SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE TIME IS GLASS DRAG CITY Ben Chasny, or Six Organs Of Admittance, was never an artist that could be pinned down, and his albums so far ran through a gamut of sounds, from pastoral folk to full-on, loud psychedelia or [...]
KYP HARNESS KICK THE DUST INDEPENDENT After 30 years on the scene, you are free to call Kyp Harness a Canadian musical institution. Just take a look (and a listen) to a myriad of releases listed on his Bandcamp page and the fact that his take on [...]
COLOUR FILM HALF AN HOUR INDEPENDENT Matthew de Zoete, Hamilton, ON singer-songwriter, has been around for a while (since 2006, to be precise) and has been quietly making some sublime sounds ever since. Yet behind quietly lies the fact that Half [...]
JUSTICE HYPERDRAMA ED BANGER RECORDS/BECAUSE MUSIC Justice’s highly anticipated fourth album, Hyperdrama, is now here. It has been more than seven years since their previous album, Woman. Even more, they have released a few singles in [...]
GOSPELBEACH WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS CURATION RECORDS Gospelbeach is a band out of Los Angeles. Wiggle Your Fingers is an incredibly well-produced and well-written album that is full of strong melodies, fantastic lyrics, and spirit. Although they are [...]
BLITZ VEGA NORTHERN GENTLEMAN FUTURESONIC RECORDS/CEN/THE ORCHARD On May 19, 2023, the world lost Andy Rourke. He was a remarkably talented bass player and DJ. He was also working with KAV (Kav Sandu, the former guitarist for Happy Mondays) in a [...]
THUNDER QUEENS STRIKE ONE VICTORY POOL Thunder Queens is a trio out of London, Ontario, consisting of Violet Bruneel, Lola Hayman, and Clara Magnan. Their debut album, Strike One, is a rocking good time of punk, grunge, 70s metal, and riot [...]
KATY PINKE KATY PINKE GLAMOUR GOWNS RECORDS When you learn a bit more about Katy Pinke who just released her debut self-titled album, it is easy to find out that you have a true artist on your hands. Along with developing her musical career (she [...]