The new Nap Eyes album I’m Bad Now is now out on Paradise Of Bachelors / Jagjaguwar / You’ve Changed Records. They are a fabulous Canadian rock band and this is their third full-length. All of them are rather superb and I highly recommend listening to the whole catalogue. Random namedropping don’t do justice to the great Nap Eyes, because it’s blissfully abnormal indie rock. However, if you want some reference points, I guess it’s somewhere in the same ball park with The Only Ones / Peter Perrett, Lou Reed, Modern Lovers and The Rollstons. Here’s a couple of personal favorites from the new album. Allow them to lure you into the intriguing and fascinating world of Nigel Chapman. It’s a rewarding journey.

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Evan Cheadle just released a new EP Chasing Shadows and it’s a rather special treasure if you have any interest towards things like psychedelic folk and baroque pop. And well who doesn’t. I’m all in and I’m thinking of re-subscribing the Shindig! Magazine while listening to this. I already really enjoyed the Make Your Way album I purchased a year or two ago, but I suppose in a way that was a rough sketch of brilliance and Chasing Shadows is the actual brilliance. On the new EP, his folk and country blues songs have taken further strides towards psych folk and baroque pop and the beautiful arrangements add a new charming layer to the music. Chasing Shadows was produced by Ryan Boldt (The Deep Dark Woods) and it’s now out and available on Big White Cloud Records.

Evan Cheadle Website

Canadian songwriter Jennifer Castle and her undeniable greatness are still pretty well kept secrets in this corner of the world. I haven’t helped the cause either, because I’ve only known her music for some years. Actually a reader of this little blog first introduced her to me by saying that Pink City is his/her favorite album of the year 2014. I can’t remember who it was, but I’m grateful because the name got stuck in my mind and eventually I bought the downloads of Pink City and Castlemusic and found them both rather amazing. So thanks for helping out a music blogger who always struggle to find the good stuff. Anyway, fast forward to 2018 and it’s finally time to start praising Jennifer Castle on these pages. Her new album Angels of Death is due out May 18, 2018 on Paradise of Bachelors (USA/Europe) and Idée Fixe (Canada). The first excellent outtake Crying Shame from the forthcoming album is now out and available. Sounds so good and I can’t wait to hear more in a few months.

Jennifer Castle Website