Archive: 2023

Wake up and smell the melodies, we have another fantastic new music Friday on our hands. Nothing says autumn like a week of brand-new music that evokes the feeling of seeing that first tree start to lose its leaves. This Friday, we have the best list of October so far. Everything from criminally smooth jazz […]

Raised in Quebec City’s anglophone community, Blaze Velluto carries his music without boundaries through a blend of rock n’ roll, folk, country, pop, and R&B, wrapped in a benevolent psychedelic spirit and fertile imagery. Check out “Aligned”, the scorching new single from The Blaze Velluto Collection. The groove is set with fierce intention, blending country-inspired […]

Katie Keddie is a singer-songwriter based in Nottingham, England. Keddie’s upcoming releases take a slightly different musical direction, infused with warm synth layers and banjo hooks provided by musician and producer Noah Weinman. Keddie delivers a soft and thoughtful alt-folk ballad via her new single, “Hydroplane”. Swirling in acoustic guitar touch and banjo teasing, Keddie’s voice […]

Less than five months after the release of Darkfighter, Rival Sons returns with its second album of the year, Lightbringer. Both albums were recorded during the same sessions in 2021, but when there was too much good material for one release, the band decided to drop two separate albums. Unsurprisingly, both albums have a similar […]

Over the course of his career, singer/songwriter Tom Freund has released more than a dozen records, collaborated with legends such as Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, and his long-time collaborator Ben Harper with whom he’s made numerous albums and toured the world. Tom has also recorded and toured with rock legend Graham Parker as well […]

Canada’s population is of the order of a tenth of the USA’s. Yet when it comes to the most memorable music acts to emerge from North America, a disproportionate number originate from north of the Canadian border. Not convinced? Here, we run through some of Canada’s most successful pop musical exports and take a look […]

While there is a slew of new bands that are currently leaning into the 80s synth-pop revival, Texas-based musician Israel Nash has turned to some of the great heartland and roots rockers of that era – everyone from Springsteen to Seger – for inspiration on his latest LP. Ozarker has a timelessness to it, blending […]

The dream-like textures and plush melodies of Men I Trust are coming to a city near you very soon. The dream-pop trio kicked off their 2023 Fall tour last night (October 18) at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The band has been on the road for the majority of the year, […]

Warren Haynes Presents: Christmas Jam has revealed the lineup and ticketing details for this year’s annual event, set for Saturday, December 9th at ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Haynes’ hometown of Asheville, NC. The lineup for the 32nd Christmas Jam, also presented by the W&S Charitable Foundation and Stefani Scamardo, includes Slash & Myles Kennedy, Billy F. Gibbons, Gov’t Mule, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, Clutch, […]

On March 28th-30th 2022, Car Seat Headrest played three consecutive sold-out nights at Brooklyn Steel in New York. An air of celebration, community, and showmanship was present, made all the more palpable as the shows were far from a certainty – they took place amidst a year that saw the band having to postpone or […]