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Hiding Place
Music For the Soul
Fresh off her month long tour for her recently released album, Hiding Place, and more recently, kicking off an Acoustic Sessions Tour with…
Metals
Feist's Metals and Everything That's Golden About It.
Feist’s Metals is one of my favourite albums. Let me tell you why. The first few bars of the opening song, The Bad in Each Other, set the album apart…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
#tbt: Earl Sweatshirt - I don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
Rap album about self-awareness is jt a common product. Candor has also been absent from hip hop culture for a long time. Lyrics about prison you have…
The Yellow Shark
Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark
This is the final masterpiece of the great Frank Zappa. It contains his last written work; it was his last performance on stage and his last official…
Venom (Deluxe Edition)
Trash Metal Comeback
Almost a decade ago, The Poison has put group of trash metal boys in the center of attention. Everytime Bullet For My Valentine are about to…
In Mind
Current Critics Favourite - Real Estate Bashing
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…
Coffee Show
Coffee Party? Interesting,
For the purpose of better taste, this album was made in coffee machine. This is what lies in the description of the debut album by a Swiss band Coffee…
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…
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…
The Wilderness
Emotional Explosions
Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be an emotional ride to the other side. The Wilderness is the fifth album by one of my favorite post-…
République Amazone
The Sound Of Black Continent Representing
Everyone who’s been traveling around world, either as a digital nomad or just during vacation period, knows how inspiring is to hear different types…
Hammer of the Witches
Metal is a witchhunt
Everything is funny when you think about death, said a great German writer Tomas Bernhard. What’s not funny is when those who sing about…
The Wall
Analyzing The Wall
Pink Floyd's the Wall is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music. Since the studio album&…
Need Your Light
Contagious As Always
Ra Ra Riot are born on American indie rock scene in 2006. They formed on a campus of Syracuse colleage in New York and recorded their first demo in…
High Noon: Highlights & Rarities From 50 Years
High Noon To Be Fully Discovered - After 50 years
How do you make a meaningful retrospective of an on one side influential band, and on the other a band that, undeservedly, have never risen to the top…
Give More Love
Young At Heart, Ringo Starr
Richard Starkley is approaching his 80th birthday, but nothing shows that he is old. For Ringo Starr, it's like time has stopped. Who knows, maybe…
Salutations
Oberst's Salutations To Ruminations
Conor Orbest came out of the phase in which indie-folk audience perceived him as the best author of the younger generation and entered the new era in…
Born To Play Guitar
Born To Play Guitar
After B.B. King has passed this year, Buddy Guy is left alone as inviolable king of blues (all due respects to legendary protagonist of golden age of…
Gill Landry
Ghost Country
There are some artists who think love songs are songs about ghosts. There are some artists who think love has an afterlife. When love ends, these…
Pleasure
Welcome back, Feist
You know when you wait for a record, and you wait, and you wait until your anticipation slowly ceases to exist. And then, when you least expect it,…
To the End of the Sea
Does The Sea Have An End?
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…
Superchunk
Superchunk
It’s a blast to remember how versatile Superchunk are on their newly-reissued 1990 debut. It features all the embryonic styles of their power-pop-punk…
Songs of Praise
Shame (On You) If You Judge an Album By Its Cover
It has been said many times - do not judge a book by its cover - and many times the saying turned out to be valid. In the same manner, you should not…
Tomorrow Is My Turn
Rhiannon > Rihanna
Spoiler alert: Rhiannon has nothing to do with Rihanna. Ok, they both like to sing r’n’b but that is where all similarities…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
Superunknown
The Top Five Albums of the 90's
The nineties saw the comeback of distorted guitars hanging on the knees, long-haired bands, hard rock riffs and pessimistic lyrics. It was called…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper would rather make Chicago a better place than listen to what the president thinks.
The culture of rap is about gain, many MC’s who start out writing about their lives, struggles, and relationships, are usually talking about their…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
Cusp
Alela Is On Her Folk Stardom Path
Alela Diane is one of those American folk authors who was slowly and non-intrusively building her spot in the music world. She self-released her debut…
A Weekend in the City
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City
I'm going to talk about something different in this series today. All the other 10 year articles have been about albums that I would consider as…
Aground
Carlton Melton - Aground
Carlton Melton are a renowned American instrumental psychedelic/space rock band. They have become known for their fine far out psychedelic jamming…
Come Away With Me
Come Away Again with Norah Jones
Several albums and musical collaborations later, Norah Jones' debut album remains a top favorite for many who have followed her musical journey.…
Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan is a Restless Wanderer
Infective voice. Potent appearance. Sincere desire for all kinds of pleasures. On top of that, being the lead singer of Depeche Mode. Dave Gahan is…
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 Optimist
Anathema Continues Avoiding Metal
Liverpool's Anathema onset their career at the start of the 90s as a doom metal group, who would have thought they would profile themselves as one…
G I R L
Review: Pharrell's 'G I R L'
Pharrell’s second solo release, G I R L, is the culmination of his year-and-a-half-long winning streak. His unadulterated happiness is…
Folklore
Jason Haywood - Making Folklore Modern
It seems the trees have deep roots over in Canada. Deep roots like in roots music. Every so often a great roots/Americana artists crop up from there,…
Revolution Radio
Revolution Radio
Over the course of 26 years, Green Day have gone from pop punks to rock stars. Their latest, however, has little effect on their legacy and lapses…
Love & Hate
Kiwanuka's Sophomore Album Justifies His Long Writer's Block
Five years ago, London record label Communion was presented on a CD compilation that came with the best British monthly music magazine. The label’s…
A Beautiful Collection - Best Of Carole King
A Truly Beautiful Collection
There is no denying that Carole King stands today as a living musical legend. The awards she has received, her songs that have charted through the…
What Dreams Are Made Of
Caribbean Hip Hop Recipe Finally Penned Down: Welcome R.City Empire
Dear most dedicated Hip Hop fans, our holy brothers, hugely mistakenly downsided, finally…
Why Make Sense?
Everything You Rationalize Will Be Used Against You
UK’s finest electro band Hot Chip continues to walk the road of contagious indietronic and dance electropop with a plausible confidence.…
Light It Up
Hot New Release: Light it Up!
