The Birthday Massacre Superstition Metropolis Records Superstition, The Birthday Massacre’s sixth and most recent studio album, showcases the band’s talent in a range of music presented in tracks ranging from industrialized dance to gothy, [...]
Alison Moyet Minutes and Seconds – Live Cooking Vinyl Former Yazoo frontwoman Alison Moyet has the voice. Not just “a” voice but “the” voice, the instantly recognizable, iconic voice. Her bluesy, often husky contralto voice sold more than two [...]
Tears For Fears Songs From The Big Chair: 30th Anniversary Edition Mercury Records I still have the record. In fact the sleeve has come apart from all of the times I listened to it over and over. Songs From the Big Chair was originally released [...]
Various Artists A Strange Play (An Alfa Matrix Tribute To The Cure) Alfa Matrix A Strange Play is a double-disc set containing 31 (33 if you get the Bandcamp version) covers of The Cure songs by almost as many electro, industrial, goth, and EBM [...]
Billy Talent Hits Warner Records Canada Billy Talent’s Hits is released as “a celebration of the songs we released over the years for our loyal fans to reminisce over,” according to the band’s official website. The album features 12 popular [...]
Mellowkotzen UnderWaterMelon Independent Straight out of Oshawa Ontario, the band “Mellowkotzen” presents 10 tracks in which could be classified as sophisticated, grown up Pop-Rock-Jazz with a slight edge. Through exotic instruments such as [...]
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 [...]
The Who The Who Hits 50! Geffen Records The Who Hits 50! Is a compilation album with two CDs celebrating 50 years of the English band, accompanied by a tour in Britain. The album features all sorts of songs the band has released over the years, [...]
Iris Radiant Dependant Records No one likes to badmouth people when they argue, break up, and get back together – but Reagan Jones’ and Andrew Sega’s reconnection and subsequent collaboration on the album Radiant produces a largely forgettable [...]
Caribou Our Love Sleepless Records I first heard Caribou a couple years back with his 2010 album Swim. I was immediately obsessed with the dreaminess of his deep house and techno beats. The man behind Caribou is Dan Snaith, and this is his sixth [...]
Absolutely Free Absolutely_Free Arts & Crafts There is something magical about music that is both experimental and easy to dance to. Think Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, Caribou, or Doldrums. These are artists who know how to open your mind [...]
Stars No One Is Lost ATO The Montreal-based quintet Stars return two years after their album The North with a simpler, tighter, and mostly upbeat collection of music with their latest entry No One is Lost. The opening selection “From the Night” [...]
Shakey Graves And The War Came Dualtone Music Group And The War Came, the latest release by Shakey Graves, is a tremendously powerful piece of folk revival. While many folk singers suffer from penning albums that seem bland and uninteresting [...]
Elizabeth Shepherd Signal Indepenent/Linus Entertainment With The Signal, pianist and singer/songwriter Elizabeth Shepherd creates contemporary jazz that is high on both rhythmic sensibilities and lyrical content. She has a knack of making [...]
July Talk For Your Bloodshot Eyes Sleepless Records July Talk’s 2013 self-titled debut album crackles with energy and seethes with sexuality, largely fuelled by the tension between band leaders Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay. Since then, in [...]
Lenny Breau LA Bootleg 1984 Guitar Archives/Linus Entertainment Thirty years ago, in August of 1984, jazz guitar legend Lenny Breau was found dead – apparently murdered. The mystery remains unsolved. Two months earlier, executive producer [...]
Emilia E Current Records Ever since Emilia came out last year with “Closer All The Time” from her impressive 4-track EP Flying Colors, I have been anticipating her new music and now the wait is over. Simply titled E, this exciting new 10-song [...]
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 [...]
Deborah Ledon Diving For Pearls Independent In her debut record, Vancouver native Deborah Ledon brings a very smooth, laid back and sensual take on adult contemporary Latin Jazz that is infused with creative arrangements, clear vocals, and [...]
Shovels & Rope Swimmin’ Time Dualtone No matter how many times you listen to “After The Storm,” you’ll still get goosebumps and have to stop everything you’re doing. The fourth song on Swimmin’ Time, the latest release from the [...]
The New Pornographers Brill Bruisers Last Gang Entertainment The New Pornographers have a shot at winning the 2015 Polaris music prize. Their latest release Brill Bruisers is a catchy album; “a celebration album,” bubbling over but not over [...]
Elephant Stone The Three Poisons Hidden Pony Records Elephant Stone’s new album The Three Poisons, continues to be a musical fusion of East meets West, but above all else, it is a beautiful blending of artistic maturity and discovery. [...]
Alvvays Alvvays Royal Mountain Records If Alvvays’ (pronounced “Always”) music sounds familiar, that’s because you’ve heard this band in The Smiths, The Beach Boys, Beach House, Magnetic Fields, Best Coast and Camera Obscura. The Toronto-based [...]
Pennywise Yesterdays Epitaph Records Pennywise, the punk legends from Southern California, have just released their eleventh studio album, Yesterdays. As of 2013, this album marks 25 years of Pennywise. The album includes many songs that were [...]
