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   Chase McBride seems to be the much-needed breath of fresh air in these topsy-turvy times. Even though McBride's third studio…

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…

  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…

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…

  It took a long time for Lisa Hannigan to drop her new baby, aka, record. I have been waiting for five years. The wait is over and At Swim…

Four guys from Liverpool sound more confident, mature and powerful on their second full-length album, just as the frontman Keiran Shudall wanted and…

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…

It seems the Australians and New Zealanders have a special knack for good, healthy, melodious rock, or power pop, or whatever you want to call it. As…

Tango With Lions, an Anglophone Greek collective of “day-dreamers, hard-workers and music-lovers” gained worldwide recognition…

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…

Minimalistic indie folk is the future of the alternative scene. Berlin based group Susie Asado (named by Gertrude Stein’s song) is one of…

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…

“Death is real, someone’s there, and then they’re not”, echoes the beginning of Mount Eerie’s latest and long awaited album since his wife’s passing…

Seth Swirsky I said. Seth who? A composer sonngrwiter, movie director... Never heard? How about a guy who wrote Love Is A Beautiful Thing that was a…

No girls or tambourines among these four Aussies that go under the name Tambourine Girls on their debut album. I’m sure that a girl or two on…

In two years, The National are going to celebrate two decades of their existence and judging by their tempo of releasing albums, we might get another…

In theory, some musicians should have all the predispositions to make it - a good voice, songwriting skills, musicianship, good backup, come up with…

In times before the Internet, it was so easy to miss a good band. You simply could not have heard of them, particularly if they went the independent…

When I first saw Diane Birch in 2010, my first impression was that she is a hybrid of Pattie Smith and Diane Keaton who tries to play the piano as…

Consider this throwback a sonic kiss. I am serious – this music will hug you and kiss you in all the right places. Young girl from Sacramento managed…

February is the month when cats make love (while sounding like crying babies), and I start to think that this is why all the great albums drop around…

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…

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…

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…

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…