June’s Choice 5 looks at a rich selection of rock and pop music from both sides of the Atlantic. The Sun is New Each Day by Armonite The Sun is New Each Day was mastered at Abbey Road studios and features a dynamic mix of electronic and violin-driven tunes by the British group Armonite. Highlights … Read more
Our Choice 5 for April 2016 focuses on music from Europe, with a selection of albums and EPs from every corner of that continent and with a diverse selection of musical sub-genres. Half Way Home by Bad Touch We start our tour in Norwich, England, home of heavy blues rock band, Bad Touch. Their full-length … Read more
Buy Blackstar Over time, much will surely be written about David Bowie‘s mysterious final years. In 2013, this rock legend emerged with his first album in ten years, which he immediately followed with his swan song, Blackstar, which was released just two days before Bowie’s death in January 2016. Although Bowie (who had been secretly … Read more
Our Choice 5 for December 2015 features a rich selection of albums and EPs from around the globe. Until the End EP by Melanie Crew Melanie Crew is a singer-songwriter from London England whose debut EP features simple, acoustic tracks with sparse arrangements and slow, sweet, and patient vocals. Highlights from Until the End include … Read more
We celebrate the one year anniversary of our Choice 5 series with a look at five full-length albums with diverse sub-genres and styles and from various locations around the world. Hi Fi or Die by Kevlar Bikini Hi Fi or Die is the energetic and well-produced album by Croatian group Kevlar Bikini. While the majority of … Read more
The Cinco de Mayo edition of Choice 5 features five quality LPs, all of which had a release date during the year 2014. Starseeds and Dreamcatchers by Barry Myers Florida-based Barry Myers combines solid folk-rock with a heavy dose of lyrical mysticism on his debut LP Starseeds and Dreamcatchers. Musically, the album is a pleasant … Read more
For our Easter edition of Choice 5, we feature groups from East of the Atlantic and work our way clockwise around every corner of the great continent of Europe. Back to Life EP by A New Tomorrow We start in London, England where A New Tomorrow released their vibrant EP, Back to Life. Here, we … Read more
Buy The Endless River Pink Floyd decided to put a bow on their career with The Endless River, the intended final studio album for the group started nearly half a century ago. The album is predominantly derived from 1993 sessions prior to the release of The Division Bell and is comprised of instrumental and ambient … Read more
For those of us trying to survive in the desert there seems to be more likely a feeling of fleeing the summer. Many of us are escaping down the “road from the summer” than moving towards it. But Chris Rea had a different thought in mind when he wrote his hit song called “Looking For … Read more