Tori Amos – From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998)
Perhaps the only all-embracing Tori Amos Album
While the multi-talented American singer, songwriter, pianist and composer Tori Amos’ 1996 album Boys for Pele, left most fans and critics scratching their heads, her stellar fourth studio album ‘From the Choirgirl Hotel’ released in 1998 found her returning to the electronica infused baroque pop-rock form that first made her originally famous. Tori crafted an […]
Stranger Minds – Monster (Single Review)
Moody Melancholic Rock served Italian Style
Our Music Discovery of this week. “Stranger Minds” is a new 5 piece alternative rock band from Italy featuring an eclectic mix of nationalities as diverse as Irish, English, and Italian. Lead singer Oisin Mccormack is from Ireland, Drummer Charlie Cope is from England while Guitarist Alessandro Cimini, Bassist Alberto Masetto and Alice Saracini on […]
Pulp – Different Class (1995)
A superlative album for lovers of authentic Britpop !
Even though the Sheffield based, English alternative Britpop band Pulp was around for over fifteen years when this hit album was released (in 1995 in England and 1996 in the United States and beyond), they never made much of a ripple outside of the United Kingdom, their home base. This Mercury Prize-winning, platinum ranked, fifth […]
Diamond Thug – Sakura (Official Music Video)
Electronic Psychedelica from the promising Cape Town Four Piece
Grammy Award winner Darryl Torr had this to say about Diamond Thug: “When listening to Diamond Thug, you are taken on a journey. It’s the effortless vocals, supported by a solid band, that tips you over the edge and pulls you through into their world. It’s rare to find a voice that can execute such interesting […]
