Iron Maiden, Barenaked Ladies, & Swell
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New Reviews
James - All The Colours Of You
While the writing for All The Colours of You started prior to the release of their 2018 album Living In Extraordinary Times, the band was separated in 2020 because of Covid, forcing a delayed release for the band's sixteenth studio album…
Blinker the Star - Arista
Blinker the Star multi-instrumentalist and creative mastermind Jordon Zadorozny reimagines ten pop and rock artists for a laid-back summertime listen on Arista.…
New Releases
Matt Bellamy - Cryosleep
For Record Store Day 2021 Drop #2. Limited edition picture disc gathering recent solo release.
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COLOURSØUND - COLOURSØUND II
Second album from Billy Duffy of The Cult and Mike Peters of The Alarm.
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Barenaked Ladies - Detour De Force
Recorded in Ed Robertson's living room in Northern Ontario and at Toronto's Noble Street Studios during the pandemic, with virtual guests contributing parts remotely — including original BNL keyboardist Andy Creeggan.
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John Mayer - Sob Rock
His first full release since 2017’s The Search for Everything.
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Will Sergeant - Bunnyman: Post-War Kid to Post-Punk Guitarist of Echo and the Bunnymen
Biography of Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist and songwriter.
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Iron Maiden - The Writing On The Wall - Single
"First single in 6 years featuring an animated video in collaboration with Pixar's Mark Andrews and Andrew Gordon and London-based BlinkInk animation studios.
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New 90s Podcast
Swell - Too Many Days Without Thinking
On their fourth album Too Many Days Without Thinking, Swell makes the most of acoustic moodiness, jittery rhythms, and frazzled distortion
Plenty of bands messed around with a lo-fi sound in the 90s, sometimes to euphoric effects, sometimes not so much. Swell dabbles: a white noise fractured guitar lead here, a flat acoustic guitar riff there. But on Too Many Days Without Thinking, they are merely small pieces of a more layered puzzle. Had it been played on Les Paul's through big amps, the album would have sounded very familiar, so dialing back the noise and putting it to sparing use helps elevate the band above their 90s rock peers.
Coming Soon
VOTE: 90s Album Review - July 2021
We’ve pulled 9 listener suggested albums from the hopper and need your help picking one to feature in an upcoming episode of Dig Me Out. New Poll, Let's GO!
Gary Miron: Rusty - Fluke
Jeremy Amend: Fulflej - Wack-Ass Tuba Riff
Richard Waterman: Burning Water - Mood Elevator
Eric Peterson: Legal Weapon - Take Out the Trash
Lars Lindblad: Smog - Knock Knock
Kyle Bittner: Limblifter - Limblifter
Ben Brower: Laughing Hyenas - Life of Crime
Jason Grace: 16 Horsepower - Sackcloth 'N' Ashes
Adam Smith: Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs
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