Hot Rumour: MMXVI
Hot Rumour MMXVI (self-released) Los Angeles’ Hot Rumour presents impassioned, alternative music on their debut EP, MMXVI. “Alien” has a church-like organ bleeding through with Josh Ficchi’s tribal beating and Aaron Ficchi’s high warble thrusting us into a heavy, heady, yet very singable brew. “Run to Me” has a good, heavy, snap beat, More...
The Last Shadow Puppets: Everything You’ve Come to Expect
The Last Shadow Puppets Everything You’ve Come to Expect (Domino Recording Co. Ltd.) There is a certain genius to Alex Turner’s career. With Arctic Monkeys, he has matured from a gangly teenager with a penchant More...
John Carpenter: Lost Themes II
John Carpenter Lost Themes II (Sacred Bones Records) John Carpenter is a master director (best known for his horror films), but if you have seen even a small sampling of the man’s cinematic work, you also know More...
Yuck: Stranger Things
Yuck Stranger Things (Mamé Records) When people talk about Yuck, it’s usually in the context of the band’s influences. Before I ever heard a single song, I knew that they supposedly worshiped 90’s alternative More...
Mac Gollehon & the Hispanic Mechanics
Mac Gollehon & the Hispanic Mechanics (True Groove) With his mix of futuristic EDM, salsa beats, and driving songwriting, horn player Mac Gollehon & the Hispanic Mechanics shoot the listener into high gear on More...
Babyface: Return of the Tender Lover
Babyface Return of the Tender Lover (Def Jam Recordings) Babyface is one of my biggest inspirations in knowing that my path would be songwriting. I admire him; he has this natural way of being simultaneously vulnerable More...
Cate Le Bon: Crab Day
Cate Le Bon Crab Day (Drag City) “It doesn’t pay to sing your songs,” Welsh songstress Cate Le Bon sings on the title track of her fourth album. It’s hard to take that statement as a complaint as she’s More...
Todd Rundgren: A Wizard, a True Star (2016 Remaster)
Todd Rundgren A Wizard, a True Star (2016 Remaster) (Rhino Records) Todd Rundgren’s fourth solo album, A Wizard, a True Star, is a sprawling work of interconnected tunes, hallucinatory word play and R&B covers. Here More...
Baskerville Jones: Mile 1
Baskerville Jones Mile 1 (self-released) Baskerville Jones’ Mile 1 is a tight, little EP showcasing the woman’s pipes, as well as the subtle, stark production of some stellar players. The lady sets her singing More...
Teknofonic: Essentials Vol. 1
Teknofonic Essentials Vol. 1 (Teknofonic Recordings) Founded in 2015 by American composer and producer Adam Reifsteck, Teknofonic Recordings is a NYC-based record label that “supports forward-thinking artists More...
