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Singer and main author of Fleet Foxes, Robin Pecknold, needed six years to write and shape the material for band's third studio album titled Crack…

Louise Burns is one of the names of Canadian indie scene. She has been active for a long time, and she is only thirty. Her debut Mellow Drama was…

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…

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…

When I first encountered the music of Yo La Tengo, sometime in the first half of the 00s, they were already had a reputation of one of the most…

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…

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…

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

It seems to me that I am beginning almost every second review with the observation that many singers and bands are creating records bursting from…

Danish author Agnes Obel rewarded us with her third album in 2016. The title Citizen Of Glass refers to the concept of glaserner burger, or the…

You would have to search deep into the Seventies memorabilia to find the cover of the album that inspired the cover art Nashville’s The Paperhead used…

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…

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 I put on New Cottee’s new album Broken Flowers, the threatening thunders turned down into a true downpour. A bit symbolic, I guess, since Cottee…

Mention Thomas Dybdahl’s name in his native Norway and everybody’ will know who you’re talking about. After all, his first solo album from about…

Beatrice Martin is a classically trained pianist who graced us with her debut album under the moniker, Coeur de Pirate, in 2008. Martin's&nbsp…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Twin Fantasy has been alive for 6 years. That is why Will Toledo, a frontman of the group Car Seat Headrest (known in indie alternative circles as gay…

Sweden and Scandinavia are known for their great music artists, especially in the indie area. Every day is a new chance for a new indie band to come…

Here comes Mick Harvey again, continuing his tribute saga to Serge Gainsbourg that now spans four Albums - from “Intoxicated Man” in 1995, “Pink…

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

99 Cents is the third studio album by Santi White, aka Santigold. The title and the cover of the album suggest a store with cheap Chinese stuff,…

  If someone asked me who is the most brilliant female singer in the world right now, few names would pop in my mind. The following review…

There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…

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…

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…

Becca Stevens is one of the leading Americana musicians of today and her fourth album ‘Regina’ is a culmination of her solo career so far. Her last…

When you start asking yourself what has happened to a certain band, missing their music, you can be certain that they have come up with something…

Working on a soundtrack is a double-edge sword for an artist. He needs to remain loyal to his signature sound, while simultaneously making sure that…

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.…

Sometimes some band blasts you from the past, and you have no choice but to investigate their discography. Few weeks ago, that happened to me when I…

For fifteen year, six-membered group from Brighton has been flying over British rock sky. In that time, they have released six studio releases with…

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…