Why I (don’t) Hate Jann Arden (anymore)
by Jim Di Gioia
Jann Arden and I have a history, and she doesn’t even know it… yet.
Categories: Features • Tags: Alberta, Jann Arden
“Mad As Hell” by U.S. Girls
by Jim Di Gioia
Do a little dance. Make a lotta noise. Get “Mad As Hell”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, U.S. Girls
Giant Hand, Old Cosmos
Co-producer Rolf Klausener (The Acorn) on the uncanny intimacy of Giant Hand’s new album, Old Cosmos.
Categories: Albums, Features • Tags: Giant Hand, Ontario
The Weather Station, The Weather Station
by Mac Cameron
On her new self-titled release, The Weather Station learns to be as loud as she damn well pleases.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Ontario, The Weather Station
Lo Siento, Bingo Bango
by Jim Di Gioia
You’ll have no choice but to succumb to the garage pop sincerity of St. John’s NL’s Lo Siento.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Lo Siento, Newfoundland and Labrador
“UFO Marzipan” by Nick Diamonds
by Jim Di Gioia
Nick Diamonds’ “UFO Marzipan” is a carnivalesque stroll through a musical hall of mirrors, available on Treeline Recordings’ Taking It To Heart Volume Two.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Alberta, Nick Diamonds
“Hall of Horrors” by Teen Ravine
by Jim Di Gioia
Just when you thought it was safe to put a pair of headphones on again: Teen Ravine unveils their “Hall of Horrors”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, Teen Ravine
Ben Stevenson, Cara Cara
by Jim Di Gioia
Singer-songwriter Ben Stevenson sends us musical postcards from his journey on Cara Cara.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Alberta, Ben Stevenson, Ontario
Cold Specks, Fool’s Paradise
by Jim Di Gioia
Fool’s Paradise is the sound of finding one’s soul within oneself, and the moment when Cold Specks reclaims her voice.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Cold Specks, Ontario
“Luciferian Towers”, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
by Geoff Parent
With “Luciferian Towers”, Godspeed You! Black Emperor tear the system down and revel in what comes next.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Québec
The Golden Hour, Del Stephen
by David Parker
Del Stephen rides a streetcar across Toronto in the pre-dawn early light of The Golden Hour.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Del Stephen, Ontario
“Check My Profile” by Odonis Odonis
by Jim Di Gioia
Social media commentary and an oppressive industrial beat courtesy of Odonis Odonis.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Odonis Odonis, Ontario
“Crickets” by Ora Cogan
by Jim Di Gioia
Like the creatures it’s named after, Ora Cogan’s “Crickets” calls into the wilds of nature with a yearning to find another soul, a kindred spirit.
Categories: Songs • Tags: British Columbia, Ora Cogan
Partner, In Search of Lost Time
by Mac Cameron
Partner’s In Search of Lost Time is a celebration of young adulthood and those times where you know you should be trying to get your shit together, but life is too weird.
Categories: Albums • Tags: New Brunswick, Ontario, Partner
Daniel Caesar, Freudian
by Jim Di Gioia
Daniel Caesar’s Freudian is a fully realized and deeply felt exchange between the sacred and secular.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Daniel Caesar
“Soothsayer” by Nick Ferrio
by Jim Di Gioia
Nick Ferrio’s “Soothsayer” buzzes with super-charged energy.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Nick Ferrio, Ontario
Fake Buildings, Primitive Advertising
by David Parker
Montreal-by-way-of-Halifax’s Fake Buildings are scratching an old, satisfying itch.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Fake Buildings, Québec
Pierre Kwenders, MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time
Pierre Kwenders’s MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time represents strength not just in love but in personal and spiritual growth.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Pierre Kwenders, Québec
“Annie” by Moscow Apartment
by Jim Di Gioia
Moscow Apartment’s “Annie” is a lesson in how to rock with substance.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Moscow Apartment, Ontario
Lawful Citizen, Lawful Citizen
Lawful Citizen’s debut record is free jazz by way of doom metal. And it’s amazing.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Lawful Citizen, Québec
Property//, Spirals
by Jim Di Gioia
The deeper Property// ruminates on the corruption and arrogance on display in our world, the more the music taps into a rich vein of artistic expression and beauty.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Property//
“Oh Jubilation (Live Jan. 29, 2017)” by Joyful Joyful
by Mac Cameron
Feeling scared and hopeless lately? Joyful Joyful feel ya.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Joyful Joyful, Ontario
“Sky’s Grey” by Destroyer
by Jim Di Gioia
Dan Bejar isn’t always the most interesting element in a Destroyer song; just its most essential.
Categories: Songs • Tags: British Columbia, Dan Bejar, Destroyer
“Give It Up” by Russell Louder
by Jim Di Gioia
Russell Louder is making something real in an otherwise fabricated musical landscape.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Prince Edward Island, Russell Louder
“Womxn Cry” by Unbuttoned
by Jim Di Gioia
Unbuttoned’s free flowing style blends social activism with R&B’s soul, pop’s playfulness, and arresting visuals into a consistently compelling, always shifting artistic collaboration.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, Unbuttoned
Daniel Romano in 14 Songs
by Mac Cameron
We put together a primer for those looking to discover the work of Daniel Romano. What have we missed?
Categories: Features • Tags: Attack in Black, Daniel Romano, Ontario
“How Long” by Mauno
by Jim Di Gioia
“How Long” is a rallying cry from Mauno: Only you can prevent global annihilation.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Mauno, Nova Scotia
D. A. Kissick, Much Later
by Rob Dickson
D. A. Kissick’s Much Later has an immediacy that makes it feel as though it’s happening right now.
Categories: Albums • Tags: D. A. Kissick, Saskatchewan
“Key On A String” by Giant Hand
by Jim Di Gioia
“Key On A String” is a fresh and fascinating first step into Giant Hand’s future.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Giant Hand, Ontario
Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs
On their new self-titled LP, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs take power pop to exciting, new heights.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Ontario, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs
respectfulchild, 在找 ::searching::
by Jim Di Gioia
respectfulchild’s debut full length is a musical distillation of their personal exploration into identity.
Categories: Albums • Tags: respectfulchild, Saskatchewan
“The Grand Parade” by Western Jaguar
by Jim Di Gioia
Western Jaguar manages to make thoughtful art out of their past on “The Grand Parade”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: British Columbia, Western Jaguar
“Roses” by Chris LaRocca
by Mac Cameron
Chris LaRocca has found his voice as a solo artist with the cold heartache of “Roses”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Chris LaRocca, Ontario
Logan Hill, Funeral Pieces
Logan Hill’s album, Funeral Pieces, is a beautiful, haunting study of both death and life.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Logan Hill, Nova Scotia
Broken Social Scene, Hug of Thunder
by Jim Di Gioia
Life is precious and short; love and friendship are free; the Broken Social Scene gang’s back together again.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Broken Social Scene, Ontario
Vivek Shraya, Part-Time Woman
by Jim Di Gioia
Being Vivek Shraya is a full-time job, and there’s no one better for the job than she.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Ontario, Vivek Shraya
