CHURCH OF TREES CHANGE IT UP WITH NEW SINGLE “LOST IN THE ETHER” FROM TRANSIENCE ALBUM INDEPENDENT “Lost In The Ether” is the third single from Church of Trees’ new album Transience. Heralding a distinct shift from Church of Trees’ patented synth sound, the electro-rocker features bandleader Bernard Frazer along with powerhouse vocalist Heather Brazeau (Pet […] The post SPILL NEW MUSIC: CHURCH OF TREES CHANGE IT UP WITH NEW SINGLE “LOST IN THE ETHER” FROM ‘TRANSIENCE’ ALBUM appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

BITTER CALM – “SALT” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Birmingham, AL is the third rainiest city in America, but unlike its counterparts in the Pacific Northwest, the rain in Birmingham is not a gentle mist that rolls in quietly over the mountain; the rain in Birmingham falls with an unrelenting ferocity, like it’s punishing the […] The post SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: BITTER CALM – “SALT” appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

BOULDER FIELDS – “MEASURES” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Scotland has certainly been a hotbed of fabulous music over the years, producing such greats as Simple Minds, Garbage, Big Country, Cocteau Twins, Belle and Sebastian, CHVRCHES, Trashcan Sinatras and even Bay City Rollers. On the other end of the spectrum, Caledonia has spawned the grounding […] The post SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: BOULDER FIELDS – “MEASURES” appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

THE MUFFINS’ MARTHA JOHNSON SETS THE PACE FOR WORLD PARKINSON’S MONTH WITH “SLOW EMOTION” MUFFIN MUSIC They say music can be the best therapy but leave it to community-minded Canadian legend Martha Johnson to make her music a form of group therapy. Her new single, “Slow Emotion,” is a fortifying hit of emotional oxygen for […] The post SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE MUFFINS’ MARTHA JOHNSON SETS THE PACE FOR WORLD PARKINSON’S MONTH WITH “SLOW EMOTION” appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

THE DIRTY NIL – “TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART” DINE ALONE RECORDS Ontario JUNO Award-winning rock trio The Dirty Nil are sharing a deluxe digital edition of their 2023 Free Rein to Passions LP via Dine Alone Records featuring a cover of Bonnie Tyler‘s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Free Rein to Passions Deluxe keeps […] The post SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE DIRTY NIL – “TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART” appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT GHOST STORIES FRONTIERS MUSIC One has to love and respect Blue Öyster Cult. When they decided to assemble and release an album of tracks recorded for but left off their albums from 1978 to 1983 (with one exception of “If I Fell” recorded in 2016), they decided to call the album Ghost […] The post SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT – GHOST STORIES appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN MYSTIC HITS ROYAL OAKIE Sugar Candy Mountain’s Mystic Hits is an album that has been out of print for a while now (a decade or so), and in the meantime has earned that mystic tag from its title. Starting out as duo of Will Halsey and singer-songwriter Ash Reiter, Sugar Candy Mountain turned into […] The post SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN – MYSTIC HITS appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

ASHA JEFFERIES EGO RIDE NETTWERK If you are of the opinion that well-crafted, sophisticated pop is not worth your time, you just might as well move on and pass on Asha Jefferies’ new album Ego Ride.  On the other hand, even if you do have such an opinion, you just might as well stick with […] The post SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ASHA JEFFERIES – EGO RIDE appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

ISKWĒ NĪNA INDEPENDENT iskwē’s highly anticipated new album, nīna, stands as a pinnacle of empowerment and artistry in her discography. Delving into intimate themes, iskwē invites listeners into her world through the mesmerizing inflection of her voice and the vibrant melodies of her music. The singles preceding the album served as an alluring preview, drawing […] The post SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ISKWĒ – NĪNA appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more

TORN BOYS 1983 INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS This is a very interesting album that has shades of the “what could have been” vibe, as it is not an album per se, but a collection of songs by a band that seemed to have a brief blast in the music scene. Torn Boys had a very short […] The post SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TORN BOYS – 1983 appeared first on The Spill Magazine ..read more