Reviews

JoSefina: Silhouettes

As if the world didn’t have enough sadcore acts, another one comes trailing. Bruna Cardoso, calling herself professionally as JoSefina, takes a stab at the industry with her debut EP, Silhouettes, which she releases independently at Bandcamp. Sure, the tracks as a raw as they can be, but the spirit and brevity is there, showing all of us that in due time, this girl’s going to have her place in the sun (or our iPods, in that matter).

Phototastic

Photostatic from Thumbmukeys is a photo collage program, and both versions for Windows 8 and Windows Mobile have similar features, except you get a bigger screen with Windows 8. The app has a lot of features, but it’s very easy to use and even if you’re a novice, creating collages will be easy.

Kingfishers Catch Fire: Discoveries

A Brit band is sharing their unique “discoveries” with us. Tristan Irvine, Marcus Mozley, William Robertson, and Darran Paul Smith, also known as Kingfishers Catch Fire, compose an indie-slash-alternative folk band hailing from London. They’ve already won fans with their breakthrough 2012 EP, Ballerina, and the momentum continues as new music pours in next month.

Infection Bio War Free

Infection Bio War Free by Fun Games for Free is a different kind of strategy game where instead of saving the world, you infect it with a disease. Your goal here is to infect as many of the world’s population as possible by using different kinds of symptoms, making this a fun and challenging game.

Young Summer: Fever Dream

Get swept away with the progressive beats of an impending Young Summer. This is the name Bobbie Allen uses for her newest musical endeavor, which comes from a long, distinguished breed of female indie acts — bringing their impressive artistry along. Think Florence & The Machine, or even Norah Jones, and that’s what you’ll get, more or less.

MediaPortal

MediaPortal is an open source media center for Windows that will allow you to use your PC to manage all your media. Developed by Team Media Portal, this software gives you full control over your TV, music, videos, images and more, and you don’t need to be a tech expert to learn how to use it.

Duncan Pelletier: Better Than This

With each additional listen, this album opens itself up to being more than just an instrumental folk album, but one layered in creativity and talent. Once again breathing new life into an old form, Duncan Pelletier proves that he is not just another folk singer.

Bridge Constructor

Bridge Constructor Free is a building simulation game where you play the role of a master builder who has to build different types of bridges. The game, courtesy of developer Headup Games GMBH, requires skills and strategies as you’ll need to make sure your bridge is built for heavy duty use.

Jim Guthrie: Now, More Than Ever (Remastered Edition)

Jim Guthrie’s Remastered Edition of Now, More Than Ever is not far from the original. The poppy electronics of the remastered can be seamlessly juxtaposed to a nostalgic look down memory lane. The Canadian singer-songwriter has foremost made a name for himself through self-produced cassettes. Having recorded as a solo artist and as a band member of Islands, Royal City, and Human Highway, it can be safely imposed that the original Now, More Than Ever is a great leap in his music career after having been nominated for a Juno Award.