Kosca founding members Chris The Greek Panaghi and Josh Harris are veterans of the dance and electronic music scene bring us their hot new…
The Bonnie Bells of Oxford
Bonnie Prince Billie Things Haggard Is The Best Troubadour
To Bonnie Prince Billy, it is clear who was the best troubadour ever. It was Merle Haggard. His latest effort Best Troubadour is completely dedicated…
Youth
Fronteers' Finest Moment?
Fronteers are a Hullensian four piece making big waves in the UK's indie scene at the moment. Don't let their baby-faced appearance fool you,…
Second Hand Heart
Say Ben, are you a little bit country?
So, there you are. It’s 2014 and you have just won the 11th series of X Factor in the UK. While the Bill Withers’ soul classic &…
The First Days Of Spring
Album or Film? Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
I would like to introduce if you haven’t heard yet of course, one of my favorite psychedelic and indie rock band named “Noah and…
After Laughter
Paramore go full pop on After Laughter and it's brilliant
Paramore never should have gotten this far. Since their debut album, All We Know is Falling, the band has went through so much turmoil:…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
Led Zeppelin II
Rediscover: Led Zeppelin II
In my 15 years of listening to music quasi - religious way from that When the Levee Breaks reproduced under the needle of the…
Polysemy
Mestís Polysemy Album Review
The progressive metal band Mestis, released a new album entitled . Mestis is an instrumental group most notably including Javier Reyes from the band…
We Need Monsters
Radiohead + Muse = Ewian
After the brilliant Good Old Underground, Ewian have rewarded us with another album only year later. We Need Monsters might have arrived a bit too…
Collection
Soccer Mommy - Young and Fresh
Sophie Allison is obviously a very smart girl. I say, girl, since at the time Collection, her first official album is out, she’s yet to turn 20, and I…
Volcano
Substitute For MGMT and The Flaming Lips
If you don’t like what MGMT or The Flaming Lips currently have to offer, then reject their work and embrace Temples. I promise you are not…
Where Have You Been All My Life?
Honest Emotion Is a Special Effect
Every music genre is beautiful. I am the type of guy who can listen to classic music and turbo-folk music. On the other hand, every music genre is…
Days Are Gone
Bring Back HAIM Sisters
The hype sisters who make the band Haim got in 2013 was not seen in a long time. Fortunately, they did not failed anyone expectations with the release…
Ashes
Burning 'Ashes'
Released on February 15, 2016 the young prodigy from Denver had his album entitled “Ashes.” It was composed, engineered, produced…
Monuments To An Elegy
Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy Album Review
On December 9th, 2014 The Smashing Pumpkins released their 9th studio album entitledMonuments to an Elegy. This album still embodies SPs …
To Make A Fool Ask, And You Are The First
Ashtray Navigations - To Make A Fool Ask, And You Are The First
Ashtray Navigations is an English psychedelic rock/experimental rock/avant-garde/drone band that has been active ever since the early 1990s. They have…
One More Light
One More Light: Track by track
Nobody Can Save Me Much to my surprise this is actually a strong start. I groaned at the auto-tuned opening, but the track itself is an effective look…
Ones and Sixes
Low - Ones and Sixes
Some band have years behind them; others have light years behind them. When artists create their own universe inside a music industry, they stay…
Toy
Toy
The fourth album from Austin, Tx.’s A Giant Dog fuses the gaudy delivery of 1970s rock and the pillars of modern punk. Its songs offer lyrics about…
Long Vivid Dream
Discolor Blind 'Long Vivid Dream' a Highly Dramatic Cinematic Offering
Discolor Blind is music that mixes melancholy with that silver lining of hope, for romantics running a fine line between harsh realities and sweet…
Greatest Hits
Tracing Tracy Chapman's Musical Journey
Nearly three decades ago, this singer-songwriter stepped into the wider world stage after years of performing in smaller, more intimate platforms. Her…
Can Summer Love Last Forever?
Folk Diamond For Winter Days
The story of Swedish duo Flora Cash begun with the meeting on Soundcloud, continued on Skype and it is still on. Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole…
The Sky Is A Neighborhood
The Sky Is A Neighborhood by Foo Fighters already has a video clip
Foo Fighters has been doing a good job on a musical level lately, it has been one of the groupings of the '90s that have coupled well to the…
T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky are a great American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They have released quite a few great psych rock albums through the…
The Jazz Side Of The Moon
The Jazz Side of the Moon
Playing and recording covers is a common thing among musicians. Actually it is one of the stages in learning how to play, compose, arrange and…
Individuality (Can I Be Me?)
Jazz Album Recommendation Individuality (Can I Be Me?) By Rachelle Ferrell
This is all about Rachelle Ferrell and her album Individuality (Can I Be Me?) released in 2000. Ferrell is a girl from Pennsylvania, who started…
The Storm Within
The Anatomy Of Melancholy
Screw Paradise Lost, true kings of melancholy-driven metal are Evergrey, fronted by Tom S. Englund, a genius songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Even…
Tempest
Broken Water - Tempest
Broken Water are a relatively well-known garage rock/noise rock/shoegaze band from Olympia, Washington. They have released a handful of fascinating…
2
Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch 2 is the second album by a band called Mudcrutch. In case you didn’t know, Mudcrutch is the band where Tom Petty was…
Belong
Better Than The XX?
