Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project @ Koerner Hall, Toronto March 28th, 2015 2012 marked the 100th birthday of Toronto-born jazz legend Gil Evans. The composer, arranger, and bandleader is best remembered for his collaborative works with [...]
A$Ap Rocky At.Long.Last.A$AP RCA Records This was a powerhouse album to make. A$AP Rocky has long been one of my favourite rappers, and this album did nothing but further cement my beliefs. Filled to the brim with strong collaborations on all [...]
Fatboy Slim The Fatboy Slim Collection Sony Music Canada Norman Cook, ex-bassist from the Housemartins has come a long way since adopting the Fatboy Slim moniker in 1996. His early hits, “The Rockerfeller Skank” and “Praise You” are not included [...]
CBC Music Festival @ TD Echo Beach, Toronto May 23rd, 2015 The second annual CBC Music Festival was many things. It was a fun day in the sun for families; it was a tight ship as far as set times, changeovers, and technical operations go; and it [...]
The Acorn Vieux Loup Paper Bag Records An Ottawa boy who cried old wolf… Rolf Klausener’s indie folk band The Acorn is back with their first release since 2010, Vieux Loup(translated as “Old Wolf” for those of you who [...]
The Pack A.D. Meta Animal Nettwerk Well, the Pack is back. This time Vancouver’s rock duo, The Pack A.D., have released a four track EP, which follows closely on the heels of last year’s Do Not Engage. The album contains a re-release [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: JACK WHITE One of the most admired guitarists of the early 21st century, Jack White helped restore the popularity of punk-blues as the frontman of the White Stripes. Meanwhile, he widened his reach by [...]
VNV Nation Resonance Anachron Sounds If you’ve partied in a goth club from Atlanta to Warsaw, you’ve likely heard VNV Nation’s futurepop anthems enough to absorb the lyrics by osmosis. Ronan and Mark’s music has a ubiquitous, international [...]
Banditos Banditos Bloodshot Records Banditos’ first ride is a good one! Much heaping of praise is deserved for this 12-track album, as the raw wall of sound is centre stage for this high-flying, blues rockin’ Birmingham, Alabama [...]
Warm Soda Symbolic Dream Castle Face Records Warm Soda frontman Matthew Melton crafts tidy songs about summer. Actual lyrics be damned – the words themselves deemed irrelevant by the vibes, man. Warm Soda spins quick and catchy ditties meant to [...]
Patrick Watson Love Songs For Robots Domino Records I was first introduced to Patrick Watson in 2012, at Austin City Limits (ACL). I had never heard of him before seeing him on the lineup that year; he was seemingly as unknown as one can be, [...]
Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Island Records Lovers of banjos and chewing tobacco beware; the latest release from Mumford & Sons may make you uncomfortable, but not regretful. Perhaps it is important to start the review by mentioning that [...]
Frank Black and the Catholics The Complete Recordings Cooking Vinyl Frank Black has announced a compilation album will be released for Frank Black and the Catholics. The band is considered to be an underappreciated gem in rock and roll and is [...]
Die Mannequin/ Secret Broadcast @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton May 3rd, 2015 Though only a handful of people had made their way over to This Ain’t Hollywood, it didn’t deter Secret Broadcast and Die Mannequin from finishing [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: CHAD VANGAALEN “Everyone was like, ‘What the F? You’re going to change your name to Banana Bread?!’” Many of us are already making arrangements to relocate to Chad VanGaalen’s universe. The world as we know [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: FUTURE ISLANDS Led by crooning frontman Samuel T. Herring, the members of Future Islands started out making electro-pop music together in 2003 while attending East Carolina University’s art program. [...]
