‘Ciao Bella’ discloses a dark catharsis, transported on heavy layers of ’90s grunge, accentuated by the stirring voice of Kyle Tekiela.
Equally balancing melancholy with brightness, the ‘Become’ EP (Sub Pop) remains aligned with the ethereal haziness listeners expect from Beach House.
Cossetted within ice-cold, sepulchral instrumentation, Outer Limit Lotus’ ‘Dazzling Darkness’ (Sheep Chase Records) projects tones of melancholic gravity taut with foreboding.
Full of complex colours and a scrummy variety of sonic styles, ‘That Is That’ is not only charismatic but also a most decorative album.
Imagine Slipknot or Korn attempting to cover Baby Ford or even Kylie Minogue and pulling it off, and you’ll get a feel for ‘The Fire Within.’
Akin to a musical chameleon on #NorthboundTrain (Mighty Quinn Records), Red Matter merges tangs of everything from Americana to gospel-laced soul.
Oozing lush seams of post-punk and avant-garde nuances, ‘Därför’ dispenses ghostly waves of blurry harmonics and siren-like vocals.
Rubbing with grungy flavours of indie-rock against tinges of edgy prog-rock, Toy City delivers a refreshing array of innovative songs.
The 69 Eyes’ latest record, ‘Death of Darkness,’ is a decent slice of goth ‘n roll, but it really does need a bit more death and...
Bolstering the band’s 30th-anniversary celebrations, the 2023 vinyl release of Filter’s third studio album, ‘The Amalgamut’ (Craft Recordings), debuts as a 2LP set with printed inner...
Lusciously blurry, replete with gliding harmonic veneers, and the evocative, delicate voice of Jennifer Framer, The Know’s ‘EP2’ delivers luxurious dream-pop.
Mesmeric, almost hypnotic, ‘Aztec Jewel’ (Icons Creating Evil Art) establishes Murdo Mitchell as an artist to bask in and keep an eye on in the future.
With ‘A Step Behind,’ Alex Blizzy offers a first-class array of alt-country, authentic and unpretentious, underscored by sonic charm.
Combining the swanky appeal of reggae, tight one-drop rhythms, and lush horns, Bumpin Uglies’ ‘Live at Sugarshack Sessions Vol. 2’ hits the sweet spot.
Highlighted by “Lost for a While,” Little Misty’s ‘Nowhere Land’ is cap-a-pie haunting, dispensing lush leitmotifs, somewhere between a rift and a revelation.