Raise your hand If you think that The XX will never be as strong as they were on their debut. Now raise your hand If you are confident that…
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.…
Highway to Hell
Super Charged on the Highway to Hell
Fueled by grittily compacted rock and backed by a raw bluesy croak, AC/DC were one of the hottest bands in the 70s and 80s. And even still – after…
Ashes Of The Wake
Turn It Up
As an angsty teenager I fit the mould of being really pissed off for no good reason and Lamb of God were the first band that I really connected with…
Body Language
#tbt Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Kylie Minogue was just a teenager when she became famous in her Australia. As the years have gone by, her fame was taking off to the new level, and it…
Big Blue
Gold Star - Shining Already
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…
Last Place
After A Decade Long Sabatical, Grandaddy Make An Eclectic Return
It was 2006 when unfortunate and tired Jason Lytle decided to impede the work of the group called Grandaddy. Over the following period, he charged his…
Flotus
Wagner as a Mood Piece
Wagner as in Kurt, the Lambchop main-man, not Richard the Opera man. It is still a good mood piece, as in Flotus, the new Lambchop album. It has been…
Hidden Cities
Horse Lords - Hidden Cities
Horse Lords is a psychedelic rock/krautrock/experimental rock band from Baltimore. They released ''Hidden Cities'' back in 2014, and…
Vibe Killer
Endless Boogie, Endless Vibes
When group of workers from Matador Records started occasionally playing together at the end of the 90s, they didn't expect their sessions to…
No Sometimes Yes
Luca Draccar - “No Sometimes Yes”
An Italian native by way of Berlin, DJ Luca Draccar is affected by many things in his life and art including being bipolar. There is a long tradition…
Eldorado
ELO, Eldo... Eldorado
Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography were the trademarks of the English band Electric Light Orchestra. Their fourth…
In Mind
Real Estate Have Perfected Their Dreamy Surf Sound on ''In Mind''
Back in 2012, I was studying psychology in Wisconsin for one academic year , which means that I was separated from my friend and…
From Other Spheres
Pyramidal - From Other Spheres
Pyramidal are a relatively well-known Spanish psychedelic rock band from Alicante. They recently came out with a new three track EP titled ''…
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…
Rosewood Almanac
Will Stratton IIs An Inspiration For Anyone Struggling With Cancer
Rosewood Almanac is the sixth studio album by Will Stratton, musician currently residing in New York. Will studied philosophy for a short while before…
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…
Indeleble
The New Bands Festival 2016 is coming.
On 11 January this year, the official website of the Fundacion Nuevas Bandas, the date for the start of the Festival New bands, which will be from 18…
Black
Black
Country megastar Dierks Bentley returned last May with his eighth album Black, the most fully-formed LP of his…
Outlet
Rxnde akozta to the street with Outlet
The Cuban rapper Randy Acosta Edgar Cruz, better known as Rxnde Akozta highlighted in the subgenus Undergrpund, has released its latest album…
Kitsune
Intriguing First Chapter
A while ago, in a review of Marriages’ latest album, I said that Salome is my AOTY and that claim still stands. After hearing final remnants…
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…
57TH & 9TH (Deluxe)
After Many Years, Coming Back To the Rock Scene Perfectly Made By Sting
Being an artist with so many successes and hit songs produced is the most blessing thing that can happen to an artist and also extremely hard to…
Who Is This America?
Afrobeat for the new generations
Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with re-introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience. A Brooklyn-…
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…
Asesina
Okills surprises with a video clip for Asesina
The Okills grouping has surprised us with the launch of its new video of the song Killer part of his album titled America Supersonic which has been…
The Serenity of Suffering
Is This Korn or Their Tribute Band?
Long time ago, there was a year 1994. It was then when we heard the growl Are you ready and the riff that created what everyone started calling nu-…
VELD
Daniel O’Sullivan - Outer Space Pop
Londoner Daniel O’Sullivan seems to pop in and out of the scene in recent years. He made a studio and a live album in 2011 and a few other…
Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March - Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March is a renowned Japanese underground psychedelic noise rock band. They have released a great number of albums through the years, and while…
Heartworms
Lukewarm Return Of The Shins
James Mercer and his crew came back with the new material. I say crew on purpose as the members have completely changed since the last…
Coup De Grâce
Headbanging mode: ON
There is a funny thing about supergroups, a gathering of premier musicians usually results in releasing an album(s) that are disappointing for the big…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes arrives namesake.
After long months of waiting, the big Tomates Fritos have taken the plunge and released their new self-titled album, if, likewise, namesake.…
Sign of the Times
Harry Styles returns with Two Ghosts
Apparently the unofficial separation of the One Direction, has come very well in their professional careers, especially when it comes to Harry Style,…
Have You In My Wilderness
Baroque trip-pop
Just imagine baroque pop influenced by Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac successfully combined with jazz and trip hop. Now add emotional confidence…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
Ares
The #TuVozTuPoder concert was a complete success.
Yesterday, October 30, the concert organization No Gag was held in the alfredo sadel plaza, which is in charge of bringing all citizens, what are our…
Murder Of The Universe
The Most Creative and The Most Prolific Band
Australian psychedelic rockers King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard are not slowing down. On the contrary, they announced release of four to five albums…
HAIZ
Hailee Steinfeld Headphones and Haiz
Where others struggle a lifetime to get a music career going, Hailee Steinfeld seems to have stumbled upon it by accident. Appearing as an actress…
Those Younger Days
Indie Family
When you believe in people, the whole world is a church. And when your family believes in you, your life is easy like indie song. Music runs in the…
Orwell Court
Orwell Court - Hope Not George Is In Question
Listening to Gareth Dickson’s album “Orwell Court” one of the thoughts passing your mind is, that hopefully, it's not the court of George…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
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…
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…
Prisoner
If Prisoner is Ryan Adams return to form, when did he lose it?
Ryan Adams new album, entitled Prisoner, is another accomplished st of songs from an artist who has many albums just like it. Now I love Ryan Adams,…
Tribute to Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms - Tribute To Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms is a fascinating one-man psychedelic rock band from Russia. What is interesting about Holy Palms is the mixture of psychedelic…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
Old Friends Live On Stage
Simon and Garfunkel Rock With Another Fantastic Reunion Album
There is one concert that is an undeniable one that I can’t stop listening to. It is the Old Friends Live concert from Simon and Garfunkel that was…
Silver Eye
Goldfrapp Continues To Experiment
Here is a band born with tendency to experiment with various genres and subgenres. In the wake of their tenacity to swim upstream instead of following…
Entranced Earth
The Myrrors - Entranced Earth
The renowned Arizona psychedelic rock band Myrrors came out with their latest new album ''Entranced Earth'' a short while ago. The…
Violence
Editors Need Editing
After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…
Homeward
Ben Labat & The Happy Devil - Life goes on, so does the music
Having trouble in life, wandering around and changing professions like shirts seems to be a common thing in Americana. Usually, it is quite often the…
Fourth
Soft (but powerful) Machine
Soft Machine is one of the iconic bands of British rock music. They are among the founders of the legendary Canterbury progressive rock scene. Named…
Profession chanteur
Profession singer, and a few other things too
So nice to have your label, and Freaksville is a very good indie label, that can put out your stuff. And Belgian singer Benjamin Schoos has…
HERE
Alicia Keys Is The Leader Of No Makeup Movement
Power of consciousness, rejection to be liked by everyone and having an attitude is not something Beyonce Knowles has covered on her Lemonade. Alicia…
Sound & Color
A Little Mystery / A Lot of Depth
While their delightfully unique 2012 offering, Boys & Girls established Alabama Shakes as an interesting player in the modern music scene,&…
New View
Nonchalant Woman
Eleanor Friedberger is known as a vocalist of the band The Fiery Furnaces. The band released eight albums that were pretty successful in American…
The Album Paranoia
Ulrika Spacek? Who is Ulrika Spacek?
