Category Archives: Album Reviews

I’m not gonna lie, I was really waiting for new music from my favorite artist.
Like I’ve done a few times, I wanted to share my own thoughts about this new work… so it’s not a real review but if you want to read something from a fan a point … I encourage you to continue your reading.

Larkin Poe’s “Blood Harmony” is rich and full of everything you want from sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell. Rock, blues, southern jams and even a power ballad.

These days there is a lot of new music being released and it’s becoming harder to stand above the noise. A new form of metal is also being created, part symphonic, part thrash, part power and a huge dash of NWOBHM thrown in for good measure. Well up on this list is Osyron.

The Darkness were one of the first bands to bring back ‘70s arena rock with classic AOR FM radio sounds. Fast forward almost 20 years later and the Darkness are back with a solid hard driving new outing, Motorheart. Their North American tour supporting this album has just kicked off with several dates in Western Canada and the obligatory stop in Toronto.

I remember about 15 years ago my kids used to watch this annoying TV show called Hannah Montana, you know the one about the teenager who lives a double life as a pop star? Well fast forward to 2020, the world is in a global pandemic and Miley Cyrus just proved to the world that she is bigger, much bigger, than a fictional pop star or even the daughter of Billy Ray…she’s a rock star and she wants, and deserves to be taken seriously as such.

Over the past few months independent pop artist Meg Smith has been dropping songs from her recently released EP.  With Cool 4 U and Because Of Me being upbeat, sugary and fun songs you can crank up in the car and sing along with or dance around in your living room while Who Not To Love is a heartbreakingly beautiful song that anyone who’s ever experienced heartbreak will be able to listen to it and relate to. 

Brett Eldredge started his 2019 by stepping back from social media and smartphones and began a journey of self-discovery, living in the moment, and embracing life. The year left fans missing him posting videos on Snapchat, Instagram and interacting with his fans online. While that year proved to be a long one for fans, it proved to be one of the best years for Brett. He put away his smartphone and pulled out a polaroid, living life through a different lens and seeing the world from a whole new perspective.

Cayley Thomas has just released her third project, How Else Can I Tell You, a five-song sampler of music filled with flowing pop sounds that seem lifted out of the Laurel Canyon dynamic from the late ’60s early ’70s.

Calgary’s Sykamore has finally released her much anticipated second EP with “California King” today. I sat down with Sykamore to talk about this project. Here is a song by song review. It’s been a couple of years since we heard new music from Sykamore. She’s been busy working in Nashville after securing a publishing deal with Rhett Atkins in late 2017.

Kelowna based The Wild! are set to release their third album Still Believe In Rock And Roll later this week. The album is an evolution of their straight ahead, in your face rock they’ve become well known for. I sat down with Dylan Villain recently to talk about the project.