Album Review

Indie blues-rock artist and outsider David A recently released his new long-player, Lit, via his artist-run label Mediavenger. Speaking about the album, David A says, “‘Lit’ is my most cohesive album to date, and that’s…

North Carolina indie-pop/rock/reggae outfit Whoop drops their sophomore album, Just What?, via Porcelain Records. Vocalist Fal shares, “Music is supposed to bring people together, shake things up, cause a ruckus, and make a mark. I…

Photo: Ignacio Gálvez Chilean progressive rock outfit AISLES drops their anticipated fifth album, Beyond Drama, via Presagio Records. Beyond Drama is the first LP from the band since 2016’s Hawaii. Lead guitarist Germán Vergara explains,…

Photo: Nathanial Schmidt Milwaukee-based psych-rock/prog-rock outfit Astral Hand drops their debut album, Lords of Data, produced by Shane Hochstettler, via Romanus Records. Made up of Al Kraemer, Victor Buell, Anthony Smith, and Dan Dahl, Astral…

Los Angeles-based punk band Get Out recently released their defiant new album, The Violation of Terms and Conditions, comprising 17 tracks. Explaining the title, the band says, “When we released our last album ‘We Were…

Photo: Robbie Gomez Pop-rock singer-songwriter Mike Derrick recently released his second album, Shades of You, following on the heels of 2021’s debut album, My Old Friends. A lifelong musician, Mike didn’t consider himself a songwriter.…

Rock outfit Ruby Topaz recently dropped their album, Rabbit Hole, a 14-track collection of retro-flavored music. Talking about Ruby Topaz’s sound, vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Bram shares, “We have the glam and theatrics of Cooper and Bowie,…

Epic-rock outfit Globus recently released their new long-player, Cinematica, via the artist-run Imperativa Records. Songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Yoav Goren explains, “With ‘Cinematica,’ I wanted to create a musical journey, much like the best of…

Austin-based psych-rock/prog-rock band Souls Extolled drops their third album, MMXXII, on the last day of 2022. The album’s title – MMXXII – which is 2022 in Roman numerals, indicates the band’s releasing a new song…

Alt-rock outfit Paul Lewis & Romeo Rage recently released their new album, Sky’s Rust, via alternative label Realize Records. Lewis explains, “The pandemic shook the world and affected everything that I do, so out of…