In this age of information glut, whether it is the number of music titles available or the method by which you can reach them, it is so easy for quite…
The Shapes
Weekend EP Battle: Miami Horror Vs Pinky Pink
Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. They are not easy to compare, anyway. Miami Horror…
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Unique artist with a distinctive expression - Fiona Apple
What I absolutely love and appreciate for any artist is being a songwriter, not just a performer. One of my favourite alternative rock, jazz, art pop…
Endless Summer
Soley's Brighter Side
Soley revealed her light and sunny side on her third studio album. The title Endless Summer suggests it, and it proves that fairy vocal of the singer…
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…
Rock N Roll Consciousness
I Miss You, Sonic Youth
It is necessary to recognize the gods and goddesses who are walking among us. For me, it is easy to spot them in the music. Each of their albums is…
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Why Florence Failed?
If Jin and Jang had a baby, it would definitely be Florence Welch. There are not a lot of musicians out there who can hold attention for so long.…
Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)
Recommendation For Your Winter Holidays Nobody but Michael Bublé
If there is only one real gentleman among the male singers on this planet, that would be Michael Bublé for one hundred percent. The…
No No No
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Listening to the fifth album of Beirut, it made me wonder what the hell has happened with the band that always crafted good stuff and gave us four…
A Crow Looked at Me
Attention! This Is How Grief Feels Like!
Fasten your seatbelts, dear readers, because what you’re going to encounter might be very intense. I am pretty convinced that you never had a chance…
Yours, Dreamily,
Psychedelic Monotony
The Black Keys were really excited to come back to the studio as soon as possible but the shoulder injury of their drummer, Patrick Carney,…
Weird & Wonderful
Liquid Stranger's New EP is Absolutely Weird, but Decidedly Wonderful
The genre-bending maestro known as Liquid Stranger teased his newest EP with the original release of Hotbox late last year, and now he…
Synthwaves
Quaeschning & Schnauss Unveil New Album Synthwaves
Thorsten Quaeschning and Ulrich Schnauss have teamed up to create a record of pure Berlin-school bliss which pays…
Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Ray Sings while Basie Swings, both from Heaven
Ray Sings Basie Swings - this surely sounds like a 50’s record, maybe a 60’s one. I’m sure Ray and Count would have had a wonderful time playing and…
The Abbey Road Sessions
Raw Kylie In Retrospective
In 2012, Kylie was hungry for the impact Adele had made on the world and decided to follow her steps. If your are a cynic, than this is what you might…
Dream
Angie Stone's Dream is like a musical story book
In a time where everything is about branding, you have to wear the brands, brand yourself, brand your product, pfff, it sounds so true to hear someone…
American Band
The Most Candid American Band
There are not much bands with a discography that is competitive enough to beat the description of Drive By Truckers: American Band. Over…
El Dorado
Shakira returns with El Dorado
After a long time away from the music scene, Shakira has decided to reappear to release her number 11 album from the repertoire titled El Dorado and…
Melodrama
Lorde Comes Crashing To Reality in Melodrama
Lorde is the one musician right now, activities relating to every young adult imaginable. With the anticipated release of Melodrama, fans of the…
Pride & Prejudice
The Art of Speed Rapping
When I think about Korean hip-hop, one name definitely comes to mind faster than you can say rap. OUTSIDER. The first time I heard about Outsider, I…
Man From Another Time
When Seasick Steve Taughts Us About The Other Times
Steve Wold has a rich biography of a vagabond, occasional farmer and a musician who worked with names such as John Lee Hooker and Janis Joplin. When…
Hey Joe
The Only Hey Joe Cover Still Holding It's Place
The Jimi Hendrix Experience has the best widely known cover of 'Hey Joe'. Before I was old enough to understand that some songs were covered,…
You And I
Intense Interactions From You and I
In with the likes of Fiona Apple, Nernia Pallot and Cat Power comes a new voice Margaret Glaspy. Glaspy's song 'You and I' reads out in a…
From the Dining Table
From the Dining Table Is An Open/Private Conversation With Harry Styles
Harry Styles continues to surprise and deliver the kind of songwriter musicianship everyone knew Styles was capable of doing. 'From the Dining…
Blowin' Smoke
Jeremy Dion Weaves A Tall Tale in His Newest Single Blowin' Smoke
Jeremy Dion has connected with music since he was a toddler. He started with the piano at age seven, and began writing songs when he first picked up a…
Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)
Fetish or obsession?
Selena Gomez has been the talk of the town last week with the release of her new song “Fetish”. Slowly, but surely, I think Selena Gomez is getting to…
Clementine
Her Name isn't Clementine?
I had no inkling of who Sarah Jaffe was when I clicked on a link to ‘Clementine’ (it was a recommended video on my Youtube account…
First
Beat of the Drum
A good drum beat is the essential back bone to any song. No...every song that has ever existed on and off of the internet. If someone tells you…
Sombre Fayre - Demo
Final Fire
Look at this, a band called Neon Waltz has six people in their group. Yes, Arcade Fire can become a symphony but does that mean other bands can pull…
Hello
After several years of waiting Adele says Hello.
