US CD, Album Celtodelic Publishing – CE 105-22 48 mins Style: Folk Rock, Celtic, Prog Rock http://www.tempestmusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TempestCelticRock/ Rating 70/100  Despite having released a massive total of 18 albums, San Francisco's Celtic Rock Band...

Spain Artgates Records EP  23:16 Minutes Pop sensibility with lots of prog moves https://www.facebook.com/StasiaMomento/ https://artgatesrecords.com › Stasia Momento Rating70/100 Creating a professional image in which to ply your musical histrionics is a commercially...

Blanca Records Norway 36 Minutes https://orionsbelte.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/orionsbelte/ Rating 70100 After the initial spin of this CD, I was totally unsure of what to make of this debut album entitled ‘Mint’ comprising nine tracks from Norwegian...

Echozone Records Germany US CD 37:38 mins Music | A Line of Crows (bandcamp.com) https://www.facebook.com/alineofcrows/ Rating 85/100 The collective noun for ‘A Line of Crows’ might be a ‘Murder’. But the sheer essence of the music from ‘A Line of Crows’, and in...

Since I came across the single No-One I have been waiting for this album to drop, a feeling which was only exacerbated by the follow-up, Imposter Syndrome, but at long last it is here. I could quibble that there are only eight songs, and it is only 31 minutes long,...

Realistically, the cover art for this single tells the listener all they need to know about this song, as here are a band who are determined to have a load of fun and bring everyone along with them. It is actually a still from the video, more of that later. The PR...

Songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Eddie Kiesanowski has been involved in music from a young age, and while studying at ARA he formed his first band, {Skelter}. After they had released their debut EP they headed off to Melbourne with mentor Tom Larkin ({Shihad}). The...

Here we have the debut EP from Aria, and a really interesting release it is as well. The focus throughout is on her pure clear vocals which have a tone that bring the listener in close, no matter what style they are performing. In that sense she is somewhat...

This is the third single from all-girl Wellington-based quartet {No Man’s Land}, which I am guessing is the rationale behind the name and I must admit it made me smile. That smile continued as I listened to West Coast as there is a naivety and pop sensibility to it...

It’s not often that a song can take me straight back more than 40 years on the first time of hearing, only to reinforce that with repeated plays, but that is exactly what happened with this angry trio from Blenheim. This is stripped back music which has a great deal...

{Saint Mercury} is the artist name for electronic producer Mark Linton who doesn’t see himself being at home in any particular genre but is more of a shapeshifter and on hearing this track one can understand why. Ominous Warning is his debut single, and he has given...

What we have here is a good old-fashioned split EP, something which I don’t get to see too often these days, bringing together two hard-hitting acts. Each band has one side, with three tracks from Auckland-based Wolves and two from Wellington’s Gravel Pit. This is the...

EP 19:43mins Recorded at Hidden Track Studios in Folkestone with producer Oz Craggs UK Band Rating 80/100 Junction 28 | Facebook Junction 28 Band It does not take long when listening to this EP by ‘Junction 28,’ and/or watching their YouTube content to realise that...

Private Press EP 30mins UK It really is something quite special when a talented amateur musician finances the production of his own extended play album. Especially when the end product is then distributed freely around to his friends and associates and certainly not...