The Test Drive: Felixity – Love Sick Remixed
Felixity has released her album of remixes titled 'Love Sick' Remixed. To go back and re-examine an album can be a daunting task. Hit or miss even. But what we get here is an...
The Test Drive: Lorraine Leckie – Razor Wing Butterfly
Lorraine Leckie officially drops her new album with Her Demons titled 'Razor Wing Butterfly'. Starting off with the track titled 'Only Darkness' was a perfect choice, in my opinion, because it sets such a...
The Test Drive: Fly Stoner Motive – Rookie of the Year
Independent artist Fly Stoner Motive released a new album titled 'Rookie of the Year', a testament to his music career humble beginnings. Taking a different approach than his other projects, Motive omitted all features...
The Test Drive: The Academy of Sun – The Quiet Earth
The Academy of Sun has officially released their new album titled 'The Quiet Earth'. Epic in scope and broad in vision, 'The Quiet Earth' could, years from now, be considered The Academy of Sun's...
The Test Drive: The KillerHertz – Innocent Sinners
The Killerhertz has officially dropped their new EP called 'Innocent Sinners'. Packed with that 'purrfect' smooth and thick set of guitar tones most guitarists spend their whole lives seeking, and combine that with valid...
The Test Drive: Mile Me Deaf – ECCO
Mile Me Deaf has released their new album titled 'Ecco' via Siluh Records. Featuring a much more synthesized and refined sound, Wolfgang Möstl, the mind behind the music, give that signature sound a kick...
The Test Drive: Shishi – Mafitishei
Shishi is set to drop their upcoming album titled 'Mafitishei' on July 31, 2020. Compiled as a sort of classic ode to that early eighties hybrid posh pure electro post-modern surf techno in-your-face-in-your-head style,...
The Test Drive: The Wild Blue – Anonymous Future
The Wild Blue are set to drop their new album titled 'Anonymous Future' on July 24th. Post-Punk has a fresh perspective with this album in that there is a solid mix of electronic, gritty...
The Test Drive: Lazaris Pit – Coniphers
The Lazaris Pit has today dropped their new album titled 'Coniphers'. Caught somewhere between home-tooled and home-schooled, The boys of LP give that natural sound a kick in the ass with a wonderfully #indie-purest...
The Test Drive: Beauty in Chaos – The Storm Before The Calm
Beauty in Chaos is set to drop 'The Storm Before The Calm' tomorrow (May 22, 2020). It would appear that Michael Ciravolo, the curator of Beauty in Chaos, is in the midst of a...
The Test Drive: Delta Maid – Katie
Delta Maid is set to drop her new album titled 'Katie' on June 5th, 2020. with a soothing and soulful swagger, Delta Maid (a.k.a Katie Foulkes), gives a beautiful set of tracks that seamlessly...
The Test Drive: I Am a Rocketship – Ghost Stories
I Am a Rocketship have just released their new album titled 'Ghost Stories'. A varied musical journey that covers a beautiful canvas, 'Ghost Stories' offers an insight to that wonderful collective of minds and...
The Test Drive: The Microdance – Our Love Noire
The Microdance are set to drop their new album titled 'Our Love Noire' on June 19, 2020, via Somewherecold Records. And, with this review, we now get the complete picture. The first single, 'Lovesick...
The Test Drive: Tiny Fighter – Going Home
Tiny Fighter has dropped their new album titled 'Going Home'. When I first saw the video for 'Tell Me' last year I got that unique feeling that I was listening to a band that...
The Test Drive: Magnus – Detachment
Magnus is set to drop their sophomore effort titled 'Detachment' tomorrow (April 24, 2020). Detachment is an album that, if listened to in order, gives a brilliant perspective of the artists involved. Partly because...
The Test Drive: The Jungle – Inferno
The Jungle is set to drop his new album titled 'Inferno' tomorrow, April 17, 2020. Walking that fine line lyrically between love and obsession, 'Inferno' features the original instrumentation and soulful vocals of the...
The Test Drive: Monks Road Social – Humanism
It’s raining outside. The luminescent leaves of Autumn lower their heads and bow to the inevitable. How soon the sun-drenched days and song-filled evenings fade from memory. Except here. It’s different here. Herein lie...
The Test Drive: The Room in The Wood – We’re The Martians, Now
The Room in The Wood has officially dropped their full monty in the form of their new album titled 'We're The Martians, Now' via A Turntable Friend Records. Featuring a more diverse and introspective...
The Test Drive: Victor DeLorenzo – Tranceaphone
Victor DeLorenzo has released his new EP titled 'Tranceaphone'. Originally the drummer for Violent Femmes, Victor clearly steps into the light and makes his musical mark on the world with a varied set of...
The Test Drive: The Mystery Plan – Zsa Zsa
The Mystery Plan have just released their new album titled 'Zsa Zsa' today! With this new album, The Mystery Plan gives that initial impression that they are a true jam band. Think Camper Van...
The Test Drive: TIA – TIA
Hot on the heels of the unveiling of her debut single Coke & Mentos last month, Sydney singer-songwriter Tia Beale’s debut five-track EP, TIA, has just hit streaming sites, with a physical CD release,...
The Test Drive: Mayflower Madame – Prepared For A Nightmare
Mayflower Madame digitally dropped their new album titled 'Prepared For A Nightmare' on March 27th. Collectively sounding like a glorious concept album, 'Prepared For A Nightmare' is a solid set with a signature sound...
The Test Drive: Loveblind – Sleeping Visions
Loveblind has officially released their new album titled 'Sleeping Visions'. Further expanding on the themes and soundscapes that were hinted at on the previous releases such as 'War Paint' and 'Daydreams', Loveblind shows a...
The Test Drive: Baby Chaos – Ape Confronts Cosmos
Glasgow five-piece Baby Chaos return with a buzz, a bang and a battalion of hooks on their new album, 'Ape Confronts Cosmos'. The band have produced a bi-polar behemoth which throws monstrous riffs at...
The Test Drive: Destijl – Greatest Hits Vol 2
Destijl will release their new album titled 'Greatest Hits Vol 2' on April 16, 2020. Formed in 1995 by Mancunian John Cleary and his French pal Pascal DeStijl, DeStijl released their acclaimed debut album...