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Send us Fan Mail To kick off the new year, and our 8th year of The Sonic Collective, our four members have decided to select an influential album within the genre of soul. The first selection from member Darren Scott is the highly regarded Baduizm album from Neo Soul artist Erykah Badu. Listen along to hear what we thought of this album and if we felt it stood the test of time. We may have also ma...

Send us Fan Mail In this cycle of picks we’re focusing on ‘Soul’ as a genre and I’m kind of breaking that with this pick. But then again, maybe not so much? There were a number of albums I considered that are definitely soul and interesting, including the amazing Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, by Jill Scott, Call Me by Al Green, Voodoo by D'Angelo, and Maxwell's Urban Hang...

Send us Fan Mail For the month of December, 2021, Scott G picked Garbage's debut album, Garbage. It started out as an exploration of Butch Vig's production and artistic vision, but branched out further into the music of the time and we have some DNA tests revealed. Spoiler: you are NOT the father. But there are still lots of unanswered questions, so tune in and see what the gang thought...

Send us Fan Mail As we enter our eighth year of our podcast blazing into 2022, we decided to have each of the four Sonic Collective members choose from the genre of 'Soul'. As the first to pick, I, Darren, decided to explore a genre of soul I always really liked, but never made much time for my choice - Neo Soul. I have some of Erykah Badu's songs on playlists of mine but I really w...

Send us Fan Mail For December 2021, Scott Gregory takes a dive into Butch Vig's musical mind by listening to Garbage by Garbage, the first album of the most successful band he formed and produced. To read the notes and for access to other album links and factoids please listen and read to this on our website at thesoniccollective.com. Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For the month of November 2021, Alain picked NERO's debut album, Welcome Reality to review. A concept album at heart, NERO tries to paint a picture of what life will be like in the year 2808. Why that year specifically? No idea. The Sonic Collective members are an open-minded bunch of music lovers, though none of us are all that keen on EDM, so this was a bit of a departure f...

Send us Fan Mail This month's pick is by Alain. We'll be exploring Welcome Reality, the concept album from electronic artists NERO. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here's our review of our pick for October 2021, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno, which is the ninth solo studio by British Eno and was released in 1983. It was a collaboration with his brother and Canadian Daniel Lanois. Have a listen to hear what we thought of it. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Many music fans know of the punk revolution in the late 1970s that highlighted the band The Sex Pistols and their eccentric, passionate and often blasted-on-drugs-and-alcohol lead man, Johhny Lydon, aka Johhny Rotten. Johhny was quite jaded and was upset at how the Sex Pistols ended and wanted to make his own music. Cue his new band, Public Image. For September 2021, Sonic Collect...

Send us Fan Mail Our pick for October 2021 is Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno, which is the ninth solo studio by British Eno and was released in 1983. It was a collaboration with his brother and Canadian Daniel Lanois. Many of the tracks have since appeared on soundtracks such as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, and Heat, among others. The album was origi...

Send us Fan Mail September 2021 features a selection from Sonic Collective member Darren Scott. Darren selected the very first album from Public Image, soon to be changed to Public Image Ltd., or PiL as an acronym. This was the project that John Lydon, known as Johnny Rotten of the notorious Sex Pistols started in 1978 directly after the Sex Pistols broke up. Known as one of the strongest Post-Pun...

Send us Fan Mail Some bands are universally acknowledged as being incredible. Monumental albums, amazing concerts, solid track records, and they’ve survived the test of time. But then there are those bands that, despite posting huge record sales, play sold-out tours worldwide, and hold a place in popular culture, are reviled by many and are the butt of industry jokes. This month, we’ll take a clos...

Send us Fan Mail Some bands are universally acknowledged as being incredible. Monumental albums, incredible concerts, solid track records, and they’ve survived the test of time. But then there are those bands that despite huge record sales, tours that sell out, and still having a place in popular culture, are reviled by many and are the butt of industry jokes. This month, we’ll look at, and listen...

Send us Fan Mail For July 2021, Sonic Collective member Scott Gregory chose to review the pride of Iceland, Bjork's 3rd studio album, Homogenic. None of the four of us within the Sonic Collective had ever listened to any full album from Bjork, so we were intrigued. Listen and you will find out why all four of us respected the artistry, we just had a rough time trying to understand and get int...

Send us Fan Mail This month, I wanted to get a little adventurous and pick something outside of my normal tastes. Something international maybe? And why not make it a female artist to boot. I wanted to challenge my familiarity and comfort level to the maximum. Looking at the checklist, Bjork immediately came to mind. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Alain DuPuis picked Sublime's self-titled third album, for June 2021. This album blew up the band with hits like What I got, Santeria, and Pawn Shop, but a truly sad reality was that just two months before this album was released, lead singer and guitarist Bradley Nowell had passed away from a heroin drug overdose. For the full show notes, review scores, and more, please visi...

Send us Fan Mail For May 2021, The Sonic Collective member Scott Coates chose this Southern Blues Rock classic, Tres Hombres, from the ZZ Top trio. We had a great time reviewing this album and this album sounds dynamite. For the full show notes, review scores, and more, please visit us at TheSonicCollective.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Sonic Collective, Alain explains why his pick for June is Sublime's self-titled 1996 album, and why it's so special. Tune in next month for our thoughts after we've all listened to Sublime. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This month we’ll focus on the band’s third album Tres Hombres, which was released in 1973. While not very warmly received upon its release, as time has passed, it’s regularly recognized as the band’s finest album. It was their first album to enter the Top 10 and single La Grange reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.Get ready to soak in the blues, rock, and dive fully into th...

Send us Fan Mail We take on Darren's pick for April 2021 for punk meets rap, meets electronic; Sleaford Mod's 'Divide and Exit'. We weren't sure what to expect on this one. While we weren't super pumped about it as an entire album, we agree that no one else out there at the moment sounds like them and we're glad we've had the Mods-experience. For full show n...

Send us Fan Mail For 25 years, Danko Jones has kept rock n’ roll alive and strong. Over the course of 10 studio albums, from 2001s’ I’m Alive and on Fire’ to 2021’s upcoming ‘Power Trio’, the sound has remained solid, he’s continued to push boundaries, and consistently rocked. On this special episode of The Sonic Collective we chat with band founder Danko Jones about the history of the band, look...

Send us Fan Mail We get together to discuss Scott G's pick for March 2021, Need You Now by Lady A. We went in with high hopes and there was certainly a strong reaction. Also, as we close out our round of country albums we stop to reflect on what we've learned about the genre. Thanks for listening. For full show notes and access to many more artists please visit The Sonic Collective on yo...

Send us Fan Mail For April 2021, The Sonic Collective member Darren Scott has chosen the Sleaford Mods, Divide and Exit album. This new and edgy working class electronic punk music is minimalist, raw as hell and has a distinctly new sound. With our world is so much chaos, we need more voices like this, telling it like it is. Enjoy Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn as the Sleaford Mods. For more in...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everyone, this is Scott G from the Sonic Collective bringing you our pick for March, 2021. This is the last of our round of country picks, and as the one closing things out I like to try and pick around or contrast the other members. Country has a lot of great groups so I definitely wanted to pick one of those, and I still wanted there to be a strong female voice in the mix. Al...

Send us Fan Mail The Sonic Collective comes together this February to review Dwight Yoakam's album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc. as part of our round of country picks. Who likes it? Who gets picky about RIng of Fire covers? Tune in and fine out. Support the show