Listening through Speak’s sophomore album and I’m immediately transported to that scene in Back to the Future in which Marvin Berry is on the phone with his cousin shouting excitedly: “Chuck! Chuck, it’s Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry! You know that new sound you’e looking for? Well, listen to this!” [...]
Rod Thomas is back at it again as Bright Light Bright Light and inspired by some new friends (Sir Elton John, in particular, who appeared on the I Wish We Were Leaving EP earlier this year) on his sophomore stunner Life Is Easy. Expanding the Bright Light Bright Light sound [...]
Have you ever gotten into a band at the absolute worst time possible? Like, you just fully immerse yourself in an album only to find that said band has just come through town? That’s my experience with Toronto’s Trust. Until next time then but for now I can still experience [...]
It’s hard to describe VANIISH to someone who hasn’t heard them before. If She Wants Revenge went the way they should have, if I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness actually recorded a follow up to their stunning debut, if The Soft Moon were a tad less mechanical, If Bauhaus [...]
On Luck, Tom Vek’s third long player, the London-based artist manages to effortlessly connect the dots between all of his projects and previous albums to make an album that’s both cohesive and progressive. Maybe it’s to be expected on a Tom Vek LP, but first track “How Am I Meant [...]
Anything Deathwish Inc or GodCity/Kurt Ballou related immediately piques my interest. Unfortunately, the fact that this one slipped through the cracks and I found out about Beastmilk through a Pantera anniversary issue of Revolver is entirely on me. Yep, the name is gonna throw you: What kind of music is [...]
