Dr. Dog Be The Void Anti-Records With Simon and Garfunkel like harmonies, unique musical sounds, and a rather smart and witty commentary about life, love and everything in between, Dr. Dog’s Be the Void has been filling the musical void in my [...]
A Place to Bury Strangers Onwards to the Wall Dead Oceans While some like vanilla, others chocolate – A Place to Bury Strangers now brings a new flavour to the Rock genre that will make you abandon your past favourite and move on to something [...]
Errors Have Some Faith in Magic Rock Action Records The Scottish quartet that is Errors has returned with a well-thought-out album of dreamy, Electro-pop. Errors have defined their sound, moving from the Post-rock genre into experimental [...]
Lazerbeak Lava Bangers Doomtree Records To the average Joe, the closest one comes to being as cool as a Hip-Hop artist is by turning up the beats, cranking the windows way down in a ‘pretend’ pumped up car, while rolling down Main St. The new [...]
Evan Voytas Feel Me Dovecoat Records Feel Me is the third EP release from Evan Voytas, and it’s an uneven affair. Voytas’ sound is an update of ‘70s Soul and R&B, filtered through the oversized glasses of a disenfranchised club veteran. [...]
Porcelain Raft Strange Weekend Secretly Canadian Records In the midst of the all the business and action of the city, Mauro Remiddi , finds himself recording Strange Weekend in a New York basement, bringing ambient sounds and haunting vocals [...]
Walter Rose Cast Your Stone Independent Lyrics that tell of life’s heartaches are a dime a dozen in Country music – or any genre for that matter – but their delivery doesn’t always feel authentic. One listen to Walter Rose’s debut album, Cast [...]
Anthony Green Beautiful Things Photo Finish Records Anthony Green is an honest man – a loving father and husband, and a successful singer-songwriter who has overcome many hardships in his life. All of these characteristics are evident upon one’s [...]
Expensive Looks Dark Matters Group Tightener Like the ever-expanding universe, Alex Feld (aka Expensive Looks) knows music and creativity have no boundaries. His debut LP, Dark Matters, encompasses nine tracks of experimental Electro-house, [...]
Classified Joint Effort Mixtape Half Life Records Classified is one of Canada’s most prominent East-Coast Hip-Hop artists, hailing from Nova Scotia and lending his unique take to the scene by way of interesting beats, lyrics and a [...]
F Holes Red Hot Independent The first time I saw F Holes they were playing a Blues Festival in Kitchener, Ontario. I worked my way to the front during one of their Dixieland dance tunes amid shuffling 40-somethings, wild closet Punks and [...]
Guided By Voices Let’s Go Eat The Factory Guided by Voices Inc./ Fire Records You may have missed the charming Indie Rock with the absurd lyrics and psychedelic feelings of Guided By Voices from long ago, but they are back and fans will not be [...]
Charlotte Gainsbourg Stage Whisper Because Music Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Stage Whisper, her third album (or fourth, depending if you include Charlotte Forever from her adolescence) is a continuation of her second album, IRM (2010). The first part [...]
Martha Berner Fool’s Fantasy Independent Martha Berner’s new LP Fool’s Fantasy is airtight. But airtight like seafood at the Chinese supermarket I frequent. It might taste good once you cook it up, but it doesn’t smack you in [...]
Eddy Current Suppression Ring So Many Things Goner Records When it comes to sloppy playing, shitty production and GREAT songwriting Eddy Current is a genius. His latest release, So Many Things, delivers a host of amazing tunes clearly pumped out [...]
Psy’Aviah Introspection/Extrospection Alfa Matrix Do not let the name fool you – this album has nothing to do with exploring emotional depths and feelings… at least not when it comes to music. Belgian Electronic band Psy’Aviah has released a new [...]
The Break Up Synthesis Metropolis Records At some point of my life I used to think that Electronic music was dead. Back in time, at the dawn of the Electronic sound, the music had a purpose – to give freedom of expression to artists. But today, [...]
Erasure Be With You Single/Remixes Mute True to the Synthpop and New Wave sounds that Erasure fans are accustomed to, Be With You Single/Remixes, by duo Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, offers a nice variety of music for a remix album. The music has [...]
Salem I’m Still In the Night IAMSOUND Salem is not a band for the faint of heart. Witchhouse oddities, and an aesthetic infused with equal parts goth and haunting Pop, their eclectic blend of heavy Electronica, pounding bass sections and [...]
REM Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 Warner Bros. Records Let’s all take a moment to look back at the ‘90s. Twenty years, has it been that long? It may be about time to start reading the waves cast by that decade. One [...]
The Everybody Marooned / Demon Oar Dyspepsidisc This is technically catchy. Technically, in that The Everybody’s musical technique is notably developed, what with its syncopated rhythms and experimental nature, yet welcoming and captivating. And [...]
Chocolate Robots PiZzA fAcE Independent Close your eyes and sway. Simplistic and raw voices encumber summer youth. Even in the sullen songs, Chocolate Robots seem to have created a truly feel good album. With slightly cheesy (no pun intended) [...]
Encephalon The Transhuman Condition Artoffact Records/Dependent Records You might call it a combination of Club beats and Industrial music, Encephalon refers to their music as “Synthetic Anthems for the Permanently Numb.” The trio from Ottawa, [...]
Slim Twig There’s A Secret to Your Pleasure Calico Corporation The ever-talented Slim Twig magicman has done it again with his release of an eerily catchy single. The two sided 7” takes the brooding yet homey feel of Johnny Cash and adds a [...]
