suffering…
Panda
What is the future of authenticity
Desiigner's Panda became the first New York rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Jay Z's Empire State of…
D.O.A. (Dead Or Alive)
SONG REVIEW: HIGH4's Not spring love or cherry blossom
The intro begins with IU singing. Her voice is sweet and airy. She is accompanied by a guitar. The strums of the guitar stop everytime she sings a…
Sign of the Times
When the music matches the look
It’s often been said that Harry Styles looks a little like Mick Jagger. In the picture of boyband One Direction, he definitely seemed a bit out of…
I Want U
1 step forward, 2 steps back, but never back at one
There’s no way you could not know of Brian McKnight, even if you are just a little bit into R&B music. Brian has really build a name for…
Juntos
What Does Latin Love Sound Like?
The sounds are always with us; heartbeat, breathing, for example, are natural sounds that are within us, and that usually do not listen. Sometimes we…
Every Kind Of Way
H.E.R. Makes Us Believe in Love Everyday With 'Every Kind Of Way'
Who doesn't love an anonymous artist? Well H.E.R. is that anonymous artist we can't help but want to know more about (of course). With vocals…
Middle of the Bed - Acoustic
Lucy Rose's Middle of the Bed
Lucy Rose increases the need to listen to acoustic indie music. Not for a designated reason because simply put...one reason can not be…
Infinity Guitars
Infinity Guitars Still Sounds Explosive After Seven Years
Bitter rivals are the first term that comes to mind when Infinity Guitars by Sleigh Bells comes on the radio. Recently Infinity Guitars found it's…
Finally (feat. SWV)
BBD and SWV finally get it right
We are just a little over a week into the new year and already it is giving us some surprises, especially for r&b fans. The upcoming mini-…
A Bridge Over You - (Radio Edit)
Songs That Are Meant To Heal & Inspire
“If we got to No 1, it would be insanity but a really good version of it.” - Katie Rogerson, NHS choir member. “A Bridge…
I Should Live in Salt
The National can't explain it any other way
The National are one of the only bands that, with every album, stay within the same sonic landscape. Each ensuing album explores this landscape…
Apocalypse
Reverie After Dark
It has been five years since Brooklyn-via-El Paso ambient pop collective Cigarettes After Sex's first EP. After millions of…
Porgy and Bess: Act 1: Scene 1: Summertime
Jazz Standards Vol.7 - Summertime
‘Summertime’ is probably the best-known standard outside the jazz circless. This song is an aria from the 1935 opera ‘…
Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes is a one-of-a-kind band that embodies an old time southern rock with a modern day instrumentation style. I had the pleasure of seeing…
One More Time
One more time Craig's not average
If anyone had an unexpected comeback, recently, it is Craig David. It’s not all that long ago when I wondered what happened to him and wrote…
Otherside Remix [Live]
The Otherside of the Rap Industry: Lives Are At Stake
Otherside is the fourth track on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ five track “The VS. EP” released in 2009. The obvious…
In The End
Cosmic Freedom
Portland indie rock band STRFKR ('Starfucker', basically an ironic name choice to signal their 'anti-pop' distance from the music…
How High The Moon
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.15 - How High The Moon
“How High the Moon” is one of the best-known jazz standards, introduced on February 8, 1940, during the Broadway revue ‘…
Amor en el Aire (De
Children's songs? Part II
Children's songs or the first songs they hear the children are those bands that esucha one from tiny, and are the favorite of parents.…
Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling Was So Fire, It Started Some of Its Own.
We all knew that the Hotline Bling music video was going to be straight fire. And, as expected, it was. However, the…
Shut Up and Dance
Shut Up and Dance With Me!
