Lewis & Clarke

 

Artist:  Lewis & Clarke

Origin:  Rurfal Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Folk Rock, Avant-Folk, Art Pop, Slowcore, Post-Rock, Indie Folk, Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Acoustic, Indie Pop

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Record Producer

Instruments:  Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist

Lewis & Clarke is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, and Composer Lou Rogai (Lead Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist).  The name references the fellowship and correspondence between C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke.

Title:  Light Time (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Folk Rock, Avant-Folk, Art Pop, Slowcore, Post-Rock, Indie Folk, Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Acoustic, Indie Pop

Label:  La Societe Expeditionnaire

Rating:   *****

Format:  EP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Petrified Forest (6:50)

 2.  Light Time(7:21)

Side B:

 1.  Dead And Gone (4:01)

 2.  Chelsea Hotel #2 (3:57)

Personnel:

Lou Rogai:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Wurlitzer Rhodes

Ian O' Hara:  Double Bass 

Shane O'Hara:  Drums on Tracks:  A1, 2, B2

Additional Musicians:

Jamie Novak:  Drums on Track B1

Mollibeth Cox:  Violin o. Track A1

Tom Asselin:  Atmospherics 

Dan McKinney:  Hammond Organ, Piano on Track A2

Light Time is EP by Lewis & Clarke, originally released in 2009 by La Societe Expeditionaire, remastered and reissued on July 3, 2026 by La Societe Expeditionaire.  Limited Edition Vinyl (EP)-Digital Download included.

The Smiths

 

Artist:  The Smiths

Origin:  Manchester, England

Genre:  Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, College Rock

Original line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Steve Pomfret:  Guitar

2nd line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Dale Hibbert:  Bass

Simon Wolstencroft:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Andy Rourke:  Bass

Mike Joyce:  Drums

The Smiths were an English Rock Band from Manchester, formed in 1982.  The Smiths are one of the most important acts to emerge from 1980s British Independent Music.  They signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984.  Their focus on a Guitar, Bass and Drum Sound, fusing 1960s Rock and Post-Punk, was a rejection of the Synth Pop Sound.

Title:  Best...I (2026)

Genre:  Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, College Rock

Label:  Rhino/Warner Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  This Charming Man (2:43)

 2.  William, It Was Really Nothing (2:09)

 3.  What Difference Does It Make? (3:51)

 4.  Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (3:34)

 5.  Girlfriend In A Coma (2:02)

 6.  Half A Person (3:36) 

 7.  Rubber Ring (3:48)

Side Two:

 1.  How Soon Is Now? (6:46)

 2.  Hand In Glove (3:25)

 3.  Shoplifters Of The World Unite (2:58)

 4.  Sheila Take A Bow (2:42)

 5.  Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (3:18)

 6.  Panic 2:20)

 7.  Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (1:54)

Personnel:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolins on Track 2/7

Andy Rourke:  Bass

Mike Joyce:  Drums

Craig Gannon:  Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:  1/6, 2/6

Additional Musicians:

John Porter:  Slide Guitar on Track  2/4

Stephen Street:  Synthesized String Arrangements on Track. 1/5

Best...I  is a compilation album by The Smiths, was released onAugust 17, 1992 by WEA, remastered and reissued on July 24, 2026 by Warner Records/Rhino.

Lewis & Clarke

Artist:  Lewis & Clarke

Origin:  Rurfal Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Folk Rock, Avant-Folk, Art Pop, Slowcore, Post-Rock, Indie Folk, Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Acoustic, Indie Pop

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Record Producer

Instruments:  Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist

Lewis & Clarke is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, and Composer Lou Rogai (Lead Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist).  The name references the fellowship and correspondence between C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke.

Title:  Triumvirate (2026)

Genre:  Folk Rock, Avant-Folk, Art Pop, Slowcore, Post-Rock, Indie Folk, Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Acoustic, Indie Pop

Label:  La Societe Expeditionnaire

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1. Eve's Wing (10:40)

 2.  Black Cloud (6:35)

Side B :

 3.  Resistance (3:58)

 4.  Triumvirate (8:25)

 5.  The Reach & The Grasp (5:36)

LP 2:

Side C:

6.  Children Of The Sun (5:35)

 7.  Pompeii's Dream (1:42)

 8.  The Turning Sky (6:44)

Side D:

 9.  Two Trees (2:25)

10. The Ride (7:06)

11. Ascensionist (8:05)

Personnel:

Lou Rogai:  Lead Vocals, Classical Guitars

Ian O' Hara:  Piano

Shane O'Hara:  Drums

Triumvirate is the third album by Lewis & Clarke, originally released on September 7, 2014 by La Societe Expeditionnaire, remastered and reissued on June 26, 2026 by La Societe Expeditionnaire, in 2 LP.

