John LaMonica has seen and heard a thing or two during his time making music. Since 1998 he has released a variety of albums and EP’s and worked with a vast array of musicians and bands across a diverse musical spectrum. With more than 10 official releases under numerous aliases and additional collaborations, remixes and
The Farthest Forests, a two piece band featuring Anne Marple vocally and our old friend, Peter Squires, providing the music, were born of the lush woods and epic tides of the New England seacoast; two golden babies united musically by an artistic challenge: to write and record, Strange Wool, their first full-length album, in only
Veteran musical renaissance man Luther Russell is set to release his fifth LP, a double-length entitled The Invisible Audience, on July 12th on his own Ungawa Records. The double album will make up for lost time, since Russell hasn’t released an album since 2007’s Repair, which was produced by the legendary Ethan Johns. Though he
A veteran of the Los Angeles music scene, Nick Goose has finally taken off on his own, releasing his first solo EP, Change Please. It’s not just a clever title for an album. In this case, it’s an artist taking a chance on a new sound, but it is the first step on embarking on
Sydney-based rock band, All Mankind have gained a loyal following across the U.S., UK, and Australia, having performed over 500 times in the last three years to more than 100,000 fans. The band’s live success, by word of mouth and with no label nonetheless, has led to album sales in the thousands and award nominations
It’s been four long years since Montreal-based indie rock outfit Miracle Fortress, aka Graham Van Pelt put out his last record, Five Roses. But he returns on May 17 with his sophomore effort, Was I the Wave?, taking the next steps in a budding career. This isn’t to say Van Pelt hasn’t’ been busy in
Former vocalist for the international acclaimed duo Taima, Inuk-born and Canadian-based pop-artist Elisapie is gearing up for the U.S. release of her debut solo album, There Will Be Stars. For those not in the know, she is a 100 percent real life Eskimo, not a common thing these days, especially in music. Yet her sound
The awesome folks at Reimagine Music are at it again. If you managed to take a look at their Bob Dylan tribute album, which was reviewed here two weeks ago, then you saw the incredible lineup they had cranking out Dylan classics. Now they’re back it at with Paint It Black: An Alt-Country Tribute to
Federico Aubele returns to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics for his fourth studio album, Berlin 13. The record pulls from the personal transformation Aubele experienced in his time living in Berlin and the vibe of a city strongly associated with electronic music. To set the
Though he’s best known as dance vixen Sally Shapiro’s producer/songwriter, Johan Abebjörn is releasing a compilation album of his own. Casablanca Nights is a collection of European disco pop that features some of the best music in the genre.