Remember Sports Slow Buzz

Published May 18, 2018

Slow Buzz, the third release from Remember Sports (formerly Sports), finds the band at their most vulnerable while taking more risks sonical...

Dennis Ellsworth Things Change

Published May 11, 2018

There are moments on Things Change when Dennis Ellsworth seems to be channelling power pop greats, from Elvis Costello to Cheap Trick. Openi...

The Voidz Virtue

Published Apr 02, 2018

It's been a very long time since I've heard Julian Casablancas have this much fun. Virtue, the second offering from art rockers the Voidz, i...

Grounders Coffee & Jam

Published Feb 28, 2018

On their sophomore album, Grounders create a shimmering and sleek sound that is always on the brink of diving into a digital cacophony. The...

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Lotta Sea Lice

Published Oct 13, 2017

At the heart of the best bands is a sense of collaboration and togetherness, and on their first record together, Courtney Barnett and Kurt V...

Wand Plum

Published Sep 20, 2017

When I was younger, I always loved when cartoon characters would dream and a little cloud-shaped thought bubble would appear over them, givi...

Deerhoof Mountain Moves

Published Sep 06, 2017

In times of trouble, people usually go one of two ways: they either isolate themselves from the outside world and focus inward, or they reac...

Walrus Family Hangover

Published Jun 08, 2017

Family Hangover, the long-awaited debut full-length from Halifax psych outfit Walrus, is bursting with love. Justin Murphy's voice is drippi...

Not You Misty

Published May 10, 2017

Halifax supergroup Not You's debut is as catchy as it is haunting and emotional. These hypnotic rhythms draw you in as the vocals lull you d...

Pond The Weather

Published May 03, 2017

On The Weather, all the Pond tricks are here, with a new sense of emotion and vulnerability that the Aussie psych band have rarely explored...

Fast Romantics American Love

Published Apr 26, 2017

On American Love, the Fast Romantics explore what it means to fall in love during a time of strife and unrest, as well as themes of identity...

Temples Volcano

Published Mar 01, 2017

Temples' debut record, Sun Structures, presented the band as time-travellers with their pitch-perfect, late 1960s psychedelia. On their soph...

Elephant Stone / Walrus Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, February 10

Published Feb 11, 2017

Last night (February 10), Toronto was a cold, snow-covered city, surprisingly quiet for a Friday night. That, however, was not the case insi...

Meatbodies Alice

Published Feb 08, 2017

The world is a dark place, and lately, it seems to be getting darker. On Alice, the ever-encroaching darkness can be heard, seething and cra...

Mo Troper Gold

Published Feb 08, 2017

Mo Troper's Gold is pure rock'n'roll, fuelled by the melancholy, self-deprecating sound of bands like Weezer, Sloan and Thrush Hermit. It's...

Cherry Glazerr Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, January 24

Published Jan 25, 2017

Who said being loud and angry couldn't also be fun as hell?   Cherry Glazerr were all of the above last night (January 24) as they brought...

The Darcys Centerfold

Published Nov 03, 2016

Pop music is in the midst of a huge wave of nostalgia for the 1980s. Phil Collins is performing on the Tonight Show and Bruno Mars is burnin...

Whitney / Sam Evian Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, October 15

Published Oct 16, 2016

"We're all kings at Lee's Palace" quips Sam Evian between songs. That little joke sort of describes the atmosphere at Lee's — one of earnest...

Ex-Cult Negative Growth

Published Sep 21, 2016

Chris Shaw and Ty Segall are taking over rock. The duo already worked together this year on the brutally awesome GØGGS debut, and they reuni...

Tim Presley The Wink

Published Sep 14, 2016

Tim Presley is finally making a name for himself. After several records under the acclaimed by still unsung White Fence moniker, Presley's n...