Pinning down the sound of Gwen is difficult, and that is exactly what makes their debut so exciting. One foot stays planted in arty, experimental indie rock while the other dances across genres with confidence. Athena and Cigarette arrive with official music videos, giving the album’s cinematic ambitions a visual home. The eight-and-a-half-minute Helmet Song […]
Inside The Whole Peace and Thank Goodness For The Translators: Communication Reimagined Through Sound
In a time where music often strives to soothe, distract, or entertain, The Whole Peace arrives with a different intention. It is not here to simply soundtrack your day. It arrives as an encounter, as an invitation, as a question made of sound. With the release of the new 15 track album ‘Thank Goodness For […]
Les Fradkin’s ‘Remote Control’: An Insightful Commentary on Modern Society
In a music industry where innovation often comes at the expense of tradition, Les Fradkin stands as a testament to the seamless fusion of both. From the dawn of his career as a successful songwriter/composer in the 1970s, through his groundbreaking work in guitar synthesis and tapeless recording in the 1980s, to his current status […]
Valhalla Superdrive – “Winged Eyes Wide” – dynamic sounds dart and pirouette in multiple directions!
A lifelong musician and visual artist Kel Alexander, the mastermind behind the Valhalla Superdrive project, spent years of conventional band-based musical exploration via the bass, guitar, keys and vox, while also being classically trained in orchestral woodwinds. His move into the hybrid organic-electronic musical scene has been both immersive and fulminant, with four albums released […]
Lorenzo Bazzoni – “The Lord Of The Valleys” – intricate instrumental arrangements
The combination of instruments, the epic build-up of each song section, along with some really smart compositional work make “The Lord Of The Valleys”, by Italian composer Lorenzo Armando Aldo Bazzoni, a track that successfully blurs the line between classical music and progressive art-rock, delivering the best of both worlds across its run-time. The track […]
StereoBird – “Illuminated” loops into a gigantic wave of sound
StereoBird is a Brooklyn-based art-rock instrumental band who released their latest single “Illuminated” on the 31st of December. Their last two singles have both been compelling entries into their genre. The music here on their latest single is both more aggressive and more subtle than on previous records. Don’t think that’s possible? It is. The […]
Will Wood – “Laplace’s Angel”, from the “The Normal Album”
Will Wood’s voice is the absolute gem of his latest single “Laplace’s Angel”, which comes off the album “The Normal Album”. His high octaves sprinkle some of that classic vocal magic over the track, matching the pumping pulse that beats throughout the song, like some sort of great big glittering heart. Behind it, a sweeping […]
Roger Cole & Paul Barrere: ‘Lost In The Sound’ – a rich wealth of epic atmospheric and melodic finesse
If you are a Radiohead fan, with a penchant for legends like Pink Floyd and King Crimson, then Roger Cole & Paul Barrere will be an easy band to fall in love with. Thick haunting atmosphere, lots of bleeps and beeps, intense melodies, beautiful vocals and mystery-veiled lyrics, are part of the deal on their […]
Chaz Hearne: “Rise of the Voluminous” – wide-ranging sonic assemblages cut with oblique texts
The very first thing I learned while listening to the album “Rise of the Voluminous” by eclectic folk artist, Chaz Hearne, is that the defining question regarding any Hearne song is which Chaz Hearne he’ll be. Will it be the introspective, contemplative Hearne of slow-burning masterpieces like “Falling For Reason” and “Hount The Jab”? Or will […]
JACK OF NONE: “Who’s Listening to Van Gogh’s Ear?” – is made of that good, solid rock fabric!
It’s not very often that I’m left open-jawed in amazement by a band. My friend suggested that I check out this poetic, experimental art-rock band called JACK OF NONE made up of siblings A.G. Syjuco (principal composer on guitar, bass and synths), Maxine Syjuco (poet-songwriter and vocalist), and Julian Syjuco (guitar) The band’s debut album, […]
