BadBadNotGood is an instrumental jazz trio from Toronto. III is their third release and the first one that has all original material. Their previous releases featured covers of various hip hop acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, Old Dirty,Read more…
Superdrag – Head Trip In Every Key
For a band hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, you may not immediately think of British Invasion-flavoured power pop, but that’s exactly what Superdrag delivers. “Head Trip In Every Key” is the band’s meaty, sophmore release recorded after their debut spawned theirRead more…
Sims – Field Notes
Sims of the Doomtree collective is back with his third album, it’s a little short at 7 tracks but I’m not complaining. The Doomtree rappers have consistently put out great songs over the past 10 years. Sims first album LightsRead more…
Souls Of Mischief & Adrian Young – There Is Only Now
21 years after there debut album 93 Til Infinity, Souls Of Mischief are back with their 6th album ,There Is Only Now. When they first hit the scene with their debut in 93 the Souls Of Mischief had a differentRead more…
Ayahuasca – Plato’s Dark Horse
To some, classifying metal records can be a fun exercise in applying hyphens, creative adjectives or physical locations (i.e. blackened-death-metal, pirate metal, or Gotenburg metal) To others, the pigeonholing can be restrictive and cumbersome. Especially when you’re the artist andRead more…
Noah 23 – Street Astrology
It’s the 23rd and Noah 23 is back with a new release. Just one month after his Light Years release with David Klopek, the Twiz Thrizzy has a new “pay what you like” album. As I mentioned in the LightRead more…
Sludge Factorie – Black Order of the Theozoa
Sludge Factorie is a new project from veteran Chicago abstract rapper V8 and producer Morbidly-O-Beats. I guess this would be classed as an EP clocking in at just under 20 minutes. It is described on their bandcamp page as ghettotechRead more…
Midnight Malice – Proving Grounds
“Proving Grounds” is the debut full length from Toronto metal throwbacks Midnight Malice. It was produced by Ian Blurton which gives it some pedigree. As far as speed-metal goes It’s pretty by the numbers. Imagine if Motley Crue released aRead more…
Anderson Paak – Cover Art
Anderson Paak is a singer, producer and sometimes rapper based out of LA. The first time I heard of him was via some recent posts on Instagram and Twitter from other LA rappers Parker , Nocando and Verbs. After aRead more…
The Rentals – Return of The Rentals
Despite a somewhat confusing title “Return of the Rentals”, this is the debut album of the band, The Rentals. If you were unaware beforehand, The Rentals were founded and fronted by zany ex-Weezer bassist, Matt Sharp with his portrait onRead more…