The Smiths

 

Artist:  The Smiths

Origin:  Manchester, England

Genre:  Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, College Rock

Original line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Steve Pomfret:  Guitar

2nd line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Dale Hibbert:  Bass

Simon Wolstencroft:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Johnny Marr:  Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica

Andy Rourke:  Bass

Mike Joyce:  Drums

The Smiths were an English Rock Band from Manchester, formed in 1982.  The Smiths are one of the most important acts to emerge from 1980s British Independent Music.  They signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984.  Their focus on a Guitar, Bass and Drum Sound, fusing 1960s Rock and Post-Punk, was a rejection of the Synth Pop Sound.

Title:  Best...II (2026)

Genre:  Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, College Rock

Label:  Rhino/Warner Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  The Boy With The Thorn In This Side (3:16)

 2.  The Headmaster Ritual (4:52) 

 3.  Heaven Knows Miserable Now Ask (3:34)

 4.  Ask (3:15)

 5.  Oscillare Wildly (3:26)

 6.  Nowhere Fast (2:35)

 7.  Still Ill (2:36)

Side Two:

 1.  Bigmouth Strikes Again (3:14)

 2.  That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (4:57)

 3.  Shakespeare's Sister (2:08)

 4.  Girl Afraid (2:46)

 5.  Reel Around The Fountain (5:56)

 6.  Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (5:02)

 7.  There Is A igt That Never Goes Out (4:02)

Personnel:

Morrissey:  Lead Vocals

Johnny Marr:  Guitars, Keyboards, Harmonica, Mandolins, Synthesizered String, Flute

Andy Rourke:  Bass, Cello on Tracks:  1/5, 2/3

Mike Joyce:  Drums

Craig Gannon:  Rhythm Guitar on Track 1/4

Additional Musicians:

Kirsby MacColl:  Backing Vocals on Track 1/4

Paul Carrack:  Piano, Organ on Track 2/5

Best...II is a compilation album by The Smiths, originally released on November 2, 1992 by WEA, remastered and reissued on July 24, 2026 by Rhino/Warner Records.

Jane Remover

 

Artist:  Jane Remover

Born:  September 26, 2003.  Newark, New Jersey, USA

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Left-Field Pop, Bedroom Pop, Indie Electronic, Alternative Rock, Alternative Pop, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Digicore, Hyperpop, Rage, Experimental Hip-Hop, EMO, EDM, Shoegaze, Progressive Pop, Post Rock, Pop Punk

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer

Instruments:  Vocals

Jane Remover is an American Rapper, Producer, Singer, Songwriter from Newark, New Jersey, who is widely recognized as a pioneer of the Digicore and Hyperpop internet music scenes.

Title:  Census Designated (2026)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Left-Field Pop, Bedroom Pop, Indie Electronic, Alternative Rock, Alternative Pop, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Digicore, Hyperpop, Rage, Experimental Hip-Hop, EMO, EDM, Shoegaze, Progressive Pop, Post Rock, Pop Punk

Label:  DeadAir

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Cage Girl/Camgirl (5:43)

 2.  Lips (5:11)

 3.  Fling (4: 54)

 4.  Holding A Leech (4:36)

 5.  Backseat Girl (6:00)

 6.  Idling Somewhere (7:23)

 7.  Always Have Always Will (6:30)

 8.  Census Designated (6:01)

 9.  Video (8:42)

10. Contingency Song (Album Version) (6:26)

Personnel:

Jane Remover:  Songwriting , Production

Douglas Dulgarian:  Additional Guitar, Bass on Tracks:  2-7 , 9

Kale Itkonen:  Additional Synths on Track 6

Technical:

Kayla Reagan:  Mixing on Tracks:  1-9

Jane Remover:  Mixing on Track 10

Hector Vega:  Mastering

Moa:  Vinyl Mastering

Census Designated is the second studio album by Jane Remover, originally released on October 20, by DeadAir, remastered and reissued on May 29, 2026 by DeadAir.  It is a concept album, combination between My Bloody Valentine and Fatal Attraction.

Kings of Convenience

 

Artist:  Kings Of Convenience

Origin:  Bergen, Norway

Genre:  Indie Folk, Folk Pop, Indie Pop, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock

Original line-up:

Erlend Oye:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Banjo, Trumpet

Eirik Glambek Bee:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Percussion, Banjo

Kings Of Convenience is a Norwegian Indie Folk Pop Duo from Bergen, Norway, formed in 1999 by Childhood friends Erlend Oye (Vocals, Guitar), and Eirik Glambek Bee (Vocals, Guitar), known for delicate Acoustic Harmonies.

