Sigir: Rainmaker (2023)

Sigir: Rainmaker (2023)

Although Finnish quartet Sigir were only formed in 2019, three of the four had previously been in Ritual of Terror together so already knew how they played so consequently this feels like a far more polished outfit than one might expect. Paavo Luttinen (bass), Eetu...
Russ Spiegel: Caribbean Blue (2023)

Russ Spiegel: Caribbean Blue (2023)

On this album Russ Spiegel (electric and acoustic guitars), Jim Gasior (organ), and Lucas Apostoleris (drums) are joined on some tracks by multi-Grammy Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch and Grammy nominated saxophonist Tim Armacost along with trombonist Javier Nero,...
Peine Kapital: Peine Kapital (2023)

Peine Kapital: Peine Kapital (2023)

This sludge/doom trio hail from Strasbourg, and comprise of Thibault Bru on drums, Benjamin Simon on bass/vocals, and Renaud Deschamps on guitars/vocals. The three were founder members of The Pledge of Cain back in 2005, although Bru left a few years before their...
Paul McLaney: As The North Attracts The Needle (2023)

Paul McLaney: As The North Attracts The Needle (2023)

Over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to have been able to hear Gramsci’s two most recent albums, ‘Inheritance’ and ‘The Hinterlands’, so I was quite surprised to hear that Paul McLaney had decided to release a solo album. I was even more taken aback...
Mike DiRubbo: Inner Light (2023)

Mike DiRubbo: Inner Light (2023)

DiRubbo is back with his tenth album as band leader, this time with a new quartet featuring organist Brian Charette, drummer Jongkuk Kim, and guitarist Andrew Renfroe while of course he gives us alto sax. There is an obvious and important bassline throughout, but I am...