As a preamble to its third full-length album entitled 25, the British singer Adele released its latest promotional single Hello accompanied by a…
Dirty Harry
Grace Who Gives and Takes
New, different and a whole slew of words are slipping out of my head as 'Dirty Harry' by Grace repeats the chorus. After being given the gift…
Rise
Katy shows us more of Rise
So as you read, on 4 August it is the date chosen for the launch of Katy official video for his song Rise, which so far has been highly touted. On…
This Town
Casual and Impressive
Niall Horan dropped an anticipated song even though the world had no idea Horan was releasing material any time soon. Although unexpected, the…
Love's Gonna Do That
Musical Artist Leslie Cours Mather Sings About Strength and Overcoming Adversity, Inspired By Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty”
“Leslie Cours Mather is back with a song to pull us together in these times of division and indecision. ‘We Are America’ should tug at the hearts of…
Skyline
Epic Lushness
Canadian indie music collective Broken Social Scene recently released Skyline, the third single from their upcoming LP …
Wild
Broken Glass, Broken Homes
This ethereal song is something unlike none other, speaking of broken families in a way that you can't help but sympathize with. The way the…
À tout à l'heure
That Elusive Moment of Being
Every day includes more non-being than being. Yesterday for example . . . has it happened a good day; above the average in ‘being.&rsquo…
Gold
Kiiara 'Makes It New' with Glitch-Pop
If it weren't for her breakthrough single Gold, most of the world wouldn't have known of 20-year old Kiiara, an Illinois native who works at a…
Dearly Beloved
Kiesza returns to the guitar
No one has walked onto the music scene as impressive as Kiesza. With her red dancing shoes, she seemed set to take over the world, but her impression…
Josephine - Alfa Mist Remix
Ritual's Josephine Has All The Right Vibes
The anonymous take on Josephine from Ritual featuring Lisa Hannigan throws together a lazy cold afternoon and a need to be close to another. The trio…
Hopeless Romantic
Defying Expectations
“I was like, wait a minute, [Jenny Lewis is] on Warner Bros., and she just made a record that sounds like the record I wanna make.…
Cake By The Ocean
Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
Joe Jonas, a former member of the brother band, “Jonas Brothers” which was a big hit back then, is back with a new band (DNCE).…
Į Venesuelą
Venezuela at the Lithuanian Music Awards MAMA?
Yes !, but not the hand of its most representative artists today as Chino & Nacho or Oscar D'León, but the song I Venesuela…
La Bicicleta - Versión Vallenato
Vallenatón The Flavor of Colombia with Puerto Rico
miscegenation, language, traditions and above all, the fusion of sounds that go on to become distinguished music in Latino culture. It is common to…
Find Me
Porches' 'Find Me': Intractable Melancholy
Find Me, the second taste of Porches' upcoming album The House, proves that Aaron Maine is still interested in making songs that people…
Crash
Usher surprises with two releases in one week
The famous R & B singer Usher in the summer of this year will be premiering which would be his eighth album which called Flawed, which comes…
L.E.S Artistes
Santigold's Artistic Manifesto
Santigold is the stage name of Philadelphia-born Santi White, who is probably best known for 'Disparate Youth' (2012) and her genre-blending…
Fuckers
Close Your Eyes and Scream
Savages the band you either live or have no intention listening to ever. After drifting along without acknowledging Savages for about a year, lo and…
Becomes The Color
Stick Around for the Credits
It seems to be a bit of a pattern for me to discover new music through television and cinema. I recently watched the wonderfully creepy Stoker, and…
Waterfall
A Star-studded Waterfall
Some collaboration throw you back at first sight. They just seem slightly odd. This was my initial reaction when I heard about a collaboration between…
Die Young
Flipping the Script
Music - rock-and-roll in particular - has long championed a fatal fetishization of youth. Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse are probably the most famous…
Breathe
Just Breathe
Its been 15 years since French electronic music trio Télépopmusik debuted with Genetic World (2001), and '…
Colors
Halsey's Colors has the Most Intriguing Music Video Ever
I just wanted to talk about my new favorite artist. Halsey will be known mostly because of her part of the hit single Closer by the Chainsmokers but…
Shove It
Reggae Balanced Under Hip-Hop
Reggae points with a Hip-Hop twisted fist of power. Santigold was the first to introduce this music listener to the varied vast expanse of space to…
Wild Side
Lemon Cash drops catchy new tune Wild Side
Lemon Cash started out as a cover band, forming an alternative rock band with some local friends from their hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. Looking to…
Restart
The year of the restart
Say, do you remember that year that Beyonce had taken off? I don't. I remember hearing about her planning it, but then it was followed by the…
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…
T.O.N.Y.
Classy Sass
I could make the argument that Solange (Knowles) deserves to be appreciated as an artist without being compared to her older sister Beyonc&…
Sister
Angel Olsen Uses the Track Sister To Bare All The Uncertainty Within Ourselves
Personality is a given with Angel Olsen. Not only can I not stop writing about Olsen, Olsen's album MY WOMAN, and how this extraordinary…
Chica Ideal
Sing to him! : What You Sing Is What You Think
When an artist writes a song makes thinking and feeling, is inspired by a person, his thoughts and feelings become tangible, writes on paper and…
Still Brazy
YG Still Brazy!
American Rapper/Producer YG claims the Trap throne again! A Def Jam boy, already famous at lagre, the two-letter man kicks…
Get Lost
Late Night Party Vibes
Chillwave pioneer Washed Out (Georgia-based singer, songwriter, and record producer Ernest Greene) recently released Get Lost, his first…
Low Key
Lookin` through Mai`s Low Key!
Low Key chica St. Lewis hot female vocal Mai Lee just treated us with her latest work, an upgrade on her steamy single,…
I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll
'Indian' Indie
Kolkata-based dream pop duo Parekh & Singh's (instrumentalist/vocalist Nischay Parekh and…
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…
Hey Everybody!
Hey Everybody is the story of my life.
If I were asked to describe 5 Seconds Of Summer’s music, I would say FUN. There is absolutely no other way to describe it. Their songs make…
Don't Wanna Be Your Girl
Kelly Zutrau's Organic Vulnerability
There's always a curiosity about an artist that polarizes people. The Brooklyn-based indie pop/rock trio of Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
Opposite House
When It Rains Inside
Like the surrealist accompanying Jonny Look-directed music video, folk-rock crooner Cass McCombs' Opposite House is…
Statuette
Ecofeminist Bossa Nova
“Statuette” is the third glimpse of Metric/Broken Social Scene singer Emily Haines’ sophomore album Choir of the Mind under the Emily Haines &…
These Streets Will Never Look the Same
A Meditation on Loneliness
Running for over 8 minutes, These Streets Will Never Look the Same is one of the longest tracks on Chromatics' critically acclaimed fourth album,&…
Ballad of a Thin Man
Do You, Mr. Jones?
