Kindred cousins with shoegaze pioneers Cocteau Twins since the late 1980s, American rock band The Veldt just released their shelved debut album ‘Illuminated 1989’ on Little Cloud Records.
The just released Box Of Darkness is a lovely 8-track set released on Optik Muzak. Inspired initially by another U.S.-based electronic musician, Philip Glass, Glass Machine’s songs build on the mysterious, sometimes magical interaction between human, instrument and machine.
I was eager to chat with Levi Oak-Reid myself and get the straight dope. Law Abidin Citiz3n’s ‘SCUM (Self-Centered Urban Male)’ was recorded on Oak-Reid’s 2015 Apple computer with vocals recorded at Old Street Studios, which previously hosted Placebo and Killing Joke.
U.S. rock band Autogramm offers a song and video that are sweetly catchy and charming, with valuable messages, clever hooks, and masterful performances and production. “Born Losers” is from their new album ‘The Humans Can Play.
It’s no surprise then, that BlakLight’s gift to their fans this Christmas is somewhat gloomy. I got the chance to ask synthesist Adam Collier about the release, BlakChristmas, and its two tunes, “Mercy, Lies, Poison, Stain” and “You Will Never Be Alone.”
Just in time for Christmas Day, LA-based singer/songwriter and Bowie tribute artist extraordinaire Julian Shah-Tayler teamed up with jazz bandleader/singer/songwriter Phil Crosby Jr. for a special tribute to a Bowie/Bing duet from 1977.
With his band The Tomicks, singer/songwriter and entrepreneur Tom Cridland just released the outstanding ten track set, Tomicks IV. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As a podcaster, Cridland recently interviewed music industry legends Clive Davis and Davey Johnstone ( guitarist of the Elton John Band) and is set to embark on a 130-plus show tour of the U.S. with his Elton John Tribute, The Rocket Man Experience.