THE DARKNESS – «Easter Is Cancelled» (2019)
“Give me a D! Give me an Arkness!” Justin Hawkins & co. are back, with the usual mix of panache, chutzpah, flamboyance, and catchy rock’n’roll. […]
Album Reviews
IGGY POP – «Free» (2019)
Iggy’s previous album, Post Pop Depression (2016), honestly felt like it would be his last one. Depressed after the death of his friend David Bowie […]
BACKSTREET GIRLS – «Normal Is Dangerous» (2019)
Backstreet Girls are a rock’n’roll institution in Norway. They have played the same style of boogie-based rock’n’roll since 1984, heavily inspired by bands like the […]
CELLAR DARLING – «The Spell» (2019)
Sometimes band drama can lead to good things. When Swiss folk-metallers Eluveitie went through personnel issues between members in 2016 (too much to get into […]
STEELEYE SPAN – «Est’d 1969» (2019)
Steeleye Span are staples of the British folk-rock scene. Sometimes more folk, sometimes more rock, always with music that makes you want to tap your […]
EDGELARKS – «Feather» (2019)
Edgelarks is an English folk duo consisting of Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. For years they went by their two names, but eventually “Phillip Henry […]
RINGO STARR – «What’s My Name» (2019)
Ringo is not known for being the biggest musical prodigy in The Beatles (beyond being a very musical and tasteful drummer, which I will debate […]
BIG BIG TRAIN – «Grand Tour» (2019)
It is amazing to reflect on how long this English progressive rock band has been around. They were formed in 1990, but I almost consider […]
WOOKALILY – «Everything Is Normal Except the Little Things Inside My Head» (2019)
Wookalily is a five-piece female alt-folk/folk-rock band from Ireland that really defy description. In addition to more conventional instruments they can at any times have […]
THE BLEAK ENGINEERS – «New Frontiers» (2019)
The Bleak Engineers is a new music project featuring Svetlana Nagaeva (known as her alter ego Zombierella from Messer Chups and The Bonecollectors) and Alexander […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2019
2019 is in the books, and it’s time to take a look back and do a little summarising. From a music perspective, I will primarily […]
GRETA VAN FLEET – «Anthem of the Peaceful Army» (2018)
Greta Van Fleet was the big “love them or hate them” band of 2018. I am in the first camp. I’m not alone. This was […]
MYLES KENNEDY – «Year of the Tiger» (2018)
What a year 2018 was for Myles Kennedy. He released a live album with Alter Bridge, a new studio album with Slash, and Year of […]
TAMI NEILSON – «SASSAFRASS!» (2018)
SASSAFRASS! (in all caps and with an exclamation mark, mind you!) is possibly one of the most-played albums of 2018 in this Norselands household. That’s […]
URIAH HEEP – «Living the Dream» (2018)
The Heep have always been prolific. Over the course of their whole career, they have released an average of one album every two years. Living […]