When Bob Dylan got the Nobel Prize for literature several days ago (an act that sparked many controversies), the first thing that came to my mind was…
When I'm thinking in your mind
Montreal Duo Finer/Haggart Shares Debut Single “When I’m thinking in your mind”.
While Dustin Finer and Patrick Haggart make no claims regarding powers of interstellar awakening, they do boast a visionary take on saxophone and…
Hey Boy
Take That go synthpop on Hey Boy
Back in the high days of Take That’s success, I too was a fan. Altogether, I was into the light hearted bubbly pop music while growing up,…
Down the Line
NYC Dreaming
Down the Line follows Saint Ivy as yet another promising glimpse of Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' upcoming…
Ruin
Ruins For You And Me
Cat Power has always been something of a mystical force. Kind of like Fiona Apple, Hope Sandoval and Kim Gordon mixed up and laid out on a sheet of…
Summer
Courtneers Experience Summer as a Fling to Remember
Indie Rock has made its bed and for the time being it is here to say. Now some people may feel that this statement can go and curl up somewhere and…
Trouble
Trouble Stays Close To The New Respects
Don't you just love when a band falls into your lap? Or happens on your television? That was the case with The New Respects elegantly racing track…
Ten Miles High
Ungrounded
Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy appears to be taking her craft to idiosyncratically stratospheric hights with the…
Save My Soul
Just don't get hooked
A while ago, I drew a comparison, in an article on my own website, between Ke$ha and JoJo. Both, for completely different reasons, ended up being…
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
Have you heard about the latest comeback? It’s not about the Super Bowl 2016, nor the NBA All Star in Toronto, nor even couples getting back…
I Need A Forest Fire
James Blake & Justin Vernon Need a Forest Fire (and so do you)
A few weeks ago, I was driving home from a dinner party with a good friend, and she had James Blake’s newest album playing in her car.…
Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid) (from the
Fall Out Boy's fearless sound
Yesterday, when I blogged about Rihanna’s new song “Sledgehammer” I originally had planned to write about something…
Cold Cut
The Hubbards Are Back!
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything new from Hull’s favourite four-piece, The Hubbards, but now they&…
Pep Rally
Party music perfection
I wandered into my office on Monday morning feeling pretty tired. Basically, the only thing that got me in the office was that I knew about a few…
This One's For You (feat. Zara Larsson) - Official Song UEFA EURO 2016
Maybe this one's for you
When you ask a DJ to deliver the leading track for your sports event, you can prepare to receive a dance anthem bound to make any sold out stadium…
All In My Head (Flex)
Fifth Harmony Heats the networks with its New Video
When we thought we had seen the girls Fifth Harmony in her sexy side with his video Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ ign stuck in construction with some…
Saw You In A Dream
Hazy Wistfulness
There's a compelling origin story that details why Amber Bain, a young solo female artist from Buckinghamshire, England, decided to…
Glow Up
Catch That New Shine With Meek!
Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E did it again, and constructed fourth Meek Mill`s track, this time under the title Glow Up.…
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…
Saturn
A Song for the Soul
In May of 2015, I moved to Ohio, and in December of 2015, it became unbearably frigid (in my opinion, of course). While my husband is perfectly…
Around U
Expansive Soul-Searching
LA electropop trio MUNA (Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson) are known for being an out-and-proud queer band that omit all gendered…
Guala
G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint!
Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
Palace Garden, 4 Am
Chillwave Disco Sunshine
The Palace Garden, 4 am is one of the standout tracks from Seattle-based Beat Connection's debut album The Palace Garden (2012).…
Up in the Hill
Quirky Alt-Pop
The title of the record came by accident. I was talking to my manager on the phone and due to the bad reception she misheard me when I said I was…
Switch Up
Sobae is Here to Switch Up Future R&B
The relatively narrow space that Asian and Asian American artists have carved out for themselves in the Anglophone American music market has been, for…
Dear Life
Beck's Psychedelic Existentialism
Veteran idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Beck poses a dreary existential question in the chorus of “Dear Life”, the fourth track…
The Bay
Stereo Honey's The Bay: Haunting and Strangely Uplifting Desperation
London alternative/indie quartet Stereo Honey only have one EP (Monuments, 1st December 2017) to their name thus far, but they have already…
Not an Addict 2017 (feat. Skin)
Laidback 25th anniversary track
The Belgian rock band K’s Choice has always been a bit of a memorable one-hit wonder to me. The lead singer sounded like Suzanne Vega and that one hit…
Everything
Bublé: Everything
Inspired by major musical influences such as Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Michae Bublé has gone a long way earning and…
Soy Amante De Tu Presencia
Music, Its Therapeutic Power and Its Teachings
One moment, a situation, something, someone, a person, why not let you sleep, everything, absolutely everything, the music tells you about it, makes…
Pieces
Saint Bernadette's Poetic, Jaded Lyricism
As a music listener, I play close attention to song lyrics; I'm always looking for those brilliant lyrical gems that stand out when coupled with…
Se Busca
holy week
During the celebration of Easter in Venezuela, not only advantage bridge -fines of largos- weeks to enjoy a few days off family, on the beach or…
Sticky Leaves
Angelic Resolution
The landscape that Linying walks through in her latest video - vast open plains bordered by a series of hills and an expansive blue sky - could not be…
I Know You Can Hear It
It's a Pleasure to Hear This
The first time I heard Dear Reader was on a South African TV show, where she sang a snippet of her song, Ode to Confusion live. From that moment, I…
Good Goodbye (feat. Pusha T and Stormzy)
And it just gets worse: Linkin Park, Good Goodbye
For a band that has been globally popular for over fifteen years you wouldn't think Linkin Park would need to worry about gaining new fans. I'…
Casimir Pulaski Day
Magic in the Mundane
Sufjan Stevens is notoriously enigmatic in his songwriting. The kind of enigmatic that makes you feel at once that you know him and that you don&…
Vive el Momento (Saga WhiteBlack Remix)
Reggaeton with a Spanish accent!
