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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…

Saying that there is nothing interesting in today’s music, and that the old guys are making the best albums is ridiculous. There are many examples…

This year’s debut Album release, Zaba, from Glass Animals was a toe curling, shivering mix of jungle sounds and psychedelic dreams. The…

In this age of information glut, whether it is the number of music titles available or the method by which you can reach them, it is so easy for quite…

From the very first seconds of Sphynx, the opening song from the second album of this French band two things are clear. On one hand, this is an…

Warhaus is the project by Marteen Devolder that manifested in the debut We Fucked A Flame Into Being. Belvedere is also a frontman of Belgian indie…

We haven't heard of Neil Hannon for quite a few years now. Five to be exact, and it is always great to have him back. Even from the early Nineties…

There must be someone who deserves the same hype as Frank Ocean. There must be and here he is. Twenty year old author and multi instrumentalist Alex…

There are certain things that always come up to mind when you mention New Zealand and music - the first is Kiwi Rock, as a specific genre, the second…

Downtempo (who still remembers trip-hop?) has become such a formulaic genre that whenever somebody lists a certain album or an artist under such a…

Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…

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…

Fasten your seatbelts, dear readers, because what you’re going to encounter might be very intense. I am pretty convinced that you never had a chance…

One thing is for sure when it comes to Irish people – they have an incredible sense for melody. They never sound like they are going to…

  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…

We often have this story when an artist changes the style and then we don't like it me because that's not the same artist anymore. On the…

In an interview with the band, lead singer Elena Tonra detailed that she sings about those things which she finds difficult to talk about. I remember…

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…

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…

Ever since Rufus Wainwright, we didn't have an author who is a triple-threat pundit, capable of having superpowers in singing, composing and…

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…

A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…

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…

Into her fifth album since 2009, Samantha Crain still hasn’t achieved the recognition she deserves. All the positive reviews by the critics …

    Back in 2012, I was studying psychology in Wisconsin for one academic year , which means that I was separated from my friend and…

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…

After a stellar album Salt Year released in 2011, Chris Bathgate took a longer hiatus and isolated himself in the nature, enjoying symbiotic life with…

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…

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.…

With the release of his first single Council, you immediately get the sense that Jeffrey Trainor's sophomore album is a move…

Nick Valensi plays in The Strokes and corroborates musically almost anyone who contacts him. Now is the time for him to start his own thing, a project…

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…

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…

If you, like me (and many others), are disappointed that the singles from Justin Timberlake’s forthcoming Man of the Woods album did nothing…