Leonard Cohen will release his twelfth studio album, Old Ideas, on January 31st. It’s his first since 2004’s Dear Heather. According to the press release, it will be “arguably the most overtly
New Tracks
Black Partridge comprises two brothers from Illinois. The duo have a unique sound that fuses lo-fi rock and pop with caressing sentiments of shoegaze and dream-pop. The older brother, Vito, plays the
Melyssa takes a look at a handful of unexposed folk artists, with their new releases serving as very suitable autumn listening. A one-man project produces engaging lush folk with electronic infusions, a
Twangy rock with hints of country and alternative was prominent on Girls’ excellent Broken Dreams Club EP. The sound recalled the likes of Ryan Adams and Matthew Sweet while remaining true to
It amazes me how some bands can take a sweet and angelic voice and layer it over multiple rough aggressions of guitars, rapid percussion, and tireless bass lines; somehow presenting the effect
New Albums
On the ambitious Redux Trilogy, London-based project Coaxial delivers three distinct releases — Redux Media, Firemaniac, and Wittgenstein–Cronkite–Hellholes — designed for simultaneous
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Los Angeles-based band Sego unleash an eclectic, charismatic art-punk and rock appeal on their new album, Direct To DVD. Flipping a format
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Newly released album Muffled Ears, the World Sounds Bad Quality finds Reading, England-based artist Sightseeing Crew crafting a sophisticated collision of psychedelic
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Rina Kharrasova captivates with a sharply focused interpretation of Maurice Ravel’s Sonatine, M. 40. Moving beyond “impressionistic haze,” the Moscow Conservatory graduate
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