If that title doesn’t spark your curiosity, I don’t know what will. Once again, as part of my “music journey”…
Bored To Death
Back In The Saddle Again
Now each friend from the 90's that you may or may not talk to but happen to be friends with on Facebook heard about Blink 182's newest single.…
Take a Walk
Let's All Take A Walk
If you have listened to Passion Pit before than you know just how great their music really is. Each song is a unique journey synthesized by the…
Live And Let Die
COVERLAND Vol.8: Live and Let Die
A great song can chart several times just like “Live and Let Die” did, the first time with the original version by “…
Caught
St. Beauty's Caught is a Sparse and Sultry Emotional Purging
As their stage name suggests, the collaboration between Atlanta singer-songwriters Alexe Belle and Isis Valentino (who have been mentored by Janelle…
Augustine
St. Augustine at Heart
Blood Orange pops up on the radar every so often just to completely floor us. 'Augustine' a form of chillwave, indie or smooth RnB…
Soviet
Got No Motivation
Punk/Grunge/Garage what do these three genres have in common? Pure, unfiltered, raw blis when ti comes to playing loud and without hestiation. The…
I Need A Silent Night
Needing That Silent Night
Fourteen evenings from now and it will be Christmas eve. And my search for Christmas songs to play for the season continues. While doing so, I came…
Way Back (Feat. Snoop Dogg)
Kicking the game like way back
I was pretty surprised to find a new TLC track over the Easter weekend. I’ve been writing about their Kickstarter funded album several times and…
New York
New York = Love's Graveyard
Milk and Bone is a Montreal electro-pop duo (i.e. Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) who earned critical acclaim with their debut album…
Change
Christina Begs for a change with her new Song
Christina Aguilera joins the group of artists who deeply regret the tragedy that occurred a few days ago in Orlando, Florida; Where some 49 people…
Ingrata - En Vivo
Las Ingratas Mon Laferte and La Mariosoul cover Cafe Tacvba
The angelica band La Santa Cecilia , along with the Chilean Mon Laferte , just presented a live version of the classic theme Ingrata , original…
Leon
Give My Heart A Break
The Japanese House, otherwise known as Amber Bain, whose choice of stage name comes with an equally interesting story that blurs the lines between…
Chinese New Year
Festive Ambivalence
Florida guitar-based pop duo SALES's (Jordan Shih and Lauren Morgan) charming track Chinese New Year may have been…
The Youth
Kay Cola officially vid penned down The Youth
Yes, she is born songwriter. Also, yes, she is another one that nailed down the singing part too. Blessings keep on coming as we approach the end of…
The Hills
The Hills - Eminem & Nicki remixes
Somebody said that Can't feel my face is played even on Mars. Everybody knows it and everybody loves it, no doubt about it.…
Sins Of My Father
Take the sins down to the pond
When Tom Waits met his wife for the first time, I’m sure he never expected to be musically influenced by her that much, mostly because she&…
Cone of Shame
Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
Apartment Story
Songs that started it all: The National, Apartment Story
If there was one band that could sum up my early twenties it's The National. The song that made that possible was Apartment Story. In many ways…
On Hold
No Longer On Hold For The xx
The xx continue to distribute news and upcoming information about their latest album 'I See You'. Allow 'On Hold' to be one…
Rico Suave
Rosita exposes herself Rico y Suave in a video by J Álvarez
The reguetonero J Alvarez promised by a publication in the social network Instagram that soon fans will enjoy the full official video of his song…
Suicide Saturday
It was a Suicide Saturday ... In a Summertime Kind of Way
Hippo Campus (the band's name is a play on the region of the brain in charge of memory) is a four-man indie pop-rock band founded in Minnesota in…
The Scientist
Revisiting The Scientist
No doubt, Coldplay's sound -- elegant, melodic, and very dramatic — bore plenty of similarity to mid-1990s Radiohead. But the group was…
buttercup
Hippo Campus' buttercup is an Ode to a Gritty Female Boxer
One month short of celebrating the anniversary of their debut album landmark (February 24, 2017), up-and-coming Minnesotan indie rock quartet Hippo…
High
Druggy Quirkiness
LA indie rock trio Sir Sly (vocalist Landon Jacobs and instrumentalists Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen) have recently released High, their…
My Life
ZHU and Tame Impala's My Life Provides Radio-Friendly Existentialism
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker has not released any new music since 2015's Currents - making My Life, his recent…
You Don't Know Me
Terrifying the Masses
Son Lux may just so happen to be the only artist that can equally terrify and thrill an individual that comes upon his music for the first time. With…
Nikes
Recognizing Black Genius
2009: Taylor Swift's music video for You Belong With Me beats out Beyoncé's video for Single Ladies in MTV'…
Fine And Mellow
Fine and Mellow (1957 performance) - Billie Holiday and the DreamTeam of Jazz
Usually “All-Star team” is a sports category. Musicians group according to their affinities, style and personal friendship. But…
Danny Barnes
Danny Barnes Interview
Danny Barnes returns to Country Fried Rock to discuss his recent accolade, the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Barnes has…
Norah Jones
White & Black Keys With A Bit Of Soul
“Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.” - Norah Jones Who knew that a…
Mishon
Mishon pulls out dance moves for Black Lives Matter !
