The Tillers The Tillers Sofaburn It has been about five years since the Tillers released an album. Their last album, 2013’s Hand On The Plow, was well received and had the band poised for an even bigger audience. Since 2008, The Tillers have [...]
Nils Frahm – All Melody World Tour @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 23, 2018 It’s amazing to think that eight years ago only one audience member showed up – late and out of breath – to Nils Frahm’s concert at The Drake. “When he [...]
…And We All Die Modern Day Privateers (Remixes) + Outtakes Independent …And We All Die is a collective of musicians organized by Raymond Burton Estes. He formed …And We All Die in 2000, and by my count they have issued a number [...]
Field Report Summertime Songs Verve Label Group The opening lyric of “Summertime”, mid-way into folk-rock band Field Report’s third album Summertime Songs, is almost a dare: “She said ‘Why don’t you try summertime songs?” In his own particular [...]
The Claudettes Dance Scandal At The Gymnasium! Yellow Dog Records The Claudettes are a very special group. They’re putting out music that sounds unlike like anything out there now. The group consists of Johnny Iguana on piano and as chief [...]
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Seedlings All Rough Trade Records Coming off a very well received album in 2016, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker have dropped their latest album Seedlings All. The album has a great message behind it because the [...]
Jack White Boarding House Reach Third Man Records Boarding House Reach is an anomaly. One moment is full of emotion, passion and cutting-edge music. The next moment you’re asking what the hell you just listened to. A mix of hip-hop, rock, [...]
TREMENDS – “HANDS ON THE WHEEL” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere “Hands On The Wheel” is the latest effort by the Miami rockers. The single is out today March 23rd via Gummdrops Records. The track is a gentle, piano [...]
THE LAY AWAKES – “FALLING IN LOVE” HOME AWAY FROM HOME (2018) Independent Brooklyn, New York March 23, 2018 The first video from the album is the opening track, the engaging and unexpected “Falling in Love”. The song is [...]
TOMACCO – TOMACCO A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere Tomacco makes funky rock n’ roll music to help you to cut loose and make a ruckus. Making music for Tomacco is about exploration and growing in new directions. Tomacco has a unique sound [...]
Trevor Burnett 4 Yotam Independent Trevor Burnett is an artist born and raised in Montreal. However, he has spent the last few years travelling the world. While travelling, it would seem that Burnett was working on his writing and music. 4 Yotam [...]
THE DROPUPS – “THE SHEFFIELD LIGHTS” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Sheffield Lights is a garage-punk-gypsy-doo-wop track that is better heard than explained, a song conceived on the shore of Lake Ontario while contemplating [...]
ALEXIS TAYLOR SHARES NEW SONG “OH BABY” + ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR FORTHCOMING ALBUM BEAUTIFUL THING OUT ON APRIL 20th VIA DOMINO RECORDS Next month (April 20th) sees the release of Beautiful Thing, Alexis Taylor’s [...]
CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL – CANADA’S LARGEST ALL-CANADIAN FESTIVAL – ANNOUNCES 2018 LINEUP AT RBC ECHO BEACH SPECIAL CBC MUSIC TICKET PRE-SALE STARTS TODAY UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 22 CBC Music Festival returns for its sixth year to take [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: FEVER RAY The solo project of the Knife’s Karin Dreijer, Fever Rayshares some of that group’s icy electronic atmospheres, but takes a slightly more organic-sounding approach. Fever Ray began [...]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOUND AND FURY AN INTERVIEW AND LIVE REVIEW OF IDLES @ HARD LUCK BAR, TORONTO March 20, 2018 There is a palpable duality to IDLES. In conversation, they are as open and considerate as their music is raw, punishing, and [...]
BRETT – “ON THE RISE” A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere Over the last four years, Brett have produced a consistent wave of pop music. The styles have ranged from cold electronic pop to lush dreampop to reverb-drenched country. [...]
THE TIM HORTON’S OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL REVEALS LINEUP The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival returns June 21 to 24 for its 25th Anniversary. Highlighting this milestone are free concerts from Sam Roberts Band (21st), Broken [...]
BOTANICAL GARDENS A CONVERSATION WITH DON McLEAN It has been eight years since the last Don McLean album. On March 16, 2018 he released his 19th studio album, Botanical Gardens. Perhaps it is not the album fans or one would expect from Don [...]
ACID TEST – “SLIPPING AWAY” Jus Rite (2018) Independent Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver Island March 20, 2018 Twenty five years after the release of their major label debut “Drop”, ’90s alternative rock band [...]
G-Eazy @ Rebel, Toronto March 14, 2018 Since emerging onto the scene in 2008, Gerald Earl Gillum, better known as G-Eazy, has made waves in the hip-hop scene coming out of Oakland, California. Yung Gerald was able to break through into [...]
Thundercat, OG Ron C & The Chopstars Drank Brainfeeder In 2017 Thundercat released his third full length album titled Drunk, an eclectic mix of hip-hop, jazz, funk, and R&B. Later that year, it was unofficially remixed by OG Ron C & [...]
Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots Warner Music Since releasing new music in the fall of last year with new singer Jeff Gutt, following a twenty-six year long career full of massive success, innovation, breakups, reunions, and tragically, [...]
The Oak Ridge Boys 17th Avenue Revival Lightning Rod Records The Oak Ridge Boys have been around for a very long time, this current lineup has been together since the mid 1970s. Interestingly they may not have the commercial success they once [...]
