Dropout Dan – Forever. Instead

The EP starts with Oh. Little Red, the vocals are breathy and the backing vocals are wonderfully harmonic. The tone of the song sounds like it’s gasping for air underwater. The guitars are fast and fresh, supporting the oracle-esque … Read More

DRIVETIME – Ignition

Philadelphia jazz ensemble Drivetime create urban organic jazz where they combine Latin, funk, smooth, fusion and chillout.

The group comprises: Bernie Cap (percussion), Christopher Friedrich (bass), Jimmy Dell’Orefice (keyboards), John Sorrenti (guitar), Michael Piper (drums) and Richard Orr … Read More

ONWARD CHARIOTS – This Is My Confession

Brooklyn Onward Chariots play dance, indie, rock and garage which is inspired by previous decades. They’re lovers of Beck, The Beach Boys, The Shins and The Decemberists. Four years ago their songs started to become well known throughout the … Read More

AMELIA CURRAN – Spectators

Nova Scotia actor, playwright and songwriter Amelia Curran sings folk songs in an unconventional style.  Her last album Hunter Hunter received four nominations at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards and she won a Juno Award for Best Roots … Read More

Angus McOg – Arnaut

Arnaut is the new album by Angus McOg. It has quite a light and gentle rock style to it, very pleasant. The vocals are gentle and warm, very relaxing and inviting. They rest very subtly above the often acoustic … Read More

Piatcions – Heaven’s Sins

‘Heaven’s Sins’ is the new EP by Piatcions. This EP certainly had many elements, making it a bit harder to classify, but I felt it to be of the rock and a bit of the alternative genres. The melodies … Read More

MARY DILLON – North

Irish folk singer Mary Dillon is the sister of singer Cara Dillon. She’s known for her work with the traditional band Deanta. In 2010 she pursued a solo career with the release of her EP Army Dreamers and she … Read More

Fuzzy Lights – Rule Of Twelfths

I guess that since music itself is now more easily accsesible than pretty much anything else in the world bar perhaps oxygen, the whole idea of a band name, album title and album cover making a statement about a … Read More

PAUL HARDCASTLE – Electrofied 80s Essential

English composer and musician Paul Hardcastle is well known for  house, freestyle, boogie, synthpop and electronica.  He was a 1980s pioneer before  becoming recognised for smooth jazz and soulful chill-out grooves. The synthesizer is his specialisation.

His retrospective … Read More

ROBERT VINCENT – Life In Easy Steps

Classic country singer-songwriter Robert Vincent, a Liverpudlian, has touches of blues,folk and and rock ‘n’ roll to his music and sounds a bit like Van Morrison and Johnny Cash. He’s not Mersey Beat, but his influences include The Beatles … Read More