Mercedes Trujillo better known as Merche, has just released the video clip of the song Live the Moment (Saga WhiteBlack Remix) ft. Jose De Rico . The…
Stuck
Lodged Love
One man band Day Wave's single Stuck has soothing musical undertones in relation to its subject matter, a persona who is stuck…
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 2011 Remastered Version
Timelessness and The Smiths' There is a Light that Never Goes Out
It’s unsurprising that the Smiths are referenced in two of the best indie films released in the past ten years (in my humble opinion), 500…
S.H.C.
S.H.C. Shocks Us With A New Foster The People
The third studio album from Foster The People is picking up steam. So far III EP and the third studio album III are massively different from their…
Wild at Heart
The Electric Petals Share New Track “Wild At Heart”
The modern psychedelic rock of The Electric Petals came together in the summer of 2020. Hailing from Temagami, Canada, they produce in their old 1950s…
Clay
The Next Indie 'It' Girl?
With the release of her EP HANA in March last year, Montana-based singer-songwriter Hana Pestle seems poised to become the…
Buried Alive
An underapricated gem from two New York artists
Out of all the bands that were part of the early 2000s New York scene Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the most consistent. Other bands, like Interpol, and The…
Put Za Istok
The Epic 'Road to the East'
There are slim chances that you’ve heard about Korni Grupa if you’re not from ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very little chance that you’ll believe me…
Detox
Detox Too Good
I know I know, you're probably saying, but Aaron, you just wrote an article about Skepta last week! You'd be correct by saying this, however I…
La Bicicleta
The Bicycle arrived on Youtube
A good rhythm has come to Youtube the song that many were waiting for Shakira and Carlos Vives, two Colombians who honor him to his land with this…
Si Quieres
PREMIERE: The last video of Juan Gabriel
If you want average duration over six minutes, was published in the Mexican channel in Youtube Vevo website, where Mennos two days of its release,…
Lil' More
Gimme A Little More
Hotel Motel may be a cleverly handy band name, however their track 'Lil More' has more going on than others would give them credit. Since The&…
Lost Boy
If You Were Ever A Lost Boy
Face it Ruth B. without a doubt written the only song that could ever reflect how someobe feels about the story Peter Pan. After spending weeks of…
Heart of Steel (feat. Bright Lights)
Raiden Pops Into The Scene With Truthful Heart of Steel
Raiden is on the fast track to becoming a world known household name. If Heart of Steel is any indication about Raiden's ability to merge synth…
Have I Been A Fool
Have I Been A Fool
Jack Fabian Peñate was born in Blackheath, a fairly posh London suburb, on September 9, 1984. While still in his teens, …
Unity
Darrell Kelley Releases A Message For “Unity”
A strong song that says what the singer wants to say is what true artists search for. Most of the time if they cannot find it from a writer, they are…
Ocean Drive
Dream-haze Highway
Whether The Weeknd opened a door for certain tracks containing an effervescent vibe or not, it would be clear that Duke Dumont may have taken a note…
#WHERESTHELOVE - Charity Single
#thatpower of #whereisthelove
It’s not often that I get enthusiastic about an artist re-doing one of their songs, and, indeed, when I heard that Black Eyed Peas had made…
Got Body
Lion Babe Creates A Got Body Positive Track
One of the greatest gifts I've been handed was the introduction to Lion Babe. At a New Year's Eve party where the wall was turned into a…
No Worries
Remaking Someone Like You
Since the success of Alice, music producer, remix master and plunderphonics expert Pogo (Nick Bertke) has been highly popular with animation studios.…
The Bluest Eyes In Texas
The Bluest Eyes in Texas
It's Chloë Sevigny's eyes that are blue. Her karaoke rendition of Restless Heart's 1988 country hit song Bluest Eyes…
Baby
Gothic Sultriness
Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi’s (Valerie Teicher) critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space (…
Midnight - Single Version
Power of Love
That moment when we breach the threshold; when a crush turns to love and when our deepest desires are awakened, what do we do? Most people would…
Me, Myself & I
G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha: Me, Myself & I
Now, when I heard this song Me, Myself & I by G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha, I immediately could relate to those nights or even days when you want to…
Your Type
Carly Rae Jepsen's Evolving Pop Persona
The verdict is out. As music critics and fellow blogger NMONDSCHEIN note, Carly Rae Jepsen has followed up on the success of her…
Like I Do
Trevor braved us up with Like I Do
After willingly fallin so deep in eclipse of Trevor`s spectacular album project In My Feelings, I instantly…
Human
Don't Put The Blame
Rory or Rag 'N' Bone Man trickled through the blues and soul circuit for years. After a single encounter from performing live and taking the…
Kill Em With Kindness
Selena Shows Kindness
She always seems to come out with a new and engaging topic within her music career. Media always seems to get involved some way or another. …
Main Title/Laura
JAZZ STANDARDS VOL.10 - Laura
“Laura” is a popular song from the mid-forties of the 20th century, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie Laura starring…
Real Thing
Urgent Honesty
'But I just love to get out and get it onI don't wanna live possessed by a memory'. Baltimore indie pop band Lower Dens' Jana Hunter&#…
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as Conducted by Dudamel
Dudamel’s presentation of Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5 is absolutely stunning in its interpretation. The first movement is…
Thrill
The Sounds Gives Us A Thrill
2016 may be the year of resurgence for certain bands, The Sounds certainly are one of those bands. While hot on the heels of a new United States tour…
Afterhours feat. Diplo & Nina Sky
NEW HOT JAM: TroyBoi-Afterhours ft. Diplo and Nina Sky
London naitive, TroyBoi, a one time versatile multi genre music producer and a part of a Dj duo SoundSnobz, is one hard working man machine. Currently…
Wild Thoughts
Wild copy or wild creation?
