FFS FFS Domino Records Question: Could this album be a “Them Crooked Vultures” type collaborative moment that catches lightning in a bottle? FFS is an interesting rock supergroup formed by Scottish rock group Franz Ferdinand and [...]
Barenaked Ladies Silverball Warner Music Canada The Scarborough, Ontario pop veterans dig deep from the well again! Watching the Barenaked Ladies spitting out albums consistently since 1992 (but no Junos since 2009) is like watching 19 kids and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Braids Deep in the Iris Arbutus Records Let down your electronic braids! Originally from Alberta, the now Montreal-based trio of Raphaelle Standell, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith continue to move the Braids brand forward with their third [...]
Limblifter Pacific Milk We Are Busy Bodies Limblifter is back and rousing nostalgia for old fans of the Vancouver indie rock band. Having first heard the heavy guitar songs “Screwed it Up” and “Tinfoil” off their [...]
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 [...]
Jennifer Castle Pink City Idée Fixe Queen of her Castle! This Canadian folk singer-songwriter based in Toronto returns with her second full-length studio release, Pink City. This 10-track gentle beauty represents a pomp of folk that Castle [...]