Title:  Riot On An Empty Street (2025)

Genre:  Indie Folk, Folk Pop, Indie Pop, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock

Label:  Pias Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Homesick (3:13)

 2.  Misread (3:08)

 3.  Cayman Islands (3:02)

 4.  Stay Out Of Trouble (5:04)

 5.  Know-How (3:58)

 6.  Sorry Or Please (3:47)

 7.  Love Is No Big Truth (3:48)

 8.  I'd Rather Dance With You (3:29)

 9.  Live Long (2:57)

10. Surprise Ice (4:23)

11. Gold In The Air Of Summer (3:33)

12. The Build-Up (4:05)

Personnel:

Erlend Oye:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  6, 12, Co-Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, Harmony Vocals on Tracks:  5, 9, 10, Guitar on Tracks:  7, 11, 12, Steel String Guitar on Tracks:  3_5, 10, Electric Guitar on Track 1, Bass on Track 8, Drums on Tracks:  5, 6, 8, 12, Piano on Track 8, Banjo on Track 6, Trumpet on Track 6

Eirik Glambek Bee:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  2, 5, 9, 10, Co-Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, Harmony Vocals on Track 6, Guitar on Tracks:  2, 5-9, Nylon String Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 10, Bass  8, Piaino on Tracks:  2, 5-9, 11, Drums on Track 7, Arpeggios on Track 11, Percussion on Track 11, Banjo on Track 7

Additional Musicians

Feist:  Lead Vocals (Outro) on Tracks:  5, 12

Davide Bertolini:  Bass on Track 7, Upright Bass on Tracks:  2, 4-6, Bowed bass on Track 11

Tobias Hett:  Viola on Tracks:  2, 4, 6, 8

Gary Peterson:  Trumpet on Track 6

Siri Hilmen:  Cello on Tracks:  2, 3, Cello (Outro) on Track 4

Peter Kates:  Additional Cymbals on Track 8, Hi-Hat on Track 8

John Arild Suther:  Trombone

Riot On An Empty Street is the second album by Kings Of Convenience, originally released on June 21, 2004 by Astralwerks, released on March 28, 2025 by PIAS Recordings, featuring "Homesick", "Misread", "I'd Rather Dance With You".

Mandrake Handshake

 

Artist:  Mandrake Handshake

Origin:  Oxford, England

Genre:  Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Kraut Rock, Funk, Electronic

Original line-up:

Trinity Oksana:  Vocals

Scott Custis:  Guitar

Charlie Arrowsmith:  Guitar

Jake Kavanagh:  Bass

Moogieman:  Synthesizer, Keyboards

Elvis Thirlwell:  Percussion

Joe Boufdier:  Drums

David Howard-Baker:  Saxophone

Rudy Mae Symonds:  Backing Vocals

Mandrake Handshake is an English Psychedelic Band from Oxford-based, formed in 2018, known for unique "Flowerkraut" sound blending Kraut Rock, Funk, and Indie Pop.  Named after a The Brian Jonestown Massacre Song, they are celebrated for energetic live performances.

Title:  Earth-Sized Worlds (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Kraut Rock, Funk, Electronic

Label:  Tip Top Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Time Goes Up (4:59)

 2.  Hypersonic Super-Asterid (8:33)

Side B:

 1.  Charlie's Comet (3:51)

 2.  The Change And The Changing (5:13)

 3.  Lorenzo's Desk (3:37)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  King Cnut (4:46)

 2.  Barranmode (4:54)

Side D:

 1.  Find The Tree And Dig (Deep) (5:10)

 2.  Earth-Size Worlds (9:32)

Personnel:

Trinity Oksana:  Lead Vocals, Raindstick

Scott Custis:  Guitar

Charlie Arrowsmith:  Guitar

Jake Kavanagh:  Bass

Moogieman:  Modular Synthsis, Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Group Vocals

Elvis Thirlwell:  Tambourine, Shakers, Maracas, Guiro, Tingsha, Clave, Woodblocks, Group Vocals

Joe Boufdier:  Drums, Bongos, Group Vocals

David Howard-Baker:  Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Flute, Saxophone, Gankogui, Group Vocals

Rudy Mae Symonds:  Backing Vocals

Row Janjuan:  Guitar, Clave, Steel Drum, Group Vocals, Whoops and Wails

Additional Musicians:

Dom Kirtley:  Piano, Keyboards, Electric drums, Beats

Matt "Sergine" Hartnell:  Congo Djembe, Bongos, Group Vocals

Hazel Blacker:  Group Vocals

Tallis McDuffie:  Group Vocals

James Ward:  Giant Shaker

Earth-Sized Worlds is an album by Mandrake Handshake, released on February 21, 2025 by Tip Top Recordings.  Limited Edition Eco-Green Vinyl.