08.11.2026-SPECTRALS Sob Story (Wichita,2013)

 

INDIE ROCK

   Diversity is one of those prized musical qualities that many artists strive for; if you can pull it off, having a wide-ranging, eclectic sound is a major plus—it’s why we all love the Beatles so much. But there’s the kicker: if you can pull it off. It isn’t an easy thing to do, at least not well, and many acts play it safe by sticking to a few comfortable sounds. Enter Spectrals, a.k.a. Louis Jones of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Not content to stick with a single style, Spectrals pull ideas from all over the musical map: girl groups, sunshine pop, psychedelia, doo-wop, folk rock, power-pop, and more. While all of these different genres seem like they’d be difficult to mold into an album, they end up working most of the time, held together by Jones’s endearingly mopey vocals and solid guitar playing.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/s38rmtfv

05.11.2026-SWEET APPLE Sing The Night In Sorrow (Tee Pee,2017)

 

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

   Sweet Apple features the talents of John Petkovic and Tim Parnin from Cobra Verde, Dave Sweetapple from Witch, and J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr., who joined forces in 2010. Their newest release, Sing the Night in Sorrow, combines all the best strengths from each musician and fuses them together for a musically cohesive record.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/k8w2og0e

02.11.2026-LEYLA McCALLA Sun Without The Heat (ANTI-,2024)

 

INDIE FOLK

   While politics are never far from McCalla, her lyrics for this record focus more on bygone love, escapism, family, nature, and the passing of time, yet the music is the real attraction. McCalla (vocals, cello, banjo, guitars) and her band Shawn Myers (percussion, drums), Nahum Zdybel (guitars), Pete Olynciw (electric bass, piano), Maryam Qudus (synthesizers, organs, backing vocals), create a sonic texture throughout the record which makes it feel as if the listener is hearing the music through an old dusty radio, broadcasting from a distant tropical locale. Instruments seem to bend in humidity, nature comes alive while tempos shift in unique ways as if warped vinyl records are broadcasted slightly skipping and bobbling. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/td77otsy

30.10.2026-CLARA MORENO Miss Balanco (Far Out,2009)

 

MPB

   Carioca (native of Rio) singer Clara Moreno has quietly established a reputation for excellence over six albums and this second for Far Out is by far the most accomplished thus far. It certainly helps that productions chores are taken care of by mother Joyce and arrangements by father, drummer Tutti Moreno. However, Clara Moreno is very much her own singer and is certainly not trading on her mother’s reputation. The song selection is a judicious one that harks back to the classic samba era and follows the recent trend of artists such as Orchestra Imperial and Marisa Monte in updating this timeless sound.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/y9lhid0v

27.10.2026-MILLIONAIRES Tonight (Independent,2013)

 

ELECTROPOP

   There are some things worth noting on Tonight, and Millionaires could blossom yet if they stick with their ability to write a good pop chorus. If squeaky vocals and grinding electro/dance music doesn’t rub you up the wrong way, you may find this album pleasing. It may be a grower, but there’s a very geriatric part of me too busy complaining about the state of music today to keep listening. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/aouz1yt2

24.10.2026-JENNY HVAL Iris Silver Mist (4AD,2025)

 

ART POP

   An immersive album of beguiling charms about memories, isolation and dislocation.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/lvfqwawl

21.10.2026-U.S. GIRLS Bless This Mess (4AD,2023)

 

ART POP

   Even by her own shape-shifting standards, U.S. Girls’ Meghan Remy has executed some breath-taking gear-changes since 2020’s Heavy Light. Besides a typically withering critique of Father Christmas (seasonal single Santa Stay Home), she has written a memoir (Begin By Telling), sampled Glenn Gould, covered the Birthday Party for a tribute album and more. Along the way, she gave birth to twins and recorded an album, whose title speaks volumes about Remy’s ability to transform mighty feats of multi-tasking and politically aware meaning into hallowed art-pop.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/7jtnzvhx