There are certain things that always come up to mind when you mention New Zealand and music - the first is Kiwi Rock, as a specific genre, the second…

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

So you’re missing the shimmering guitars and harmonies of Kingsbury Manx? Or, maybe, you’re quite disappointed with the new Shins album (rightfully so…

The Dears, or shall we say, Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak and whoever’s in Montreal at the time, have been around for a while, actually, as…

It's been a long time since the bass sounded this good in the music of The Killers. They give the best of themselves in the first seconds of dense…

So easy for an album to be overlooked these days. Even if you are just an ordinary fan, you have piles of CD’s (still?), vinyl records or files on any…

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…

  Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. This could be said about Foy Vance, an Irish author who was supporting act for many superstars (Elton…

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…

A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…

 Sometimes, good things are buried deep down in the entropy of the world and you find them by accident. This is especially the case with the…

Por lo general, tengo un problema con EP. Son ese territorio término medio, que no es ni (preferiblemente un golpe) sola, ni un disco de mú…

Jake Bugg became famous at the age of 18, and he is an independent artist ever since. I don’t remember he was ever related with some popular…

This one came practically out of nowhere when last year was closing. Actually, it originally came from Glasgow, passing through Yorkshire. Whatever,…

Ok, so you’re born in Russia, raised in Israel, you become sensitive to all that is burdening this world and want to express it through music. Where…

When their debut album The Black Room was released in 2005, it represented a true revolution of post-punk. Editors became a band everyone was taking…

Australian singer/songwriter Angus Stone has been around for a while and either in the duo with his sister Julia or under his own name he has been…

Labels are for brands, not for bands. Show me on this review how much do you agree with the previous statement. Even though they present themselves as…

Tango With Lions, an Anglophone Greek collective of “day-dreamers, hard-workers and music-lovers” gained worldwide recognition…

If John Prine and Mitch Hedberg had a baby…” goes the bio blurb on John Craigie’s website. Sure, you cite those favorable comments that suit you, and…

When you bruise a diamond like Lost In The Dreams, it is clear that you signed up in the history of music books. Adam Granduciel may not even need…

Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…

On his previous record Heal, Tim Showalter faced his biggest fears, all of his losses and sadness, and sublimed them into songs. It all lead to…

There is a standard tendency with rock critics, old and new - bring them up and then slam them down. I guess they take that critic word in…