Knxwledge 1988

Published Mar 24, 2020

Fans of the propulsive percussion and soulfully soaring musical tone that ace producer Knxwledge gifted to would-be megastar Anderson .Paak...

Chika Industry Games

Published Mar 13, 2020

Chika's major label debut EP, Industry Games, is a challenge to review, for a fantastic reason. The breathlessly enthused Alabama MC packs s...

Dave Simonett Red Tail

Published Mar 10, 2020

Mysterious mist; crisp, dewy air; the encroaching dawn's warmth — this is the setting evoked by Dave Simonett and his backing band on Red Ta...

Lil Uzi Vert Eternal Atake

Published Mar 09, 2020

The breadth of styles and sounds that Lil Uzi Vert explores on Eternal Atake is as vast as the cosmos on the LP's cover art.   Supposedly...

Jay Whiss Peace of Mind

Published Mar 09, 2020

Plenty of gangsters gloat, but few have braggadocio like Jay Whiss. "Eatin' lobster bisque / Watchin all my enemies do the opposite" the Tor...

Brandy Clark Your Life Is a Record

Published Mar 04, 2020

The risk of getting scorched sounds well worth it on "Love Is a Fire," a standout track on Brandy Clark's new LP, Your Life Is a Record. Ove...

Sadler Vaden Anybody Out There?

Published Mar 03, 2020

"I don't wanna hear it, it's all been done before / Feel like a broken record playing all the same rock'n'roll" goes Sadler Vaden's earnestl...

Royce 5'9" Tells Harsh Truths on 'The Allegory' but Not for Rap Beef Cred

Published Feb 19, 2020

Although Royce 5'9" tersely calls out fellow Eminem associate Yelawolf on "Overcomer" (a single released ahead of the Detroit vet's new LP,...

Royce 5'9" The Allegory

Published Feb 18, 2020

Over a stifled horn and yearning strings on "Mr Grace," the sonically skeletal opening track from his new LP, The Allegory, Royce 5'9" spits...

Tami Neilson CHICKABOOM!

Published Feb 11, 2020

What's worse than being called a mamma's boy? Being taunted by none other than Tami Neilson for needing a parental loan, of course. The Cana...

Brandon Wolfe Scott Burden on Your Shoulders

Published Jan 20, 2020

If you were to take quick guess on which Beatle is Brandon Wolfe Scott's favourite, you'd put your money on George Harrison after listening...

Theophilus London Bebey

Published Jan 20, 2020

With a voice that evokes an ocean breeze, beats balmier than island sunshine, and keys encompassing both the grit and warmth of beach sand,...

Mick Jenkins The Circus

Published Jan 10, 2020

To hear Mick Jenkins' new EP is to witness a once promisingly flawed artist finally come into his own. Over The Circus's seven tracks, the b...

Anyway Gang Showcase CanRock Camaraderie on Self-Titled Debut

Published Dec 02, 2019

Combining the talents of some of Canada's biggest rock stars — Sam Roberts, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club and Hol...

Anyway Gang Anyway Gang

Published Nov 27, 2019

Sloan were Canadian legends throughout their '90s heyday. Sam Roberts reigned supreme over mid-2000s airwaves. But it's arguably the glossy,...

Bonnie "Prince" Billy I Made a Place

Published Nov 15, 2019

What instruments spring to mind at the mention of "alt-folk?" Acoustic guitars? Banjos? Fiddles?   If bawdy, blissful brass wasn't your fi...

Jerry Leger Time Out for Tomorrow

Published Nov 12, 2019

"Playing dominos in the general store / Ain't nobody playing them games no more" sings Jerry Leger plaintively, as fiddle notes all but weep...

The Avett Brothers Closer Than Together

Published Oct 07, 2019

Oh bless Seth and Scott Avett — at least their hearts are in the right place. The well-meaning alt-folk siblings pull out all the stops on n...

Sturgill Simpson Sound & Fury

Published Sep 30, 2019

Some touring musicians like to call themselves road warriors, but Sturgill Simpson takes that term to Mad Max extremes on Sound & Fury, the...

Skyzoo and Pete Rock Retropolitan

Published Sep 25, 2019

"Heavy is the crown, but love the way fit on," Skyzoo spits on the chorus of "Carry the Tradition," making bearing that weight sound less li...