Year archive

2018

Articles published in 2018.

54 articles
Reviews

Crayola Lectern - Happy Endings (2018) review

In the glorious fashion of late Cardiacs, like an aquatic ghost choir atop the golden German Baden-Band Organ at a predawn amusement park located in no man's land, comes the sophomore release from a…

Reviews

Solju - Odda Aigodat - New Times (2018) review

Solju is the mother/daughter duo of Ulla Pirttijärvi - vocals, yoik, and Hildá Länsman - vocals, yoik along with members Samuli Laiho - programming, synths, guitar, piano, glockenspiel, and Teho Majamäki - percussion, vibes…

Reviews

Garnotte - EP I (2018) review

From Montreal, Quebec, (Canada) Garnotte is a 5 piece French Canadian band using 3 extra vocalists for harmonies on this debut release in the form of a 9 song EP. The surprising mixture of…

Reviews

Grice - The Grey of Granite Stone (2017) review

Some musicians show the fans a large variety of their talents in styles over the years, but Grice has displayed the mastering of each niche he has covered. His inspiration for this Ep was…

Reviews

Ben Levin Group - Our Place (2018) review

Herculean composer, guitarist, poet, vocalist, inventor, and great thinker, Ben Levin has a new release called 'Our Place' (2018). Trying to describe him as a musician is tough due to his prolific output and…

Reviews

Nathan- Era (2018) - review

This is an Italian progressive rock group who began as a tribute band of music from Genesis, Pink Floyd, and Supertramp. Their 2016 debut `Nebulosa' featured original songs all sung in Italian, and in…

Reviews

Spoke of Shadows - II (2017) review

A simply beautiful second release from Texan progressive rock/ambient/fusion and soundscape artists Spoke of Shadows. More of what their first release had, but a bit more expanded, the band is primarily two members (Mark…