Listening Post, Rosie June’s debut album, was originally independently released in 2013. Continue reading “Rosie June – Listening Post ”
Bison – One Thousand Needles
The Vancouver juggernauts of metal are back and they have released their stellar new EP through the good folks over at War on Music. Continue reading “Bison – One Thousand Needles”
Immortal Sacraments :: Frying fish and the cure to the body slam itch
by Paolo Santos
“There’s a bigger fish to fry in this industry – record label producers should realize that,” Immortal Sacraments’ guitarist Marron Verzosa said during a break in practice session at a basement studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for his band’s forthcoming sophomore album. “Once in a while there will be metal shows, but there is still a lot of room for progress.” Continue reading “Immortal Sacraments :: Frying fish and the cure to the body slam itch”
Sharon Van Etten :: Gets heavy on “Are We There?”
Photo by Andy Sears
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by Victoria King
While most will tell you not to judge a book by its cover, the cover of Sharon Van Etten’s latest release is the picture that tells a thousand words. But all banal maxims aside, Are We There is anything but boring, repetitive, or cliché – in fact, she describes this record as her most personal and current release yet (and it shows). Continue reading “Sharon Van Etten :: Gets heavy on “Are We There?””
Justin Rutledge – Daredevil
Daredevil, the latest from quavering crooner Justin Rutledge is about as Canadian as they come: an album made up entirely of Tragically Hip covers. Continue reading “Justin Rutledge – Daredevil”
Ian Kelly – All These Lines
I picked up this album fully expecting either a late-90s/early-00s post-grunge/alternative band or some sort of alt-country singer/songwriter based on the artwork. Continue reading “Ian Kelly – All These Lines”
Mac Demarco – Salad Days
Mac Demarco’s third solo release and follow-up to critically acclaimed 2 follows a similar pattern of his previous successes with small easter eggs of maturity buried throughout. Continue reading “Mac Demarco – Salad Days”
Mac DeMarco :: No straight talk here…
by Gil Carroll
With the release of his new, overwhelmingly fresh and catchy LP, Salad Days, Mac DeMarco has been dragged into the indie music spotlight with force. He’s been told to stay there, take countless interviews with every music blog in North America and Europe, sing some songs to sold out crowds all over the world, tell jokes and do funny dances. With so much coverage and a frenzy of hip kids surrounding Mac at this point, what else is left to be said? Continue reading “Mac DeMarco :: No straight talk here…”
Dog Day – Fade Out
A lot of the songs on Fade Out, the fourth full-length from Halifax’s Dog Day, sound similar, which sometimes makes the album feel like one long song. Continue reading “Dog Day – Fade Out”
Fred Eaglesmith – Tambourine
Hearts are broken, train whistles blow, an old dog is whipped.