Foo Fighters ‘Waiting on a War’ reminds us children deserve a future without having to live in fear
With all the craziness going on in America as Joe Biden’s inauguration draws closer, it…
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Amy Speace’s ‘There Used To Be Horses Here’ as much about her father as it is about nature being stolen from us
When it comes to music genres I listen to, folk/Americana is towards the bottom of…
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘drivers license’ will break your heart if you remember that first love (music video)
Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single ‘drivers license‘ is a song that, if you remember at all…
Aaron Espe’s ‘Free’ lyric video is a lovely thing and so is the song
The latest music release from American indie pop singer-songwriter and producer Aaron Espe is a…
HANABIE’s debut studio album ‘Otome kaikaku’ will be loud, heavy and wild — Yay!
Tokyo-based Japanese metalcore band HANABIE’s long-awaited debut studio album Otome kaikaku is finally releasing this…
HIZAKI’s ‘Rusalka’ — Japanese visual kei metal guitarist’s new solo release
Japanese visual kei metal musician, songwriter and record producer HIZAKI is releasing a new mini-album in February….
Lovebites ‘Glory, Glory, To The World’ EP features 4 exclusive songs, releases in March, 2021
The phenomenal Japanese metal band Lovebites has announced a new EP release in March, 2021….
Elliot Lee’s ‘My Favorite Things’ is disturbing, creepy, full of pain and so damned Austrian
I listened to dark pop goddess Elliot Lee’s ‘My Favorite Things‘ right before Christmas, but…
Troye Sivan, Kacey Musgraves ‘Easy’ video went ‘straight’ but then…didn’t — thank God!
One of the things I have detested about the music industry in the past is…
One Cure for Man’s ‘Humble’ is a story of grief, loss and acceptance — and it’s beautiful (video)
If you have been reading Leo Sigh for any length of time, you will know…
BAND-MAID online OKYU-JI #3 on December 13th — here’s where to buy tickets
BAND-MAID online OKYU-JI #3 will finish your 2020 off just right Japanese all-female hard rock…
Gabrielle Aplin’s ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over) just as lovely as that famous John Lewis Christmas advert
Gabrielle Aplin’s ‘Merry Xmas (War Is Over)’ is beautiful Many people who are now fans…
Goo Goo Dolls ‘You Ain’t Getting Nothin” animated video is best Christmas video ever
Goo Goo Dolls have just released one of the best Christmas music videos I have…
Do As Infinity’s first ever livestream concert on Dec 19th — Tomiko Van and Ryo Owatari go acoustic
The incredibly popular and long-lived Japanese pop rock band Do As Infinity (aka DAI) has…
Mai Yajima’s Heaven Knows mini-album releases December 2nd — still with that dark, vampiric feel
One thing that is so wonderful about so many Japanese singers is they adopt a…
Caamp’s ‘Books’ is cool, mellow and made my Sunday — thanks, Isabel Paige, you’re amazing!
Sometimes, when watching a YouTube video completely unrelated to music, I find one of the…
Haru Nemuri releasing single ‘bang’ in January — reschedules North American tour 2021 dates
The dynamic Japanese singer songwriter and rapper Haru Nemuri announced this week she will be…
Listen to Jack Garratt’s ‘The Christmas Song’ — it’s sweet and lovely and will get you in the holiday mood
With Thanksgiving now well and truly over, the Christmas songs by major artists are now…
Ryokuoushoku Shakai’s album SINGALONG is my Deezer obsession — the songs are huge and beautiful
This is the first in an occasional series promoting a wide variety of albums streaming…
Mark Peters & The Dark Band’s ‘Us Against Them’ is stunning — in both music and video
Since my first listening of Vienna-based English singer songwriter Mark Peters’ music four years ago,…
Best Japanese pop/rock songs for running, speedwalking or exercising — high-energy tracks that are so cool
While some people can run or speedwalk for hours with nothing but their own thoughts…