by Sean Passmore | Apr 8, 2017 | Album of the Week
The recent departure of long time drummer Spencer Schoening along with a revolving door of bass players has resulted in Vancouver’s Juno Award winning one time 5 piece Said The Whale reduced to the trio it is today comprised of founding members Ben Worcester and...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 4, 2017 | Album of the Week
Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have decided that 2017 is the year for excessive experimentation. With plans of releasing no less than 5 full albums of difficult music before the year is out they have chosen the field of microtonal music as...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 28, 2017 | Album of the Week
England’s newest hit makers, Temples have followed up their exquisite 2014 debut album with this self produced collection of 12 dreamy psych pop tracks recorded at their home studio in Kettering, Northamptonshire 80 miles north of London. Originally a home...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 24, 2017 | Album of the Week
Austin, Texas indie darlings Spoon have been making their own brand of arty experimental indie pop for close to 25 years now. Centred around longtime band-members Britt Daniel on lead vocals and guitar along with drummer Jim Eno, their 9th album in 21 years, Hot...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 11, 2017 | Album of the Week
Indie guitar rock gods The Shins are no more. It’s been 10 years since group founder James Mercer rid himself of longtime bandmates Dave Hernandez, Marty Crandall and Jesse Sandoval for “aesthetic” reasons (according to Sandoval he was...
