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Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North (The Magnetic North) #NNR7
This album is at once as monumental as a menhir and as intimate as the unspoken. Each mound speaks to every inch of skin, each wave to every thought, each note to every step, and the whole delights the heart just as much as the mind. It is grand and beautiful, subtle and deeply human. Perfectly unclassifiable, with its classical elements blended with electronic music and the folk sounds of the vast northern moors, "Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North" takes its place here
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Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North (The Magnetic North) #NNR7
This album is at once as monumental as a menhir and as intimate as the unspoken. Each mound speaks to every inch of skin, each wave to every thought, each note to every step, and the whole delights the heart just as much as the mind. It is grand and beautiful, subtle and deeply human. Perfectly unclassifiable, with its classical elements blended with electronic music and the folk sounds of the vast northern moors, "Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North" takes its place here
Nov 73 min read
Twentythree (Tristan Prettyman) #NNR6
At just 23 years old, displaying maturity in both her lyrics and harmonies, Tristan Prettyman doesn’t set out on this upcoming album, "Twentythree", to come across as cool or laid-back; she simply aims to convey her feelings with disarming simplicity and ease, a quality that could have made this a defining album for a generation. Her voice, by turns dynamic and fragile, and her seemingly accessible compositions still strike a chord now, because they speak to a world before In
Nov 63 min read
Street scenes (David Sanchez) #NNR5
In the mid-1990s, New Yorker David Sanchez, following many years of the Young Lions alongside Wynton Marsalis and a return to acoustic roots, captured in his “Street Scenes” series what an entire generation was trying to convey about the contemporary world around them: the interplay of cultures, tensions, loneliness, but also unexpected, even incredible, encounters, and moments of poetry, for those who take the time to listen, watch, and feel. Give it a listen!
Nov 53 min read
Beaurivage (David Grumel) #NNR4
In “Beaurivage,” David Grumel has allowed a wide variety of influences to find their way into his work and blend together, in a sort of intimate confession that reflects his state of mind, one that flirts here with electro, as well as soul and almost funky jazz. This diversity of musical approaches maintains its coherence throughout "Beaurivage" and gives the album its full legitimacy.
Nov 42 min read
Genetic World (Télépopmusik) NNR#2
"Genetic World" is a masterfully crafted window into the complexity of this new world, quantum, genetic, and electronic, which the French band Télépopmusik sought to make creative, poetic, and human. Twenty-five years later, we are coming to terms with its ironic fate, amid ongoing ethical debates and in the midst of a world marked by neglect, violence, and dehumanization.
Nov 23 min read
Underneath (GAMI)
GAMI is certainly capable of drawing on every possible source, skillfully and respectfully drawing from decades of very different sounds to channel the fusion-like energy that now flows through their veins, allowing them to deliver this surprising yet incredibly powerful debut album, Underneath, whose richness in both composition and performance is just waiting to be unleashed on stage.
Oct 243 min read
V (Truckfighters)
Niklas Källgren’s excellent guitar work, combined with Daniel Israelsson’s powerful and inventive drumming, makes the tracks on this Truckfighters album, V, true masterpieces, where the spirit of Kyuss blends with the spontaneity and musicality of Karma to Burn.
Oct 191 min read
Far and wide (The Pinapple thief)
Everything comes together here to make this highly anticipated Far and Wide proof that the British band The Pineapple Thief is far ahead of the pack and possesses impressive technical and emotional depth. From the art of making a richness and precision in composition, which have become rare, seem simple and obvious, to the album’s understated, if not minimalist, artwork. Don’t be fooled by appearances! This album is nothing less than a little gem of humanity.
Oct 193 min read
You're so pretty (Sour bitch)
Alternating between rock and punk with driving rhythms, Sour Bitch’s music fits perfectly into today’s disillusioned landscape, like a refreshing outburst—one focused primarily on interpersonal relationships, but whose broader social implications should by no means be overlooked.
