RIHANNA: The Soul Woman, The Badass Chick and The Cheezy Ballad Singer… We all know it. Rihanna is a world-wide pop superstar that seems to spend too much of her time flashing her boobs and smoking joints on expensive...
THE HIGH DIALS bring back the good part of the 80s This Montreal band (previously called The Datsons) is making a name for itself, since 2003. More and more, their Smiths-influenced new wave rock is...
CROSS RECORD specialize in creeping rock Pitch Perfect News Release- January 22, 2016 - “Cross Record specialize in creeping rock songs that blow in and out like storms.” — Stereogum...
CASS MC COMBS is all about contrasts Cass McCombs is an indie-rock artist that combines garage art rock with strong Velvet Underground influence. You can hear the VU through his chord...
DRALMS – Dark and Hypnotic Explorations Imagine you're in a dream. It's nice, not freaky, but you kind of feel that something isn't normal. You are not scared but you aren't 100%...
Unheard track featuring LHASA DE SELA resurfaces Throughout their two-decade career, Tindersticks have become known as masters of restraint and human emotion, led by the sophistication and rich...
MOON DUO – Hypnosis under the Stars Have you ever been hypnotized by music? Had the feeling where your brain cannot get out of a musical loop that almost makes you dizzy? That's exactly...
KINSKI, Like There’s No Tomorrow Kinski is a rock band in the true sense of the word. You sense right from the first chord that these guys don’t anything else in life than look for...
JOHN CALE reworks “Music For a New Society” M:FANS, a radical new reworking of one of John Cale's most unique and lauded solo records, the 1982 masterpiece Music For A New Society, will be...
MARROW: Exciting New Year! This year, Marrow released their debut album, The Gold Standard, and went on tour for the first time. To celebrate, the band is sharing their new...
CROSS RECORD: Awkward body contortions Cross Record, also known as Emily Cross, has shared a video for “High Rise,” the latest track taken from her forthcoming album Wabi-Sabi, out...
DUNE RATS – Resistance is futile. Rare are the bands that have genuine fun screaming repetitively "Dalai lama banana marijuana" all through a song. Even rarer are bands that would...
ARCA – Into the Deepest Sonic Vortex It's a strange world in which experimental musician Alejandro Ghersi aka Arca brings us into. Deep diving into sonic vortex, mixing dark keyboards...
NEW ORDER Goes The Distance Hotly anticipated is no doubt the biggest euphemism of the year when it comes to New Order's latest opus, Music Complete. It's been 10 years since...
Up Close and Personal with JORDAN OFFICER Have you ever gone "wow, now that is great guitar playing!" when listening to a blues record? You know, that feeling when everything's perfect: not...
MELODY GARDOT – Soul Woman Jazz singer Melody Gardot signed one of the most interesting albums of the year. Her unique blend of pure jazz ballads (Morning Sun), cool soul funk...
ZZ WARD – Less Guitar More Legs Talented Southern singer songwriter and guitarist ZZ Ward is back with a 4-song EP in which she shows a more danceable angle of her music. Her first...
LOU DOILLON – A Name of Her Own I am always suspicious of albums made by "son / daughter of" celebrities. You kind of feel that this person got a free ticket to the media's ears...
BALTHAZAR and the mystery of Belgian water Balthazar is another of these great Belgian bands that emerge, singing in English. I don't know what's in the water* in Liège, Brussels, Antwerp,...
Electronica I: The Time Machine, JEAN-MICHEL JARRE’s New Opus JEAN-MICHEL JARRE's new album, "Electronica I: The Time Machine" involves about 15 collaborators. From old school (Tangerine Dream, Moby, Air, etc),...
DABY TOURÉ on His Latest Album, Amonafi, and Its Message I spent a moment with DABY TOURÉ in a small coffee shop in the heart of Montreal. He let me steal a few minutes in a day full of interviews, and I...
DARLINGSIDE – All for One, One For All Cambridge, Massachusetts band Darlingside have a beautiful mix of vocal harmonies, folk and electric guitars in their music. Auyon Mukharji, David...
DURAN DURAN’s SynthPop Disco Vibe DURAN DURAN came out with yet another album. I'll be honest with you, I hadn't even payed attention to them since the early 2000's. And even then,...
HEYMOONSHAKER’s Noir Wears its Name right Noir. The title explains it all. HEYMOONSHAKER's new album is dark, angry, and oh so blues-y. The duo redefines blues as it were. By mixing the...
IBEYI, The Electro-Soul Twins’ Epic Debut Ibeyi’s self-titled debut album has been on constant rotation on my player since it came out. The impact a couple of twenty year-olds have on me...
FOALS Gets Predictable Foals is slowly but surely taking the vacant place of power alt-rock bands like The Strokes and Muse, who either are absent or less efficient in...
LANE 8 – A Groove That Takes You by the Hips You can hear it when pop music is great. It isn't overly repetitive. It has great melodies (Loving You), some very cool grooves (Diamonds) and sound...
TAMI NEILSON: The Past Becomes the Future Tough not to think about Amy Winehouse when listening to Tami Neilson's new album, "Dynamite!". The tone of her voice on the two opening tracks, the...
FINE POINTS : Finesse in a Rugged World For all those who love spleen in their music, in the likes of Travis, early Coldplay or Real Estate, the soft indie pop rock of San Francisco band...
The future sounds VUNDABAR Strong guitars, cool riffs and a high-pitched voice are the ingredients that Boston band Vundabar put their money on to stand out in the crowded...
What happened to TAME IMPALA ? Australian youngsters forming Tame Impala have finally launched their long-awaited follow-up album to their successful “Innerspeaker” and...
Beautiful vinyl for KISKA’s debut album (News Release from Spartan Records) - The debut self-titled album from Philadelphia's Kiska comes out everywhere on October 30th! We've teamed up...
AEDHON/APSARAS in the Smoky Mountains Way I've had the greatest experience with the music of Josh Newton, who goes by the name Aedhon/Apsaras when recording music. He masters a unique...
Exclusive Interview with MARKY RAMONE – As Long As It’s Fun It’s early August and I’m waiting for a phone call. Not just any phone call; I’m waiting for Marky Ramone, the last living member from the...
The BEST COAST is always under the sun The LA band Best Coast just scored a pretty good hit in the indie pop world with "California Nights". Its 12 songs are all catchy, full of cool songs...
RATBOYS are getting serious You'd think a band called Ratboys would be some sort of punk band with young males with sketchy Mohawk hair and Liquid Paper writings on their black...
BEARS OF LEGEND – Legendary Hearts Bears of Legend has got soul. The Trois-Rivières-based band produces fine folk pop songs that are full of emotions, full of spleen. Right from the...
THE OLD CEREMONY : Never Disappoint The Old Ceremony is a North Carolina-based band that produces high energy music, either they go the folk rock route (The Sprinter) or a more...
SEOUL – I Become A Shade Formed by Julian Flavin, Dexter Garcia, and Nigel Ward, Seoul is a this trio of synth-loving perfectionists - they are doing their album launch...
LIANNE LA HAVAS: How to be elegant and sexy In her new clip for the song Unstoppable, to be included in her upcoming album "Blood" due to come out July 31st, 2015, English singer Lianna La...
