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Album Reviews: Beyoncé, Khruangbin, Elbow
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Houston, TX While perhaps a larger genre shift from much of her recent work, Beyoncé’s raw talent as a vocalist and musician as a whole makes her latest effort less of what some have deemed a “Surprise” and more of an impressive show of versatility that
Album Reviews: Kali Uchis, The Vaccines, Marika Hackman
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas Alexandria, VA/Colombia Coming off what may be the best new benchmark for her style and overall sound on last year’s Red Moon in Venus, Kali Uchis is back already with a much more experimental and genre-hopping album. While it certainly loses that album cohesion, this latest
Album Reviews: Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA, Yves Tumor, Everything But the Girl
Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA – Scaring the Hoes Detroit, MI & Baltimore, MD/New York City As two of the most idiosyncratic and unapologetic artists in the game, Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA are surprisingly complimentary as a duo. With jams that either compliment or inspire a great set of verses, and
Album Reviews: The Drums, Helena Deland, Hannah Diamond
The Drums – Jonny (Brooklyn) Jonathan Pierce has made an instantly identifiable sound with the Drums, and recently has made amazing variations on that solid foundation. With another album playing on these themes, Pierce might be starting to repeat themselves a little too much, but does it with such an
Album Reviews: Chai, Kylie Minogue, Jorja Smith
Chai – Chai (Nagoya, Japan) Given how wonderfully unhinged and indulgent Chai have been in their career so far, it was only a matter of time till we got a more classic pop album from them. Though it definitely feels like the band is playing into more pastiche than they
Album Reviews: Mitski, Corinne Bailey Rae, Woods
Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (New York City/Mie Prefecture, Japan) Able to capture the world by bearing her entire self again and again wholeheartedly, Mitski has nailed the swan dive on her latest album. Mixing in touches of country, intense cinematic orchestration and devastating stories,
Album Reviews: Be Your Own Pet, Cindy Wilson, Flasher
Be Your Own Pet – Mommy (Nashville, TN) When they broke up 15 years ago, Be Your Own Pet had some of the most furious punk albums of the era, and now they’ve returned to fight for their spot on top again. While we never expected any album from them
Powerhouse Miles Kane Mixes Vintage Pop Pith Modern Rock Fire
Girl Ray – Prestige (London, England) After opening their career on one of the most memorable indie-pop albums the U.K. had produced in the 2010s, Girl Ray have moved towards dance energy more with each record. While the disco side of this record undoubtedly lands them some more instantly catchy
Jepsen firmly moves into adult dance-pop phase with some great bangers
Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loveliest Time (Mission, British Columbia) By this point, Carly Rae Jepsen is the go-to pop crooner of Canada’s scene, with a knack for knocking out amazing hits that get you jumping every time. While it isn’t changing up her game, it’s lyrically great to see
Let it Slide is a Solid Rock Record that Makes You Want to Party
Beach Fossils – Bunny (Brooklyn) While at times their music can come off as so soothing that it’s hard to connect to it on a deeper level, Beach Fossils find the sweet spot between their writing and production on their new album. While seemingly laidback and accessible, the layering in
Janelle Monáe has crafted an album to perfectly score a summer of hangouts, relaxing & loving
Janelle Monáe – The Age of Pleasure (Kansas City, KS) From reflecting on love in the digital age, Janelle Monáe has crafted an album to perfectly score a summer of hangouts, relaxing and loving. Full of sensual lyrics, soothing sounds and an overall warm feeling, this record is one of
The 1975 drop another smooth record full of bangers
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Changes (Melbourne, Australia) With such a constant turnout in recent years, it’s been great to see King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard start to return to more focused, yet unpredictable efforts. Short, but ultimately a strong record for the band in production, scope
Alvvays strikes gold again and blows their previous work out of the water
Alvvays – Blue Rev (Toronto/Charlottetown, PEI) It’s a rare feat for an indie band to essentially strike gold so consistently, but Alvvays have seemingly managed to emerge from another long break with their best music in ages, and a production scale that blows their previous work out of the water
“Re-Tilt” highlights the amazing work Confidence Man puts into their music
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unfold (Aix-en-Provence, France) After Melody Prochet seemingly took a six-year break from the studio following her debut, it was fair to think she had simply stepped away for a while. But with an EP’s worth of dreamy “lost” material much closer to her first album, Prochet
Bywater Call’s latest single is monumental in sound and production.
