The Noble Thiefs It’s Tough To Be The Bad Guy Pipe & Hat/MapleMusic Recordings Soul stealing . . . out of Winnipeg! Plural misspelling aside (and not the first time they’ve heard that one), this ambitious four-piece soul/rock [...]
The Who The Who Hits 50! Geffen Records The Who Hits 50! Is a compilation album with two CDs celebrating 50 years of the English band, accompanied by a tour in Britain. The album features all sorts of songs the band has released over the years, [...]
Iris Radiant Dependant Records No one likes to badmouth people when they argue, break up, and get back together – but Reagan Jones’ and Andrew Sega’s reconnection and subsequent collaboration on the album Radiant produces a largely forgettable [...]
Carol McCartney @ Jazz Bistro, Toronto October 24th, 2014 Canadian jazz chanteneuse Carol McCartney and her all-star band tore up the second of a three-night stand at the Jazz Bistro on Friday, October 24. The night, comprising a full mix of [...]
Caribou Our Love Sleepless Records I first heard Caribou a couple years back with his 2010 album Swim. I was immediately obsessed with the dreaminess of his deep house and techno beats. The man behind Caribou is Dan Snaith, and this is his sixth [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: JOEL PLASKETT Joel Plaskett returns with one of the most diverse and fan-pleasing albums of his career. Proving that he can be all things to everybody, the rock veteran offers up a wide mix of styles on Joel [...]
Absolutely Free Absolutely_Free Arts & Crafts There is something magical about music that is both experimental and easy to dance to. Think Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, Caribou, or Doldrums. These are artists who know how to open your mind [...]
Stars No One Is Lost ATO The Montreal-based quintet Stars return two years after their album The North with a simpler, tighter, and mostly upbeat collection of music with their latest entry No One is Lost. The opening selection “From the Night” [...]
Shakey Graves And The War Came Dualtone Music Group And The War Came, the latest release by Shakey Graves, is a tremendously powerful piece of folk revival. While many folk singers suffer from penning albums that seem bland and uninteresting [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: ALABAMA SHAKES “We took our time to write this record, and I’m really glad we did,” says Brittany Howard, lead singer and guitarist of Alabama Shakes, about the band’s new album Sound & Color. “We were [...]
