Music That Takes Me Places
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2020
Best Of The Year
This past year was not the one that any of us expected or wanted. And I think that it's safe to say that everyone experi…
Read moreI Don't Know How But They Found Me, Razzmatazz
Synth-Pop
In a year that has weighted us all down, I have been thankful for the a the number of fun, upbeat, pop and rock albums that …
Read moreTHE BRUMMIES, AUTOMATIC WORLD
Pop Rock
The Brummies are a Nashville-based trio who have been playing together in various incarnations since high school, growing up…
Read moreKATIE MELUA, ALBUM NO. 8
Female Vocal Pop
Katie Melua is one of the UK's best selling artists of all time. Yet, here in the states she is not widely known. It'…
Read moreLIME CORDIALE, 14 STEPS TO A BETTR
Rock
What a FUN album! Australian brothers, Oliver and Louis Leimbach, along with their bandmates are back with another gem of an…
Read moreTHE HAAR, THE HAAR: IRSIH TRADITIONAL SONGS
Irish
The story goes that Irish folk and traditional percussionist Cormac Byrne and fiddler Adam Summerhayes were on holiday in In…
Read moreDEFTONES, OHMS
Hard Rock
As Sputnik Music Wrote about Ohms, it's a wrecking ball from the moment it arrives. It's 'abrasive, destructive,…
Read moreTHE FLAMING LIPS, AMERICAN HEAD
Rock
On their 16th album, American Head, The Flaming Lips show no intention of resting on their laurels. It’s a dreamy, melanchol…
Read moreGLASS ANIMALS, DREAMLAND
indie Rock
Four years after the release of their Mercury Nominated album, How To Be A Human Being, Glass Animals are back and better th…
Read moreWIDOWSPEAK, PLUM
Dream Pop
Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl, the duo behind Widowspeak, have crafted an album that their record label best described as f…
Read moreFOOT, THE BALANCE OF NATURE SHIFTED
Rock
Channeling that hard-rocking early nineties Seattle sound and vibe of bands like Alice In Chains, Foot drives the nine songs…
Read moreMOTORPSYCHO, THE ALL IS ONE
Prog Rock
I was not familiar with Motorpsycho when I first sat down to listen to The All Is One. I also had no idea of its running tim…
Read moreULVER, FLOWERS OF EVIL
Scandinavian Rock
I was unfamiliar with Ulver during their early, dark metal years. I first discovered them with their 2017 release, The Assas…
Read moreCREEPER, SEX, DEATH & THE INFINITE VOID
Rock
WOW. WOA?! WOW! That was my reaction listing to Creeper's amazingly original, inventive, and over-the-top sophomore alb…
Read moreCIRCA WAVES, SAD HAPPY
indie Rock
Circa Waves’ Sad Happy, their fourth album, is structured in two parts that reflect contrasting moods. The “Happy” side del…
Read moreODDISEE, ODD CURE
Rap
Oddisee, aka Amir Mohamed, arrived home from touring in Thailand as the Covid-19 pandemic was hitting the US in March. While…
Read moreERIC HUTCHINSON, CLASS OF 98
indie Rock
In the press lease for Class of 98, Eric Hutchinson explains that sometime last year, he came to a strange realization: he k…
Read moreA.A. Williams, Forever Blue
Post Rock
The first time I listened to A.A. Williams' Forever Blue, it happened to be on a cloudy, rain soaked filled day. It prov…
Read moreROOS JONKER & DEAN TIPPET
Singer-Songwriter
These are not my words, but they encapsulate how I felt listening to Roos Jonker and Dean Tippet's new album. "Whil…
Read moreTHE DEAD TONGUES, TRANSMIGRATION BLUE
Singer-Songwriter
In a recent interview, Ryan Gustafson aka The Dead Tongues was asked which elements of nature he spends the most time with a…
Read moreDEADBLONDSTARS, DEADBLONDSTARS
Rock
I love Soundgarden. I love Alice in Chains. So when a band from Sheffield shows up sounding like both, what’s a boy to do? L…
Read moreAIRBAG, A DAY AT THE BEACH
Prog Rock
Last August I got excited when I learned that Airbag was back in the studio recording a new album. Since 2009, the band, hai…
Read moreALEX BENJAMIN, THESE TWO WINDOWS
Singer-Songwriter
I first heard Alex Benjamin last year when I stumbled upon his debut album, Narrated For You, which was released in 2018. It…
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