American Authors Oh, What a Life (Island Records) American Authors, comprised of Zac Barnett (vocals), James Adam Shelley (guitar/banjo), Dave Rublin (bass), and […]

Com Truise Wave 1 (Ghostly International) With the signature run of synthesized melodies both futuristic and tonally packed with an ’80s chunky […]

I’m gonna call this week’s column a ‘mash-up’ just like the kids say about their hip music. There’s just too much going […]

Street photographer Vivian Maier was a nanny who’s photographs only became known and appreciated after her death and her story is as […]

Angel Haze Dirty Gold (Universal) Rap newcomer Angel Haze may have rush-released her debut album, Dirty Gold, in early December, but to […]

Futurecop! Hopes, Dreams & Alienation (Kiez Beats) Hopes, Dreams & Alienation, the new album from UK’s Futurecop!, is a pulsating, beat-heavy electro-pop […]

Lisa Stansfield Seven (Edel) Known for her 1989 hit “All Around the World,” soul singer Lisa Stansfield continues to showcase her pipes […]

BoomBox Filling In the Color (Heart of Gold Recordings) Underneath a profundity of flamboyance at the hands of twistingly cavalier horn grunts, […]

The Bamboos Fever In the Road (Nettwerk Records) The Bamboos started in 2000 in Melbourne, Australia as a stripped-down instrumental lineup influenced […]

On Camera, she may appear to be enjoying herself but, behind the scenes Miriam Weeks, known as “Belle Knox,” is certainly not […]