Photo by Gervelemae SELL EVERYTHING -Something New jazz-rock fusion Are bands that stylize their name in all caps being purposefully obnoxious? Most definitely yes, and I personally and generally am not a fan of the practice. However, I’ll let it slide for Dublin’s SELL EVERYTHING, a band that transcends mediocrityContinue Reading

“Bifurcate” is a word that means to divide into two branches or forks, like a river splitting and flowing in different directions. Separation is a theme that resonates with New Jersey prog artist Nat Rusciani, who experienced the dissolution of her band shortly before starting The War Yaks with co-writerContinue Reading

Leixlip-based musician Ogenblik’s experiments in retrofuturistic production culminate in his debut album This Used To Be The Sound of The Future. Employing a range of outdated recording techniques, from dictaphones to the ill-fated MiniDisc, Ogenblik splices everything together with environmental acuteness, Frankensteining innocuous acoustic guitar melodies into more pressing statementsContinue Reading

Nothing like a bit of nihilism to start the weekend. On The Shining Tongues’ second album, This Body Of Mine Will Disintegrate, the Londonites face life’s bleaker truths through spiritually searching and psychedelically leaning progressive folk-rock tunes. Spearheaded by songwriter Daniel Knowler and the idiosyncratic bass playing of Sam Mclaughlin,Continue Reading

Sometimes, you have to start again. After playing in the post-punk band Sandcastle, the Toulon-based musician Thomas Ferrandes reinvisioned his musical language through Farewell Wise Man, an anything-goes instrumental musical project that touches on ambient, art rock, and industrial dance. His debut album, Peace Lines, is a transitory and succinctContinue Reading

On their self-titled EP, Portlander indie-rock outfit Baby Grendel craft winning tunes underpinned by an uninhibited capacity for expression and an ability to build colourful worlds via jangly and roaming art rock. Combining the sensibilities of guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Suarez and drummer Joe Mengis, the duo are often brightlyContinue Reading