Review

D.G. Adams returns with a delightful EP of differing soundscapes and ideas. Vancouver folk-rock/alternative artist D.G. Adams likes to experiment, even if it’s still built around his signature sound. Renowned for his dramatic lyrics and structures, his new EP Searching for Flowers shows off a subtler side of the artist, even if the heavy-hitting and thoughtful lyricism … [Read more...] about D.G. Adams: Searching For Flowers – EP Review

Twenty-five years on from the era-defining OK Computer, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Nigel Godrich team up with Tom Skinner to conjure a plethora of arresting sonic thrills on their compelling and exhilarating debut as a cosmic-electronic supergroup. One of the resounding highlights of last year’s Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream was the out-of-the-blue … [Read more...] about The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention – Review

The debut studio album from Guise, Youngest Daughter, is full of love, passion, and wonderfully soothing indie folk music.  If you were to tell twelve-year-old me that as an adult, indie-folk would be my favorite music genre, I’d probably laugh hysterically in your face and say that you’re crazy. As a kid, it was pop or nothing. Maybe my distaste for anything else came … [Read more...] about Guise: Youngest Daughter – Review

Becky G’s ESQUEMAS teaches us that the only time you should be looking back is if you’re looking at yourself in the mirror. The result of this self-reflection is her most personal, confessional album yet. “Look back at it / lights, camera, action, / Definitely the best of the scene,” says Mexican-American singer Becky G on the break of Chicken Noodle Soup — her 347-million … [Read more...] about Becky G: ESQUEMAS – Review

Florence reaches new heights of self-awareness on mythological allegory, Dance Fever. After two years of cancelled tours and nothing but kitchen discos, it’s no wonder Florence and the Machine decided to call their latest record Dance Fever. The queen of Bohemia is back with a powerhouse of surging anthems ready for the group’s stadium shows later this year. This latest … [Read more...] about Florence + The Machine: Dance Fever – Review

The Black Keys’ eleventh album is a time capsule contained in ten songs. For some people, The Black Keys have been the best thing to come out of Ohio since corn. “America’s most trusted band,” according to Stephen Colbert, have returned just before the twentieth anniversary of their first-ever album, The Big Come Up, to release their eleventh: Dropout Boogie. It’s an album … [Read more...] about The Black Keys: Dropout Boogie – Review