Oct 162 min read
Terrifying angels (Pure reason revolution)
Since their reunion in 2019, and over the course of four albums, Pure Reason Revolution, have managed to establish themselves among the bands capable of blending influences as diverse as Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, and Nirvana, infusing their decidedly progressive sound with an unbridled energy that is undoubtedly their trademark. This new album is one of those works that reconciles you with a genre, an approach that’s almost stylistic, certainly sonic.
Oct 153 min read
Unadulterated (Roman Candle)
The first true album by the American band Roman Candle, Unadulterated, doesn't beat around the bush: rooted in modern emo, where the band blends metalcore and screamo, Roman Candle's music feels like an emotional tidal wave that is nearly impossible to contain.
Oct 152 min read
Obsidian (OVOO)
It’s never easy to find your way through such a soundscape, and yet, Obsidian, the debut album by the Alpine band OVOO, offers more than one entry point that the attentive listener can explore to enter this indescribable universe, which the musicians themselves describe as “magmagnetic” and which lies somewhere between progressive rock, post-rock, noise, and ambient.
Oct 142 min read
We R all gonna die (Mothers's cake)
The Austrian band Mothers's Cake, which has been active for about twenty years, blending psychedelic rock, punk, funk, and ’90s influences such as grunge and fusion, released their new album We R All Gonna Die on October 8.
Oct 143 min read
Into the waves (Maiah Wynne)
On Into the Waves, through twelve intimate and fragile tracks, the American artist, who will soon turn 30, draws from her own life to craft songs that blend folk and indie-pop, with no other ambition than to convey the unease of life, the sacrifices, wounds, and betrayals as well. She has created a truly beautiful album that feels like a travel journal, authentic and introspective.
Oct 132 min read
Volatil (Zazie)
Impossible pour Zazie, depuis plus de 30 ans, de ne pas se faire la chambre d'écho d'un monde qui ne se contente pas de l'entourer, mais l'enserre, l'étouffe. Et sa plus belle manière de reprendre son souffle a toujours été de se redresser, femme, artiste, et de libérer son verbe si juste et humain, à l'image de ces volatiles sur son nouvel album, "Volatil", du même son. Ce qui vibre alors est poésie, intime ou plurielle, sombre et caustique souvent, mais toujours libre, comm
Oct 123 min read
The reunion (The Carringtons)
The Quebec-based band The Carringtons are back with a fast-paced, hard-hitting album, The Reunion, which features, almost without pause, ten short tracks, where their punk rock expresses itself freely but with a more polished finish, a choice that will offend some, while others will see it as the ability to reach a wider audience with a fine rock anthem that stays true to its roots, far from preconceived notions.
Oct 62 min read
The dark (Chelsea Wolfe)
The high priestess of gothic rock returns with a ninth album (yes, already!) that takes the form of introspection, slipping through the shadows until she reaches the darkest part of herself for a final confrontation, a first step toward a form of liberation. On this album, Chelsea Wolfe confronts, perhaps more than ever before, her ghosts, her doubts, fears, suffering, and loneliness, all gathered beneath the great veil of darkness, which is total but not definitive.
Oct 53 min read
Wicked Elephant Revival - Live Release Party w/ friends @La Bière de la Rade (Toulon)
The Wicked Elephant Revival (WER to their friends) were determined to make this evening not just another “release party” driven by some promotional fad, but a genuine musical and social gathering, a wonderful opportunity to unveil the tracks from their debut album, No Rest for the Wicked, in a wild live performance, as well as to bring together, for the second half of the evening, musicians from all walks of life (including members of other bands, some of whom are also part o
Sep 263 min read
The meaning of flowers (Agnes Obel)
With this fifth album, whose title is eminently symbolic, Agnes Obel nestles at the center of life to draw from it the energy of blossoming, the strength of unfolding, and the beauty of fulfillment.
Sep 214 min read
Give me dust (Cancer bats)
Here are our Canadian Cancer Bats, back on Marshall Records with the thunderous Give Me Dirt —a whirlwind of razor-sharp socio-political tracks brimming with incredible energy and musicality.
Aug 101 min read
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