Afro-electro-disco-funk This London-based octet presents a danceable blend of electronic sounds, African polyrhthms and dashes of funk and disco. Frontwoman Eno Williams pulls it all together with soulful vocals in the Ibibio language of southern Nigeria. The sparse,...
Relevant rhymes over lavish world-inspired beats Chimurenga Rennaissance is technically a side project of Shabazz Palace's Baba Maraire as well as Hussein Kalon, but this offshoot definitely holds its own musical merit. Plain and simple: There is a lot going on in...
Daughter but way better. Sub Pop has redeemed itself with this UK beauty. Lyla Foy has the voice we expect and crave from the London indie scene, soft, strong, unique, sophisticated. But she doesn’t cop out and record a catchy heartbreak album with an accent....
Contagious rock n' roll in its most traditional form. The Strypes, who hail from Ireland, bring on their full-length debut “Snapshot” the hope that classic rock n' roll is very much alive. The rootsy, bluesy, and down and dirty elements of 50s rock collides with...
Everything but the kitchen sink. Daniel Harnett has been around for awhile, just not as a recording artist. Theatre star gone rock artist, he has been successful performing live around NYC for a few decades. In this full length LP, he throws in soft meandering...
GIRL POWER! England has done it again: blessed us with an all girl band that is capable of creating an awesome noise pop album. Pins is a group of brooding females who has something to say and demand that it be heard. “It's On” is one of the slower-paced tracks on...
Rocket From the Tombs/Dead Boys guitarist embraces classic rock sounds It would be easy to assume that the first substantial studio recorded solo effort from former Dead Boys Cheetah Chrome, a 59 year old man who's ex-group's best known album was called Young Loud...
The Unicorns fans rejoice. Post Unicorns break up, fans either followed frontman Nick Thorburn or Alden Penner. The Thorburn fans had their cravings satisfied by his work on Islands albums. And while Islands albums were solid to say the least, but Alden Penner showed...
Cellar dweller garagecore Post-hardcore is a lot more than angry noise, and Creative Adult successfully manage to bring a lot more emotive depth to their first LP, Psychic Mess. Think Joy Division's dark emotions from raging California music vets. Like any proper...
Rockin' psych-surf If this album were a beverage it'd be Rockstar Energy Drink- and probably do just as good of a job keeping you up all night. “Brooklyn based Total Slacker take scuzzy, in-your-face guitar tones and send them into space” on their latest album,...