People of the Sun Shine Their Light Just When We Need It Most on 'Last Day of Summer'

Published Dec 11, 2020

Last Day of Summer, the six-song debut outing from Regina-based People of the Sun, is a vibe-y, earthy affair that serves up a spicy blend o...

Yukon Blonde Take an Experimental Pop Turn on 'Vindicator'

Published Nov 12, 2020

Vindicator, the fifth outing from Vancouver based Yukon Blonde, is an 11-song onslaught of pop psychedelia, chock-full of keyboard acrobatic...

The North Sound Walk a Different Country Road on 'As the Stars Explode'

Published Oct 21, 2020

As the Stars Explode, the sophomore outing from Saskatoon-based country roots rockers the North Sound, is a slick, radio friendly record pun...

Smokekiller's Satisfyingly Straight-Ahead 'Chiba' Is Begging to Be Turned to 11

Published Oct 01, 2020

Chiba, the seven-song opus from Saskatoon indie scene stalwarts Smokekiller, is a masterclass in straight-ahead, small-venue, plug-in-and-pl...

Public Enemy Continue to Fight the Powers That Be on 'What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?'

Published Sep 25, 2020

Public Enemy's 15th official studio release and first on Def Jam Recordings since 1998, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?, is a nos...

Colter Wall Proves Himself One of Country Music's Most Promising Up-and-Comers on 'Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs'

Published Aug 28, 2020

Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs, the latest outing from Swift Current, Saskatchewan's resident retro wrangler Colter Wall, is...

Unleash the Archers Break the Power Metal Mould Yet Again on 'Abyss'

Published Aug 21, 2020

Galloping out of the gate with reckless abandon, Vancouver-based metal crew Unleash the Archers, have broken the power metal mould yet again...

U.D.O. Take a Brassy Approach to Symphonic Metal on Socially-Minded 'We Are One'

Published Jul 16, 2020

We Are One, the latest outing from teutonic metal legend Udo Dirkschneider, is less a U.D.O. album in the traditional sense and more of a mu...

Tenille Townes Takes a Pop-Friendly Approach to Country on 'The Lemonade Stand'

Published Jun 24, 2020

The Lemonade Stand, the debut album from Grande Prairie-born/Nashville-based country songwriter Tenille Townes, is a well-produced record fu...

Cat Clyde Returns to Her Stripped-Down Acoustic Roots on 'Good Bones'

Published Jun 18, 2020

In an age when many artists are releasing albums chock-full of cover tunes, folkster Cat Clyde has opted, with her latest outing Good Bones,...

JJ Wilde Is Already Making CanRock History, and Debut Album 'Ruthless' Proves Why

Published Jun 11, 2020

Storming out of the gate with reckless abandon, soul-infused alternative rocker JJ Wilde's debut full-length, Ruthless, is a tour de force d...

Metal Provocateurs Behold the Arctopus Find Their Groove by Abandoning It Altogether on 'Hapeleptic Overtrove'

Published Jun 10, 2020

Progressive metal instrumentalists Behold the Arctopus have unleashed their seventh recording of playfully weird, progressive compositions t...

Larkin Poe Continue to Evolve Their Country, Rock and Blues Sound on 'Self Made Man'

Published Jun 10, 2020

Self Made Man, the fifth full-length studio album from Georgia-raised, Nashville-based Larkin Poe, is a record that dips its toes into the t...

Iqaluit Folk Heroes the Jerry Cans Go Electric on 'Echoes'

Published May 14, 2020

Echoes, the fourth outing from Iqaluit torchbearers the Jerry Cans, is a hodgepodge of alternative rock, post-rock, prog rock and punk rock...

Punk Rock Supergroup Fake Names Keep Their Cred Intact on Eclectic Debut Record

Published May 07, 2020

The creative spark that forged punk rock supergroup Fake Names happened in 2016 with an initial musical hang session between fellow guitaris...

Peter Oren Doesn't Practice What He Preaches on 'The Greener Pasture'

Published Apr 28, 2020

The Greener Pasture, singer-songwriter Peter Oren's second release on Western Vinyl, is a thinkpiece handcrafted in the solitude of a remote...

Daniel Romano's 'Super Pollen' EP Is a Low-Stakes Romp with High-Profile Collaborators

Published Apr 28, 2020

Super Pollen, the latest in a string of releases from prolific Welland, ON, singer-songwriter Daniel Romano, is basically a musical collabor...

The White Buffalo's 'On the Widow's Walk' Is Another Classic from One of Americana's Modern Greats

Published Apr 16, 2020

On the Widow's Walk, the latest full-length by the White Buffalo (a.k.a. Oregon-born troubadour Jake Smith), has once again proven that one...

Spell Opulent Decay

Published Apr 09, 2020

Opulent Decay, the third release from Vancouver-based metal mystics Spell, is a psychedelic space rock exploration steeped in sludge and fuz...

Ezra Bell This Way to Oblivion

Published Apr 02, 2020

This Way to Oblivion, the latest full-length outing from Portland, OR-based folk sextet Ezra Bell, sonically dishes up a healthy portion of...