Album Releases: Week of December 9, 2014

Alternative / Rock / Indie  The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments To An Elegy (Alternative rock) tētēma – Geocidal [Mike Patton & Anthony Pateras] (Experiemental) (Australian composer Anthony Pateras reached out to Mike Patton to collaborate on an album. The result: a spine-tingling adventure. 4/5) Hip-hop / Rap  Ghostface Killah – 36 Seasons (Rap) (The Wu-Tang Clan all-star has released his latest work – the concept album … More Album Releases: Week of December 9, 2014

Album Releases: Week of December 2, 2014

Alternative / Rock / Indie AC/DC – Rock Or Bust (Hard Rock) Owen – Other People’s Songs [Covers album] (Indie rock) Take That – III (Indie pop) Jozef Van Wissem – It Is Time For You To Return (Minimilist rock) Walk The Moon – Talking Is Hard (Indie electro-pop) R&B / Soul  Shirley Bassey – Hello Like Never Before (Adult Contemporary) Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (R&B) Metal / Punk  Little Envy – Little Envy (Hardcore … More Album Releases: Week of December 2, 2014

Snowday – As We Travel

3/5 Toronto’s best-kept secret comes in the form of electronic instrumentalist duo Snowday. Their debut album As We Travel encompasses soft textures, dense layers of instrumentations and tranquilizing melodies. “The Seventh String” sets the tone of the album with ambient synths; overtop a layer of loosely strung melody. Most of the album follows similar suit, with a smooth … More Snowday – As We Travel

David Guetta – Listen

3.5/5 French DJ David Guetta has enlisted the help of a long list of pop stars to collaborate on his sixth studio album Listen. Ranging from up and coming singer Sam Martin, to established vocalists such as Sia and John Legend, Listen is fun from start to finish. Although this is a David Guetta album, Sam Martin steals the show in the opening track “Dangerous“. A dramatic string … More David Guetta – Listen

Album Releases: Week of November 25, 2014

Alternative / Rock/ Indie Bella Novela – Telemetry (Power rock pop) Paul Cargnello – Hardest Part is You May Never Know (Alternative rock) Copeland – Ixora (Indie emo pop) Simple Minds – Big Music (Rock pop) Soundgarden – Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path [Rarities] (Grunge) Spiders – Shake Electric (Indie alt-rock) Pop Selena Gomez – For You (Pop) Pitbull – Globalization (Pop) Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Pop rock) Country / Folk Kevin Hearn – Days In Frames (Folk … More Album Releases: Week of November 25, 2014

Mr. Oizo – The Church

4/5 Best known as filmmaker Quentin Dupieux, the French artist has countless side projects as a director, producer, writer, and most importantly as Mr.Oizo (pronounced like the French word for bird “oiseau”). His music career took off in 1999 with the hit “Flat Beat“ (featuring the famous puppet Flat Eric), and since then has released five albums including … More Mr. Oizo – The Church