Album Review

Norwegian electronic/folk/pop artist Metaspion, aka Morten Richter, dropped Cryptomeduza at the end of October via Push Records. Talking about the album, Metaspion says, “On this album, I have continued to make Nordic folk-inspired themes over…

Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Norine Braun will release her 12th album on December 4, aptly entitled December Falls. An album of Christmas songs, December Falls belies the idea that holiday albums are passé – it’s oh so…

Based in Oakland, California, Americana-country-R&B outfit the Idiot Grins released a new album just a few days ago – entitled Thoughts & Prayers. Thoughts & Prayers is a song-for-song interpretation of the Louvin Brothers’ 1959…

Indie-rock duo Gone From My Sight dropped their debut album, Twenty Twenty, in the middle of October. Made up of Quinn Raymond and Keith Watts, Gone From My Sight describes their sound, “Basically, it’s lo-fi…

Alt-rock singer-songwriter Paul Maged will release his fifth album, Culture War, on November 3. Talking about the politically-charged album, Paul says, “Nobody writes protest songs anymore. Major artists used to write protest songs. Stevie Wonder,…

So-Cal electronic artist and producer Vipid, aka Jerad Simmons, recently released Memories, a nine-track collection of music manifesting the metamorphotic traits of the past. Vipid explains, “‘Memories’ is an album that draws inspiration from early…

SoCal folk-rock artist Eric H. F. Law dropped a new album, entitled Better Angels, at the beginning of October. Speaking to the album’s genesis, Eric shares, “In the 1960s and 1970s, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan,…

Just yesterday (October 16), Scotty Seed released his sophomore album, Hallow’s Eve, an 11-track collection of music fusing together elements of pop, rock, and electronic/dubstep. Based in the New York City area, Scotty grew up…

Circa 1979/1980, in Boston, a group of Connecticut high school students put together a band, calling themselves The Wild Stares. Made up of Justin Burrill (guitar, vocals), Steve Gregororpoulos (vocals, guitar), and Fran Miller (bass),…

Just a few days ago, Cyprus-based alt-rock outfit The Smallest Creature released their new LP, Magic Beans, an 11-track collection of dazzling fuzzed-out, psychedelic-laced songs. The Smallest Creature is the idée fixe of vocalist/guitarist Stefanos…