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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…

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…

Favorite Americana players, known for their dreamy sounds, are finally back. Seven years after releasing the Snowlake Midnight and Strange Attractor,…

Radlands by Mystery Jets is, in my opinion, one of the best albums that any British indie rock band released in the last couple of years. Curve of the…

Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare, anyway. No Joy  Series…

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…

After ambitious art phases, run by gut and fueled by and emotion, artistic process usually comes to the point of homeostasis. It is not a bad phase…

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…

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

To make a four year hiatus proved to be a smart move for London trio. There was enough time for contemplation about the next step and the change in…

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…

  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…

The Ruby Suns can either be a shifting conglomerate or just Ryan McPhun, a guy around whom the whole band and its musical idea revolve around. That…

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…

Annie Clark's fifth album could be the most critical one in her career. It was enough to follow fan comments on her Facebook page to confirm my…

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…

  The Coral is a band by two guys who are into retro music. They are also into adapting it to the modern, indie music. This time, they have…

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…

Daughter have released a new album that I still didn’t have the chance to listen, so I have decided to remind us all about their …

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…

If we take a look at the history of music, we can chronologically determine how the geographical focus of pop-rock industry was shifting. In the 50s,…

As of the early Nineties, Antwerp, Belgium emerged as one of the strongest rock scenes this side of La Manche Channel. And it has quite a lot to thank…

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…

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

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…

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…

I simply cannot stand anymore when any new or relatively new band that has a punk pop tendency is compared to Green Day as if those guys invented…