The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023)

The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023)

The complete credit for this album is Charlie Apicella & Iron City meet The Griots Speak, and the concept was to bring together two sets of musicians (Charlie is common in both bands), consisting of straight-ahead players in one and free improvisors in the other...

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023)

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023)

Here we have the latest release from jazz guitarist Doug MacDonald and his trio. ‘Edwin Alley’, named after a historic location in Old Town Pasadena, where the trio perform regularly on Thursday nights, is the follow-up to ‘Serenade To Highland Park’. That album had...

Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023)

Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023)

Back in 2015 I was fortunate enough to attend The Big Nui festival, and one of the bands I saw that day impressed me tremendously was Albi & The Wolves, who were a quartet who had formed just the year before. Running the sound for that festival, as well as being...

Advent Horizon: A Cell To Call Home

A Cell To Call Home is the third studio album released by American outfit Advent Horizon, and their first for eight long years. The band consists of founders Rylee McDonald (vocals, guitars, and keys), Mike Lofgreen (drums), together with Cason Wood (bass, keys, and...

Dewar: Rudiment (2023)

Dewar: Rudiment (2023)

Last year I reviewed the six-track EP ‘Influence’ by Kirsty Dewar, and now she has returned with her debut album and a slight change in name. Two of the songs from that EP, “Influence” and “Dance With Your Shadows”, have been revisited and are here along with another...

The Larry Normans: Dirty Living (2023)

The Larry Normans: Dirty Living (2023)

The Larry Normans formed at the turn of the century and went through the usual revolving door of musicians before releasing their debut album back in 2005. They gigged hard and played festivals such as Big Day Out until 2010 when they went on hiatus and members Andrew...

Marduk: Memento Mori (2023)

Marduk: Memento Mori (2023)

In some ways Marduk have been incredibly stable in that founder guitarist Evil (Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson) has been at the helm for more than 20 years while singer Mortuus (Daniel Rostén) joined all the way back in 2004 but in other areas not so much. Drummer...

Noisepoetnobody: This City (2023)

Noisepoetnobody: This City (2023)

According to such notable magazines as Rolling Stone and GQ, the worst song of all time is Starship’s “We Built This City”, so one can only wonder what they would think of the title track which opens this album, played in the background in a twisted manner with plenty...

Split Decision: Radio Hearts (1992)

Split Decision: Radio Hearts (1992)

I received a package from Nick Katona recently, and it included this CD which is on BW Records but distributed by MRR. It is actually an album which was originally released back in 1992, featuring Don Mularz (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), Amund...

Ted Falcon: Tô Chegando – Almost There (2023)

Ted Falcon: Tô Chegando – Almost There (2023)

When people think of Brazilian music, the first thing that comes to mind is bossa nova. But Ted Falcon (violin, mandolin) fell in love with a different style of Brazilian music called “choro.” He not only became a devotee of the music, but he also pushed its musical...

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