We last caught up with Queensland instrumental trio, East of West, in 2025 when they released their album Pastorale featuring Romano Crivici. This month, the band takes us into deeper waters with their 4th studio album, “Velella.” The album takes its name from Velella velella, the “by-the-wind sailor,” a tiny ocean-dwelling organism carried across the…
That’s a mouthfull of a title isn’t it? I wrote a couple options down for that title, but it’s a real puzzle when you have to try and fit three huge names into the headline. The long version is: Brendan…
Sova is the new moniker of pianist and composer Sophia Vastek, and her new single feels like a pretty good introduction to this next chapter in her musical career. The track is called “Quarry” and it started life as a…
Tokyo-based composer Yuma Koda has spent the last few years making music for films, fashion shows, installations and pretty much anything else that can be made a little more interesting with sound. Now he’s turning his attention to his debut solo…
Here’s a round-up of our favorite electronic music sent to the blog recently. This is all the electronic music that has been on heavy rotation here at TNLF HQ. If you like the vibe, check out the full playlist on…
Swiss artist Unknown Vagabond returns with his new single “Warm Tide (Left Blank).” It’s a beautifully hazy piece of dream pop that seems to exist somewhere between memory and waking life. Built around shimmering guitars, warm analogue textures and a…
I’m so impressed with all of the fantastic forward-facing jazz coming out of Australia at the moment. Composers like Alexander Flood, Surprise Chef, Nick Marks (via New York) are all pushing the genre to new heights. That’s the case when…
Sled Island 2023 took over Calgary like a hurricane this past week and we’ve got a round-up or artists you gotta check out.
Alvvays’ sound is every bit as fresh and contemporary as their first release nearly a decade previous. Read our full live review now.
I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck in a “History of Jazz” class in the early 90s. Before that point, jazz was music that my grandparents listened to. Hearing “Take Five” for the first time changed that. Paul Desmond spoke…
It’s funny how this global pandemic has found ways to bring us all closer together despite all of the pain and suffering it has caused. Closer together virtually of course. Because while the Coronavirus would like nothing more then to…