Listening to tons of music it is usually two groups of artists that draw your attention - those that sound incredibly good and those that sound so…

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…

Through the 5+1 solo albums he has made so far, Greg Ashley has shown that if you are to fit into the shoes of guys like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lou…

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…

Austin is a city well known for its folk and country. Support for such a notion came from Curnet Marie Andrews who released a magnificent album last…

In the world of country music, prison was always one of the places from which an artist can develop perspective which would reflect in lyrics…

Disparate musical styles souped up together can only produce two types of music - one that squarely falls on its face or one that is thoroughly…

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…

The current indie scene is so diversified and abundant with knew, or completely unknown names that it can be mind boggling, so you have to opt for one…

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

Ok, sometimes you have to eat your own words. Its a hard thing to do, but if has to, it has to. Reviewing the Curse of Lono EP last week, I was quite…

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…

Three years after the fantastic album They Want My Soul, Texas fantastic four has dropped Hot Thoughts, the record witnessing their return to their…

  Everything you bury becomes a seed. Some artists have buried so many emotions inside of themselves that eventually became a fertile ground…

I'm tired of thinking of you, baby, harshly lashed out Glen Hansard on a conveniently titled track Movin' On. Ummm, the only problem is that…

The importance of the New Zealand’s Flying Nun label has been quite fairly recorded, particularly through the works of such seminal bands as…

Ok, so the girl (Zoe) is from Montreal and the boy (Nicola) is from Venice, where should they meet and what will the music they make sound like? Th…

It’s been three years since the last album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. In this period, the members either focused on their…

I thought these guys were missing in action, Haven’t heard from them in a while. Almost forgot what they sounded like. But then, no matter how much…

Todd Gautreau’s last name might associate you with a guy from France and not Dallas, Texas. But then, wrong presumptions will not take us anywhere,…

Usually I perk up my ears for anything that comes out on the, what some people consider out there label, Sacred Bones.  Wymond Miles has…

Musically speaking, Sweden was always Mecca for great bands. There are many reasons for it, with one of the most important one being that anyone who…

Grief can be an exceedingly strong motivator and can produce some deeply sad, bad at the same time, life-affirming music. Remember, for example, Neil…

Is there a bigger cliche in the world of music than an indie band from New York? Not many things come to mind and everytime something new and original…

Although most of us know David Duchovny as Molder from Dossier X, not a lot of us know that this multifaceted actor is also a singer who recently…

Martin Craft is a composer and a producer who currently resides at Berlin, London and Joshua Tree. He is performing under a stage name M. Craft and,…