With quite a bit of excess free time while on the road, Yukon Blonde’s frontman Jeffrey Innes started a solo side project, High Ends, which caught the attention of the blogosphere as it was a […]
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Originally begun as a duo in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian band CROSSS after several relocations and lineup changes is currently a Toronto, ON-based trio who have developed a reputation for crating murky, sludgy and intense […]
Montreal has developed a reputation for having a rather vital and intriguing independent, electronic music scene as the city is the home of artists such as Grimes, BRAIDS, Majical Cloudz, Jef Barbara and others. Comprised […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for some time now, you may be familiar with the Brighton, UK-based indie pop sensation, Fickle Friends. Comprised of Natassja Shiner, Sam Morris, Harry Herrington, Chris Hall and Jack Wilson, […]
Crocodiles’ fourth album, Crimes of Passion, was one of my favorite releases of 2013. Produced by The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner, the material on the album meshed sleazy, reckless hedonism and furiously, noisy psychedelia with […]
Spanish indie rock band Parlement initially began as a solo recording project of founding member and primary singer/songwriter Stefan Robert. The act slowly expanded when Robert began recording with producer and bassist Raul Parra. Flagon […]
Over the years as a freelance journalist and blogger, I’ve interviewed several dozen artists in person, over the phone and through email, and as you can imagine I’ve written about and covered several hundred bands […]
After releasing two albums through the world renowned Australian label, Modular Recordings, the label home of Tame Impala, Cut Copy, The Presets and others, the Sydney, Australia-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Boulet decided it was time […]
Comprised of Andrea Mastropietro (vocals, guitar), Federico Sereni (vocals, bass guitar), Francesco Marchi (vocals, guitar), and Marco Biagiotti (drums, backing vocals), the up-and-coming Italian quartet, The Vickers have developed a reputation across Europe for a […]
Formed by musical director, Andy Williamson, The Bombay Royale has prided themselves on paying homage to 60s and 70s Bollywood, long considered by critics and fans the genre’s golden era, as it was a riotous […]
Memphis, TN-based label Goner Records has put a city best known to the rest of the world as the home of soul, funk and hip-hop on the map for having a vital punk rock that […]
Immediately after the release of Zeroes, Luis Vasquez, the creative mastermind of The Soft Moon announced that the sophomore album would be the last solo, Soft Moon album. However, after Vasquez relocated to Venice, he […]
Formed in Seattle in 2013 and currently based in Brooklyn, the quintet of LEGS received national attention when “So Obvious,” a single off their self-titled debut EP was featured in the 2014 indie rom-com Obvious Child […]
London, ON-based band Lonnie in the Garden was founded back in 2010 by primary songwriter Lynne Craven and Natasha Roberts (vocals). Since its founding, the band has largely consisted of a rotating and evolving cast […]
Led by DJ, producer and artist Arick Woodhead, Doldrums first got attention for being part of Montreal’s warehouse-based electronic music scene along with the likes of blogosphere darlings Grimes, Majical Cloudz and Blue Hawaii. In […]