There’s something bugging me about DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts”. The song has been causing a stir from the moment the video was dropped with Rihanna in…
Exception
Token Shows How Bullying Affects Everyone
Between Hip Hop and Rap, these two genres have always been a safe haven for anyone to voice their opinions. In the case of Token with his music video…
Real Deal
Is Jessie J's return the real deal
It feels like the release of a new Jessie J single, last week, got very little attention. There was just too much music news going on to keep…
Stressed Out
Nostalgia on the Billboard Top 40: Twenty One Pilots' Stressed Out
Although Twenty One Pilots’ Stressed Out was released in April of 2015, it has enjoyed a spot on the Billboard top 40 since. Although many…
Kathleen
There's Something About the Name: Kathleen
An American singer/songwriter with a nice voice, a sharp wit, and a haunting way with words, Josh Ritter has built a name for…
Angels
Transmissions in Space
Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
When I Grow Up
Exploring the Theme's of Growing Up
In the year 2009 Fever Ray released a debut album under the same name. 'Fever Ray' debuted as a self imposed idealistic world created by Karin…
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…
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
50 ways to leave your lover
The “problem” with prolific, long-lasting careers is that music fans find it hard to listen to the artists' whole discographies. If you like Bob…
Sweet Relief
Orgasmic Funk
Kiwi singer-songwriter Kimbra has not released any new material since The Golden Echo (2014), but a recent Instagram post reveals…
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…
Ann Wants to Dance
Je Ne Sais Quoi
In 2015, Parisian indie duo Papooz (Armand Penicaut and Ulysse Cottin, who are childhood friends) appeared on the scene with their…
Born to be Blonde
Jesse Rutherford’s “Born to Be Blonde”: Ironic Dandyism For A New Generation
Californian alt-rock band The Neighbourhood have always been known for a rather dandyish obsession with their image. They famously insisted on…
She is Lost (Edit)
The Foreign Resort - She is Lost
Danish post-punk trio The Foreign Resort released their new single 'She is Lost' in April. This is the first song from the…
Try Everything - From
Shakira premieres the theme song for the Disney movie Zootopia
Shakira surprised us once again, the Colombian artist is now part of one of the most recent Disney film deliveries, Zootopia is expected to hit…
Alive
SIAFIED!
By now the legend of SIA is pretty much apparent to us. She is the powerhouse songwriter behind successful hit numbers of many an artist including the…
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.…
Cleopatra
Regards, Regret
The Lumineers are no strangers to the indie scene. With the celebratory success of “Ho Hey” from their self-titled debut album, they were under a lot…
Can't Get Enough Of Myself (feat. B.C)
Santigold Can't Get Enough Of Myself (feat. B.C)
The talented singer songwriter Santigold released a new single entitled Can't Get Enough Of Myself on November 4th, 2015. Santigold delivers a…
Slacks
Feminine Willpower
‘I'm not yours, I'm mine. I tell you every time, you're walking a fine, fine line.’ Lyrics: Genius “Slacks”, an intricate 2014…
Good Girl
Lush, Emotive Ambience
Aquilo is a relatively new band, having gained attention from the BBC via the release of their first two EPs in 2014 and the use of You There in the…
Imperfection
Evanescence's “Imperfection”: Urgent Anti-Nihilism
Thirteen years ago, Amy Lee explored the perils of living in a society saturated with plastic images of perfection on “Everybody’s…
Epoch
Kinetic Calm
After the success of (2011) and (2014), Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho (San Francisco-based …
Cheerleader
A Cheerleader No More
Sometimes I imagine songs 'talking back' to one another, which is easy to do when different artists take on the same subject matter. In this…
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…
Mourning Sound
Enigmatic Rhapsody
Critically acclaimed Brooklyn/LA indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear's new music video for “Mourning Sound” - “a playful…
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”…
Yo Me Quedo en Venezuela
The melody that they teach you at birth
Music is so important that almost all the nations of the world have their own national anthem. A Hymn from a simple concept is a song has lyrics,…
Music To Watch Boys To
Lana Del Rey's Soundtrack for a Fatalistic Voyeur
I’ll confess to being a fan of the somewhat divisive Lana Del Rey ever since I first came across ‘Video Games’. What&…
UGH!
Comfy Sweater, Fluorescent Neon Lights and Lots of Funky Dancing
Nope, that’s not my idea of a perfect date. That’s how I would describe The 1975’s “Ugh!”…
Paul
Midnight Letter
Only a band from Brooklyn, NY could encapsulate what would be considered a 'midnight love letter' to whom ever those feelings where…
Radiohead
Radiohead Releases New Song Ill Wind
Just they have announced the launch of a special box set for his latest production, A Moon Shaped Pool, and led by the private Thom Yorke band…
Reynaldo Armas
How much do you know about Venezuelan music?
The question is not only directed at non-Venezuelans. Many Venezuelans know little of his music, and often circumscribe their meeting llanera music.…
JAY Z
Jay-Z Opens Up & Discusses 4:44 in Detail During Rap Radar Interview
Jay-Z has never really been one for interviews so when he does take part in one it’s something special. Just a few days ago he was featured in an…
Jorge Drexler
Drexler and his most soccer side
Throughout his career, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler has been commissioned to delight their fans with their powerful and witty lyrics.…
Beatenberg
The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg
Cape Town-based three piece pop band Beatenberg’s latest album, The Hanging Gardens of Beathenberg, has been a raging success. It has won…
Jimmy Valentime
Laughing For The Wrong Reasons Press Release
The title comes from a famous story of Dave Chappelle exodus from his hit Comedy Central show. As a visiting executive laughed a little two hard at a…
Gorillaz
Gorillaz could have their own TV series
The band Gorillaz has released today their new album Humanz and the world has gone mad. For months the group led by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett…
Kylie Minogue
A week in the life of Kylie
It's been a hell of a week for Kylie Minogue. I had a real dejavu once I saw a post of hers announcing a new label deal with BMG and a…
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth releases video for How Long
Party Animals
Is there an expiration date for music genres?
We often say that music is timeless. I like most music from my parents generation, my own generation and the generation that came after me. (Yes, I am…
La'Porsha Renae
American Idol Runner-Up: Meet La`Porsha Renae
Black diamond with a tonality of a white brush, the American Idol Season 15 finalist La`Porsha Renae most…
Dracula Lewis
Dracula Lewis
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