Jack White Fear Of The Dawn Third Man Records Upon listening to Fear of the Dawn, Jack White’s latest album release, for the first time, there’s a sense of ‘What the hell did I just listen to’? It’s chaotic. It’s loud then it’s quiet. It’s full [...]
I GOT LOVE A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN GULDEMOND OF MOTHER MOTHER “My situation is very alone,” says Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother. While it might sound like a somewhat dejected statement to most, Guldemond has a smile on and continues. “I wasn’t [...]
Laura Marling Song For Our Daughter Partisan Records In an ocean of undistinguished voices, Laura Marling’s soothing, quiet vocals bob gently above the tide. Her latest album, Song for Our Daughter, is no exception as Marling pens songs to a [...]
Ron Sexsmith Hermitage Warner Music Canada Hermitage is proof that Ron Sexsmith can still turn a melody. After a move from Toronto and a full band on his previous album, The Last Rider, Sexsmith has switched gears completely. Setting up in his [...]
The Raconteurs Help Us Stranger Third Man Records Help Us Stranger, the latest ass-kicking record drop from The Raconteurs has finally landed and is exactly what you hoped for.With the classic Raconteurs riffs of co-band-leader Brendan Benson – [...]
WE’RE IN THIS BY OURSELVES A CONVERSATION WITH BROTHER ELSEY Family is a big thing for Brother Elsey and it goes far beyond their name. The narrative and sound of their music stitches together three brothers sewn into a rich tapestry of [...]
Jon Fratelli Bright Night Flowers Cooking Vinyl Jon Fratelli takes things down a notch in the best way possible on his new solo album, Bright Night Flowers. With moody, mellowed-out guitar, pixie-like strings, and Fratelli’s quiet, underrated [...]
CRYING OR DANCING A CONVERSATION WITH MOTHER MOTHER Apathy was left at the door this time around as Mother Mother crafted their latest release Dance and Cry. “I wanted to get out of the realm of familiarity, to woefully stir up those creative [...]
Mother Mother Dance And Cry Universal Music Apathy is checked at the door on Mother Mother’s newest album release, Dance and Cry. Made up of twelve striking tracks written by lead singer Ryan Guldemond, this album is an emotional and profound [...]
Coheed And Cambria Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures Roadrunner Records With their ninth studio album, Coheed and Cambria has succeeded in taking quintessential progressive rock, sticking it in a blender and creating something heavy, [...]
Death Cab for Cutie Thank You For Today Warner Music Into their second decade of making music, Death Cab for Cutie’s Thank You for Today is a testament to a band whose career boasts a vast catalogue of poetic lyrics mixed with sun spotted and [...]
Weezer @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto July 14, 2018 It was a tight schedule of music last night at Budweiser Stage for The Pixies and Weezer. Following up openers The Wombats from Liverpool, The Pixies took the stage to big applause. It wasn’t the [...]
JACK WHITE @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JUNE 9, 2018 Jack White and his band of four came out strong last night to the largest audience on the tour thus far. Without making any eye contact with the crowd, White picked up his guitar and immediately [...]
A LOOK AT THE INNER ROOM A CONVERSATION WITH ROYSTON LANGDON OF LEEDS Royston Langdon has been writing since he was twelve years old and yet, his newest album Everything’s Dandy (out May 4th 2018) proves an ability to still take an [...]
Mother Mother O My Heart: Live Sessions Universal Music Canada Ten years after its release, Canadian indie rock group Mother Mother has decided to revisit their very first album, O My Heart. Rather than do a simple rerelease or tour alone, the [...]
ANMLPLNET Fall Asleep Ba Da Bing Records If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to engage in coitus with a cloud, this album was made for you. If not, there’s still some psychedelic bliss to be found. Through six delightful and ethereal [...]
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, [...]
The Fratellis In Your Own Sweet Time Cooking Vinyl It makes you shake your hips and loosen up almost instantly. The Fratellis fifth studio album is completely different from their last Americana-inspired one. Glitzier and scattered with pop [...]
‘LIFE IS PEACHY’ AND OTHER FELINE LESSONS A CONVERSATION WITH JON FRATELLI You might say it started with a cat or two. ‘The human attitude towards animals is completely ridiculous.’ Jon Fratelli laments through the phone. ‘We completely overlook [...]
Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters w/ Seth Lakeman @ Massey Hall, Toronto February 17, 2018 Aside from the chilling set of perpetual goose bumps one always has being inside Massey Hall, a whole new dimension of shivers settled in [...]
Franz Ferdinand Always Ascending Domino Records Experimentation is the name of the game when it comes to Franz Ferdinand’s latest album release, Always Ascending. Combining the hip dance beats and loveable Bowie-esque vocals of their previous [...]
Jim Cuddy Constellation Warner Music Quiet and unassuming, Jim Cuddy’s fourth studio album released on January 26 is a poetic and easy listen that once again proves how Jim has entangled himself in the fabric of the Canadian sound. Combining [...]
Belle And Sebastian How To Solve Our Human Problems – Part 1 Matador Records A 1970s back beat isn’t all the latest album from Belle and Sebastian has to offer. The six-piece band from Scotland is currently in the works of putting out [...]
Neil Young & The Promise Of The Real The Visitor Reprise Records Neil Young’s latest album The Visitor, created with Promise of the Real, acts as a preservation of Neil’s overarching political messages. There’s no subtlety here — this is an [...]