The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field (Auckland, New Zealand) Mixing a rustic charm with a lot of shoegaze elements reminiscent of Veronica Falls, The Beths continue to make brilliant indie rock with a 90s charm. With so many addictive hooks and production details layered into their effervescent sound,
Exploring the pain of starting over Stella Donnelly’s “Flood” is less venom & more ache
Stella Donnelly – Flood (Perth, Australia) After one of the most contrastingly sunny-sounding yet biting records in recent memory, Stella Donnelly ups the scale of her writing on this latest record. Digging into a fully realized sound and exploring the pains of honesty and starting over, this record is less
Album Reviews: Gorillaz, Angel Olsen, Casper Skulls
Gorillaz - Meanwhile EP (London/World) Damon Albarn seems to be thriving musically during the pandemic, perhaps able to tap into collaborations more than ever. As a wondrous taster release, this smaller release is the project's first of this nature in a while, but thrives in its ability to focus on
Album Reviews: Black Midi, Bachelor, PACKS
Black Midi — Cavalcade (London, U.K.) Grime, freestyle and a furious melding of solo styles from both rock and jazz make every Black Midi record soar. Unpredictable as ever, this record wastes no time grabbing you and saying "Let's go all out!" This is immediately apparent as John L rolls
Album Reviews: Alanis Morissette, Buscabulla, Midwife
Alanis Morissette — Such Pretty Forks in the Road (Ottawa) With spells in acting amongst other new ventures in her career, it's been a minute since we've heard anything from local star Alanis Morissette. With a wondrously produced and often dark introspection, this latest effort from Morissette is a mature
Albums reviews: February 3, 2020
Harry Styles - Fine Line (Redditch, UK) After leaving One Direction, Harry Styles quickly defined himself as a potent solo artist not afraid to take the singer-songwriter genre meld its future and past into one. And here he manages to make a much more coherent record than his debut outing,
Album Reviews – Lorde, Royal Blood and more
Lorde - Melodrama (New Zealand) Few artists become as critically acclaimed as Lorde on a debut without a few stumbling blocks on their follow up, luckily Lorde has always been an anomaly. Taking her latest album to more bombastic and dance-focused territory, it nails both the fun and artistic qualities
Giant Paper Heads: Who Wore it Better? Arcade Fire or WOTE?
Yesterday, Burlington ON band Walk Off the Earth released a new video celebrating trans youth and the importance of accepting ourselves and others. The video, ‘Alright,’ features a young girl named Ellie who is forced to wear boy’s clothes and just wants to be herself. The video also features Walk
James Leclaire: The Sing-a-Long Sounds of Storytelling and Sorrow
Album cover by Brett Clarke. James Leclaire’s fourth album, These Weights, combines the soulful storytelling of folk and country music with the anthemic energy of punk, to create a sound he calls ‘dirt country.’ “There is a country twang to it but it’s got an edginess that is a little
An Old Guitar and an Ottawa Bar
Union Duke’s soaring vocal harmonies and throbbing beats have enlivened hearts and dance floors across the nation. The quintet is sure to have Ottawa concertgoers heel-stomping and hip-swaying with their performance at the Black Sheep Inn on July 31. Balancing a mixture of soulful indie rock, bluegrass and country, the
Taylor Swift Sparkles at the Canadian Tire Centre
Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images for TS “After five long years of not coming to see you, it is so good to be back in Ottawa," Taylor Swift told the screaming fans at the Canadian Tire Centre on July 6. The pop powerhouse and singer-songwriter stopped by the Capital along
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