Benjamin Ricci

For California Duo Brijean, Feelings Are Best Sorted Out On the Dance Floor

Oakland-based duo Brijean is a perfect example of the kind of group that could only be a product of our times. Started in 2018 as a side project of percussionist Brijean Murphy and bass player Doug Stuart, the collaboration initially sought, among other things, to...

Record Review: The Trews

The Trews Hope & Ruin Toronto, ON “Canadian rockers craft their latest masterpiece” Hope & Ruin is the culmination of a decade’s worth of grit, road-wear and hard rock bombast. The Trews...

Record Review: Times New Viking

Times New Viking Dancer Equired Columbus, OH “Snapshots of garage pop perfection” Dancer Equired is a collection of perfect snapshots. Just as a skilled photographer captures unfiltered and...

Record Review: Those Dancing Days

Those Dancing Days Daydreams and Nightmares Stockholm, Sweden “Musically seductive and rhythmically bopping” Those Dancing Days must be a producer’s dream, because they’ve captured the magic “on...

Record Review: Sonny & The Sunsets

Sonny & The Sunsets Hit After Hit San Francisco, CA "San Francisco native crafts ironic blend of ’60s surf pop” Singer/songwriter Sonny Smith has crafted 11 tracks of gritty ’60s-era surf pop...