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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…

Bands come and go, but their members keep on moving, especially If their music addiction is impossible to cure. There is no panacea for loving music.…

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…

As each year gets close to its end, I start scavenging other people’s “best of” lists to find something I’ve not heard before, something to have for…

Ariel Pink (Ariel Marcus Rosenberg) decided to dedicate his eleventh studio album to unfortunate pop musician Bobby Jameson, which can be concluded…

It’s finally time to talk about what has been described as Sufjan Stevens’ most personal album to date. The mysterious, melancholy man behind the…

  Fierce Mercy is the 13th album by an Australian musician Colin Hay. Wow, that sounds like a really prolific artist, doesn’t it? Still, it…

Upbeat. Soulful. Creative. These are the three words that came to mind as I listened to the new Moon Taxi album entitled . These Nashville native…

It is funny how some band generate hype instantly, while other have to fight for their legacy for many years, even decades. Sometimes it's about…

  Shannon Wright dropped her 10th  album this year titled Division. This author from Atlanta creates forcefully and consistently,…

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…

Jake Bugg was entitled as  “the next Bob Dylan”. After his third album, the title does not apply anymore.  It is…

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…

Before “Currents”, Tame Impala could have been labeled simply as a psychedelic rock band. However, this 2015 summer release took the project and its…

It must be something in the water. Australian drinking water. Otherwise, how would acclaimed psych, garage, blues, alternative singers like Nick Cave,…

Aaron Maine, known as Porches, released his second album Pool. After his debut in 2013, this album serves as a turning point in his career. Not only…

If we are looking for bands who used internet to their advantage, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah would be at the top of the list of those who utilized web…

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

Looking at the cover of Pro Swimming Hour’s debut album Penrose Winoa (whatever that is) you have an impression that it was drawn by a very advanced…

One of the bands who is strongly influenced by the 90s British rock (Radiohead and Oasis in particular) is most The Boxer Rebellion.  What&…

While discovering new music is always an exciting event for me, there is something really special about finding musicians in my area that make music…

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

Nothing is ever what it seems to be and we might as well find comfort in that, Happyness is a London trio who reminds me more of American than British…

  It’s been three years since the talented group from England dropped their debut Sun Structures, an album that still stands as the gritty…

Autumn and spring are moderate seasons. Both are some sort of foreplay for winter/summer, which means they are not extreme. On the other hands, our…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

When you have sixteen albums in your discography, three Grammys and records that shaped a generation of listeners, no one expects you to deliver…

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

Another little miracle from Sweden. Promise And The Monster is alter ego of Billie Lindahl, a girl who released her debut album Transparent Knife back…

I certainly don’t know the answer to the question from the title, but I’ m not even bound to try. Doesn’t sound too appetizing. But what I did try out…

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

The name of this Welsh band is Colorama and their sixth album is Some Things Take Time. And this is not a pun since it took Carwyn Ellis and his…

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.…