Cate Le Bon – Rock Pool EP (Drag City Records, January 27th, 2017) The EP, 'Rock Pool' (out via Drag City on January 27th), has been defined as 'the killed darlings from the... Continua »
The Bats – The Deep Set (Flying Nun Records, January 27th, 2017) The band captained by Robert Scott, who eventually founded it in 1982 along with bandmates Paul Kean, Malcolm Grant and... Continua »
Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun – Priestess Of The Promised Land (Self-Released, August 24th, 2016) Stan Ridgway is always the same noir troubadour and sound alchemist we learnt to know listening to his previous releases... Continua »
Galapaghost – I Never Arrived (Self-Released, January 9th, 2016) Composed by twelve songs, the entire album was actually written during a period he passed in Bruxelles, Belgium, and he... Continua »
Tom Brosseau – North Dakota Impressions (Crossbill Records, September 16th, 2016) Tom Brosseau is exactly how you would imagine him from listening to his music. Born and raised in Grand Forks,... Continua »
Damon & Naomi – Spirit of Love (B-sides, bonuses, and soundtracks) (Self-Released, December 2nd, 2016) Not exactly what we could define a Christmas' gift, but this release by the American dream pop and indie folk... Continua »
Bic Runga – Close Your Eyes (Wild Combinations, January 13th, 2017) "Close You Eyes" is a dish album, without infamy and without praise. The versions are almost sterilized in the name... Continua »
Martha Wainwright – Goodnight City (PIAS Recordings, November 11th, 2016) 'Goodnight City' is the last album by Martha Wainwright, the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright II... Continua »
Howe Gelb – Future Standards (Fire Records, November 25th, 2016) You know, in the desert, ideologically, there's no space and there's no time and this is probably the most fascinating... Continua »
Conor Oberst – Ruminations (Nonesuch Records, October 14, 2016) The contents of the songs are of course generally personal and about human fragility and the search for comfort and... Continua »
Bob Weir – Blue Mountain (Legacy Recordings, September 30, 2016) 'Blue Mountain' (out last 30th of September via Legacy Recordings) it is actually another surprise. Across the years, Bobby has... Continua »
Mikko Joensuu – Amen 2 (Svart Records, November 11, 2016) Mikko Joensuu continues the difficult path to happiness or perhaps normalization of feelings. An exhausting search for the "time that... Continua »
Wilco – Schmilco (dBpm, September 09, 2016) How to consider this album in the panorama of the USA alternative music nowaday. Assuming that we could still consider... Continua »
Beau – That Thing Reality (Kitsune / Sony Red, 11/03/2016) [ITA Version] Le Beau sono due ragazze ventunenni dalle idee chiare ed un approccio all’arty pop smaccatamente coffee house, usano profluvi di... Continua »
Beau – That Thing Reality (Kitsune / Sony Red, March 11, 2016) [ENG Version] The Beau are two girls in their twenties with clear ideas and a brilliant approach, to the acoustic guitars, played... Continua »