Rafter Roberts has a way with feeling — and with a name like Rafter, he better had. He can build a pounding heart-throbbing rhythm and [...]

There’s nothing like a band naming themselves after something resembling cookie cutter conformity to accompany the energy of an indie-driven album like The Noyelle Beat. [...]

The use of atmospheric sound is very tricky to utilize in a way that sounds appealing and marketable. It’s been experimented with time and time [...]

The Ruby Suns have teleported to today from a past where pop was catchy and high-spirited, but they are integrating quite well with us here [...]

Why do we frequent coffee shops? Of course for the reward of a hot, frothy, morning treat after forking over a hefty ransom of cash. But other than that, we continue to visit our favorite java haunts to experience its traditional ambience; the dim, cool, lighting…

I have only one question that has been bothering me the last decade or so: when did rock n’ roll lose its soul? When did [...]

Elizabeth Fraser. The name alone conjures up flashbacks of the neon-spewing Eighties synth and New Wave. The Cocteau Twins breakup broke hearts in 1997, but [...]

Basia Bulat’s Heart of My Own, “folk music from the hills,” is aptly titled as it is pure, untarnished, and from the heart. Bulat’s soulful ballads of heartache and heartbreak filtered through a wailing, strong, classic female voice (dare I compare her to Joni Mitchell?) make this album one for the charts.