People often talk about music with a purpose or a purpose in music, with Ingrid D. Johnson, the purpose and the music are one. Continue reading “INGRID D. JOHNSON – What About Love?”
INGRID D. JOHNSON – What About Love?
Luke Lalonde – Rhythymnals
Between Born Ruffians’ second and third albums comes Luke Lalonde’s first solo effort, an eccentric mix of songs compiled during the frontman’s downtime. Continue reading “Luke Lalonde – Rhythymnals”
Mike Cooley – The Fool on Every Corner
The first solo album from singer-songwriter-guitar slinger Mike Cooley (of the Drive-By Truckers) was recorded live over a couple nights in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. Continue reading “Mike Cooley – The Fool on Every Corner”
V/A – Concert for St. Stephens
More than just a church, St. Stephens is a vital pillar of the Kensington Market community offering a number of services to those in need. Continue reading “V/A – Concert for St. Stephens”
LADY LAZARUS – ALL OF MY LOVE IN HALF LIGHT
All of My Love in Half Life sounds like how I’d imagine some ancient sprawling land like Iceland or Ireland to look and feel like – beautiful, broad, aged, cold in temperature, rich and warm in feelings of a romantic mysticism and sort of transcendental, in a way. Continue reading “LADY LAZARUS – ALL OF MY LOVE IN HALF LIGHT”
BROTHER OCTOPUS – Tentacle Trauma
Tentacle Trauma’s sound is not easy to pin down. The second offering from Edmonton duo Brother Octopus is a thoroughly entertaining eclectic melange of genres – think Captain Beefheart psychedelic arrangements with subtle disco beats and new wave/80s college pop sensibilities constructed on a blues foundation. Continue reading “BROTHER OCTOPUS – Tentacle Trauma”
Arabian Horses / Glina – split EP
It’s no shock that one of the best drone releases of 2012 was also a tape I spent half the year struggling to describe. Continue reading “Arabian Horses / Glina – split EP”
Black Walls – Acedia
If Casper the Friendly Ghost was into wearing hardcore t-shirts and skateboarding through Toronto’s endless suburbs, he’d be a lot like Black Walls’ Ken Reaume. Continue reading “Black Walls – Acedia”
GRIZZLY BEAR – SHIELDS
I’ll start off by admitting I wasn’t a big fan of Grizzly Bear’s 2009 release, Veckatimest. Continue reading “GRIZZLY BEAR – SHIELDS”
CRADLE OF FILTH – The Manticore and Other Horrors
Good god this album is pure shit. How this band exists is beyond me. Continue reading “CRADLE OF FILTH – The Manticore and Other Horrors”