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...