Real Numbers – “Frank Infatuation” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Wordless Wonder is the long awaited full length from Real Numbers. It follows up a pair of 12″ EPs on Three Dimensional Records, a single on [...]
MOTHER MOTHER ANNOUNCE 2017 CANADIAN HEADLINING TOUR Vancouver-based alt-rockers, Mother Mother, today announced their 2017 Canadian headlining tour along with the release of their sixth album, No Culture, scheduled for release February 10, [...]
THE ROLLING STONES TOP 10 ALBUMS With The Rolling Stones’ upcoming release Blue & Lonesome, the bands first studio album in over a decade, we’ve decided to celebrate this momentous occasion by ranking the bands’ top ten studio albums. 10. [...]
MOST PEOPLE – “BITTER WINE” [SINGLE] (2016) Independent November 30, 2016 Most People, who Deary Music called “one of the most entertaining local bands in Toronto,” was started by multi-instrumentalists Brandon Gibson DeGroote [...]
Peter Hook & The Light @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 29, 2016 Joy Division/New Order founding member and bassist Peter Hook left New Order in 2007 after a falling out and in 2010 he decided to start his own band – Peter Hook [...]
Lily & James @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York November 28, 2016 An intimate venue on the Lower East Side, Rockwood Music Hall was the perfect place to see wrock band Lily & James. Grace McLean and Jay Stolar are the duo behind the [...]
Dungen Häxan Mexican Summer Sweden’s psychedelic rockers, Dungen, are known for their insane live performances and distinct sound. Their latest work, Häxan, is an instrumental album that doubles as a narrative accompaniment to Lotte Reiniger’s [...]
The Weeknd Starboy Republic Records / Universal Music Canada Who is Abel Tesfaye? This isn’t something you’ll be hearing this year. Tesfaye, AKA The Weeknd, was propelled full-throttle onto the pop scene when his massive 2015 hit, “I Can’t Feel [...]
Lil Yachty Lil Boat Universal Music Canada Lil Yachty is one of the major breakout hip-hop and trap stars of the past year. During 2016 alone, he was featured on the cover of the XXL Freshman Issue, appeared as a model in Kanye West’s [...]
Andy Shauf w/ Chris Cohen @ The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto November 22 & 25, 2016 Last week Mod Club hosted two sold-out performances featuring two stand-out young songwriters in current indie rock. November 22nd and November 25th brought [...]
MUSIC THAT MAKES YOU THINK AN INTERVIEW WITH ROB GARZA OF THIEVERY CORPORATION Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have been making music as Thievery Corporation for over two decades. They’ve done it all while sticking to their influences and what they [...]
Sydney Blu Bouncin’ EP Playmobil On November 25, Canada’s “leading house and techno vixen,” Sydney Blu releases her ‘Bouncin’ EP on Playmobil with Mihalis Safras’ Material Series. Described as “strong, sinfully, [...]
Various Artists Polyvinyl Plays Polyvinyl Polyvinyl Records Over the past 20 years, the independent music scene has changed significantly. Bands have come and gone and styles have changed, yet Polyvinyl Records remains true to its DIY aesthetic [...]
BrokenRail BrokenRail Independent BrokenRail’s self-titled debut album is chock-full of elements that make up a good rock album, like hard riffs and catchy beats. It’s similar to the sound that a lot of bands were releasing in the late 90s and [...]
Immanu El Hibernations Glitter House Records With so many bands trying to make it in this insanely competitive and difficult time for the record industry, it can be difficult to stick what you do best. It’s hard to make something you love while [...]
iHeartRadio Canada’s FIRST Jingle Ball @ The Air Canada Centre, Toronto November 25, 2016 An historical moment in Canadian Music performances! When the approval for the media accreditation came across my desk a few days ago, I nearly spat [...]
KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW TO PLAY TORONTO’S LEE’S PALACE ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26th The King Khan and BBQ Show are continuing their 2016 North American tour which started October 27th in Seattle. Their newest record Bad News Boys was [...]
LambLion – LambLion EP A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere LambLion is the musical duo that is Oliver Pigott and Danka Scepanovic. Their voices have been described as “familiar yet impossible to place; intimate and lyrically esoteric with an [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: CHILDISH GAMBINO When he’s not busy writing for television, performing with his sketch group Derrick Comedy, or acting on the NBC comedy Community, Donald Glover somehow finds the time to make beats and [...]
TERRA LIGHTFOOT – “ALL ALONE” EVERY TIME MY MIND RUNS WILD (2016) Sonic Unyon Records November 22, 2016 The visuals for the video were filmed on Terra’s last UK tour while in the highlands of Scotland. Terra’s [...]
POLITICS, LEONARD COHEN & SONG WRITING AN INTERVIEW WITH ANN VRIEND Canadian musician Ann Vriend is on the rise to fame. With a lifelong background in music and a set of lungs to boot, it’s no wonder she’s been earning positive reviews from [...]
CITY AND COLOUR’S PLATINUM LP ‘BRING ME YOUR LOVE’ TO BE RELEASED NOV 22 AS LIMITED EDITION SINGLE LP ALBUM TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TONIGHT VIA DINE ALONE RECORDS & THE CITY AND COLOUR WEB-STORE City and Colour’s [...]
XIU XIU ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘FORGET’ & SHARES “WONDERING” OUT 2/24 ON POLYVINYL Noise-pop provocateurs Xiu Xiu have announced their newest album, FORGET, due out February 24th on Polyvinyl. Produced by John Congleton [...]
SHARON JONES PASSES AFTER HEROIC CANCER BATTLE Sharon Jones who was the lead singer of the soul band Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings passed away on Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. She had received treatment including an [...]
