The Long Goodbye Score:8 There's an unwritten history in California hardcore of strong releases followed by unaddressed absences. Harness, What's Good, Skinfather — the list goes and goes, and I for one am still holding out for the unreleased infamous Soul Search LP to come to fruition. Downpresser is a…
G Herbo Sessions (News or Reviews)
Sessions Score:7 Chicago's murder rate has decreased for the third year in a row, yet the effects of gangs, violence and a failing socio-infrastructure are still present in everyday life. And thus, it also comes out through the music from the city. G Herbo is a product of this…
Travis Scott / Various JACKBOYS (News or Reviews)
JACKBOYS Score:6 In a world that puts aside supergroups (or groups in general) for label collectives, Travis Scott's JACKBOYS serves as an introduction to his Cactus Jack signees: Don Toliver, Luxury Tax 50 and Sheck Wes, who is also signed to GOOD Music. The sampler EP JACKBOYS sets itself up…
GARY NUMAN – WHEN THE SKY CAME DOWN (News or Reviews)
Gary Numan’s previous studio album, Savage: Songs From A Broken World, was released in September 2017 through BMG and earned the best reviews of Gary’s career. In 2018, Gary performed a series of exclusive, sold out orchestral concerts taking place in Cardiff, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, London and Glasgow. The shows…
Local Talent Higienópolis (News or Reviews)
Higienópolis Score:8 So much of jazz and modern composed music is recorded with crisp clarity and high sonic fidelity, but this is not necessarily Higienópolis's jam. The debut from up-and-coming Toronto-based trio Local Talent, featuring James Hill (Autobahn Trio, BADBADNOTGOOD) as the lead composer and keyboard player, challenges the notion…
The Honest Heart Collective Live at the Horseshoe (News or Reviews)
Live at the Horseshoe Score:8 The Honest Heart Collective have to be one of Canada's most underrated rock bands. For the past six years or so, the Thunder Bay group have relentlessly toured the country and put out two excellent albums of rousing, feel-good rock'n'roll that's ready-made for fans of…
Sunday Service Choir Jesus Is Born (News or Reviews)
Jesus Is Born Score:7 Released on Christmas Day, the anticipated project by Kanye West's backing gospel choir delivers, well, deliverance with this wholly unironic gospel album. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone and all that good stuff. Whatever you think or feel about Kanye and his…