23-year-old R`n`B star Mishon returns with big message, promoting his new craft in lovely visual for his latest single&…
Carlos Angola
Carlos Angola, songs from a distance
Carlos Angola is not my favorite singers, however, strikes me the way it presents the singles from their next album. The singer was proposed to…
The Bacon Brothers
The Bacon Brothers
I have always been a huge fan of Kevin Bacon ever since I first saw Footloose. After that I watched anything he was in. Until 2009, I did…
Ramones
40 years of the Ramones
simple, repetitive lyrics, electrifying riff, songs averaging two minutes and a quick and direct sound was what they needed four youths from the…
James Bay
Just Be You James Bay
Just recently, I explained how I have a weak for raspy soul vocals, like Amos Lee and James Morrison, but now I’ve discovered we have our…
Kendrick Lamar
A White Man, Some Black Music, and A Car Ride Home: A Day after the Election
It was quiet in the parking lot as I walked to my car after work. The people I passed outside my job seemed unemotional, and vacant; I felt that way…
Lady Gaga
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LEMMY'S FUNERAL WILL BE TRANSMITTED IN STREAMING
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Rels B and Dj Nakad: ''Fuck it''
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Rawayana's third album is coming.
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Russian rock legend. Viktor Tsoy.
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Franz Liszt Dazzles With Virtuosity in His Concerto For Orchestra
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Chino & Nacho
Nacho and Franco de Vita unite their voices.
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Zayn premiered the video for Dusk Till Dawn
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A Better Love for Tarzan
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Take my hand and come with me. We’ll explore the magical worlds of the unknown. We’ll jump into the endless green seas of the…
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AC/DC bassist resigned
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Gualberto Ibarreto: genuine voice of the people
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Charli XCX and The F Word
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The Rolling Stones release promotional video for their next album
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The Cure for Hate
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A French Composer With a Grand Style
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Top 5 of the best Venezuelan Video Clips
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Tyga is back with a new song
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Under One Sky Hits it Out of The Park
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Jacques Derrida interviews Ornette Coleman
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5 years later, Disorder returns to the old continent.
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Contrastingly Cool Colbie
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Lindi Ortega Talks About Matters of The Heart – Interview
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Kava Kon: Maritime Mysteries
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Great debut for Gerardo Ortiz
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Zayn Malik heats the networks with his New Video
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Gudrun Gut
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The Krickets Entice with Cool Cool Water
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Bob Dylan will send a speech to be read at the Nobel Prize ceremony
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Straight outta Compton, no automatic solidarities
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Puff Daddy Organizes Bad Boy Reunion Concert for Biggie’s 44th Birthday
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68creep's debut album 'Goodnight, Sweet Betty' is a dark earworm you'll love
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Lucie Silvas – EP Review
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Joey + Rory ‘Hymns (That Are Important To Us)’ – Album Review
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A Different Kind Of Diva
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Stream a Mac Demarco Instrumental Album
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Charles Bradley's Story
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David Bisbal: The one who has not failed is because he never set himself a great challenge
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The Blue Hour Reinvigorate Early 4AD-Style Ethereal Folk-Noir
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Brahms Symphony Number 3 Reigns Triumphant
A brilliant, echoing F major chord coursing across the whole of the brass section starts off this brilliant and colorful symphony. Then, thee is a…
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Darius Rucker ‘Home For The Holidays’ – Album Review
Every year as we reach October and November, a new selection of country artists make their mark on the Christmas period. Some do so with a stronger…
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Thanks for the music!
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Eyehategod
Dirty South is deep inside of me. Dirty, sweaty south is where I’m from. Madness and hopelessness, magick and misery, dust and whiskey,…
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Yandel premieres new video
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He Knows What You Did Last Summer
Who knew that a six-minute exposure in a av vine video could skyrocket Shawn Mendes’s music career? Who knew that a sixteen-year old kid…
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Buck T. Edwards Great American Novel
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Missy`s 7UP juice kitchen ready!
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COMPOSER STEPHEN E. COX WINS HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
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Jesse & Joy
Jesse & Joy lead the Billboard chart
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The Weeknd talks about his experience with Kendrick Lamar
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Tool
Tool refines details for his next album
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Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Upon listening to Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, it is no wonder that it is one of his most famous works and one of the most famous…
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Underworld
And I Will Kiss And I will kiss you all. On and on. It will be a kiss without any kissing any touching. There is only one person I can kiss…
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Nightfall: What Could Be Better?
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Hologram Teen - Marsangst EP
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Pop Goes Meta
At its worst, pop music is stereotyped as being commercially-driven, overly commoditized and produced, inauthentic, monocultural, superficial,…
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Beethoven's Opus 106 Leaves Reviewer Speechless (Almost)
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Alice Cooper sets the roof on fire
Alice Cooper caused quite some concern for many people, last night. While he was performing in The Netherlands the fire department was called out to…
Maluma
Without abandoning his Latin roots, Maluma announces that he will sing in English.
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Run To the Sun This cold is so annoying. Seems like it’s never gonna end. And it makes me pissed and angry; I just go crazy not knowing what…