07.04.2026-OTOBOKE BEAVER Super Champon (Damnably,2022)

 

PUNK ROCK

   Champon is the Japanese noun for a jumble of different things, Super could well be a descriptor for the gloriously vital and anarchic sound emanating from the foremost four-piece punk garage band from Kyoto, Otoboke Beaver.

     Featuring blistering guitars and drums, wildly rampageous lyrics and masterful musicianship that bobs and weaves like a flyweight on speed, Accorinrin, Yoyoyoshie, Hiro-chan and Kahokiss deliver 18 short tracks of total randomness. Songs with obtuse and wacky titles such as Dirty Old Fart Is Waiting For My Reaction, First Class Side Guy & Leave Me Alone! No Stay With Me! all zip ferociously along and before you know it it’s gone, flashing by at just over 21 minutes, Super Champon truly is a masterpiece of chaos music. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/gn1jlc

04.04.2026-KIRSTY ALMEIDA Moon Bird (All Made Up,2020)

 

FOLK / POP

   This album feels very much a fusion of the many influences within Kirsty’s life. Born in Scotland, but raised in Gibraltar from the age of 11, she moved back to the UK to study for her degree, making Yorkshire her home. After winning the prestigious ‘Take 5 Jazz Award’ in 2009, Kirsty was signed to DECCA which allowed her to play internationally and release her debut album under the production of renowned musician Martin Glover.

     Moonbird is stunningly soulful and reinstalls a childhood naivety and untainted perception of the world within what often feels within the genre an old and weary narrative. The album radiates warmth and peace, whilst addressing the pain and fragility of romance and the confusion of new beginnings. It’s a poised and graceful yet immensely powerful introduction both into the world of Kirsty Almeida and also the incredible power of folk as a genre. 

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

01.04.2026-KALIA VANDEVER Another View (Northern Spy,2025)

 

JAZZ

   Despite several moments of quiet intensity, Kalia Vandever’s Another View flows like a dream, with composition and improvisation beautifully intertwined.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/i75uj8

30.03.2026-WORK DRUGS Insurgents (Bobby Cahn Records,2014)

 

SYNTHPOP

   Smooth indie/synth pop that unabashedly embraces the yacht-side soft rock of artists like Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/o9ef5l

28.03.2026-CULTS Host (Sinderlyn,2020)

 

INDIE POP

   On Host, Cults find solipsistic charm in retreading the shadowy pastures of their past, bolstering the dream pop of their earlier work with the tactile verve of live instruments.

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

24.03.2026-MAMA'S BROKE Narrow Line (Free Dirt,2022)

 

FOLK

   A Canadian folk duo consisting of Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler, as Mama’s Broke the multi-instrumentalists bring plenty of vocal harmonies to their diverse Americana that welcomes a few guests, too.

A very thoughtful record that touches on folk, blues, ragtime and old time sounds, too, thematically, the pair surround the cycles of life and death, and it makes for a very substantial body of work.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/33at1u

21.03.2026-GABRIEL BRUCE Come All Sufferers (Virgin/Luv Luv Luv,2016)

 

POP ROCK

   The entirety of the album is a thrilling sonic journey. Flitting from genre to genre is something Bruce has always done well and his ability to lace the tracks together seamlessly is a trait which has been carried through from ‘Love In Arms’ to ‘Come All Sufferers’. Apocalyptic and religious themes tie the album’s eleven tracks together, facilitated by Bruce’s enthralling ability to illuminate a narrative. It’s a record that makes you think, but more importantly it’s a record that makes you feel something.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/x57iez