CDs:
The 69 Cats – Transylvanian Tapes CD (Cleopatra)
Debut album from the gothabilly supergroup featuring 69 Eyes vocalist Jyrki rockin’ out with head cat six-string slinger Danny B. Harvey, former Cramps bassist Scott Chopper Franklin, and Blondie drummer Clem Burke. Features a guest appearance by Wanda Jackson.
Gerald Albright – Slam Dunk CD (Heads Up)
New release from the jazz saxophonist. Albright continues his reign supreme as urban jazz’ most compelling and consistent artist. Fans will enjoy his searing and soulful sax lines on this 12-track recording.
Alestorm – Sunset On The Golden Age CD/CD+DVD (Napalm)
Catchy songs with an abundance of parrots and eye patches showcase the piratical life on the seven seas. Available in Regular and Deluxe editions. Deluxe adds a bonus DVD.
Amp Live – Headphone Concerto CD (Plug Research)
Through his knowledge of hip-hop, electronica, jazz and indie music, Amp Live weaves a sonic tapestry that ebbs and flows in movements. Each song has touches and flourishes from multiple genres and it will depend on the individual how each track is perceived. The cello may stand out more to those who have studied music, the drums may attract the hip-hop heads and dancefloor junkies might gravitate towards the electronic elements. Through a blending drum machines, live instruments, singers and rappers together, Amp Live created a concerto accessible to all.
Arkells – High Noon CD (Dine Alone)
Named after a street in their native Hamilton, Ontario, this Juno award-winning band creates an accessible style of pop rock
Baths – Ocean Death CDEP/12” (Anticon)
At just five songs and a shade over 20 minutes, the exquisite Ocean Death is not over-thought. Songs were perfected, not embellished. “Ocean Death” reclines in the aquatic seabed, its lyrics at once simple, bleak and celestial. The 3:00 a.m. introspection and heartbeat pulse—reminiscent of Four Tet or Pantha Du Prince—are almost minimal techno, but suffused with maximalist emotion.
Bear In Heaven – Time Is Over One Day Old CD/LP (Dead Oceans)
Bear In Heaven’s new album is aptly titled Time Is Over One Day Old. It’s a record with a visceral relationship to time and its processes. Where invulnerability and ambition can support you as you grow, at some point they become dead weight, and being true to yourself means casting them off, starting anew. This plays out as a powerful analogy for the band across the arc of its career. (Limited copies pressed on white vinyl.)
Belphegor – Conjuring The Dead CD (Nuclear Blast)
Tenth album from the Austrian death/black metal band — an opus filled to the brim with dark and sinful anthems.
Blues Pills – Blues Pills CD (Nuclear Blast)
This young American-Swedish-French quartet creates a very unique, intense and extraordinary rock atmosphere that harkens to the classic rock era of Aretha Franklin, the original Fleetwood Mac lineup, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Cream.
Tommy Bolin & Zephr – Zephyr [Reissue/1969] CD (Cleopatra)
A special expanded reissue of the 1969 recorded debut of guitar legend Tommy Bolin performing with his first major act, the blues rock outfit Zephyr.
Brimstone Coven – Brimstone Coven CD (Metal Blade)
Brimstone Coven is a retro hard rock/doom band out Wheeling, WV. They brew a unique blend of dark occult rock.
