Reviews – Page 7 – Stylus Magazine

January 17, 2023January 28, 2023

Album Review :: Jacob Brodovsky :: I Love You and I’m Sorry

by Sam Doucet

Jacob Brodovsky has been doing a lot of thinking. At a time when many artists are pumping out material at breakneck pace to keep their names in the conversation, and most of them are already working on their second or third pandemic-driven album, this Winnipeg troubadour has taken his time in releasing his debut full-length, the ever-so-cloyingly titled I Love You and I’m Sorry. It’s the first recordings we’ve heard from him since 2019’s Sixteen Years EP, which introduced many local ears to Brodovsky’s pensive and unhurried brand of indie folk.

January 13, 2023January 28, 2023

EP Review :: Annaxis :: CBT

by Jakob Sheppard

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF TOPICS INCLUDING ANOREXIA, MENTAL ILLNESS AND SELF HARM

I was fortunate enough to be able to ask Winnipeg’s Annaxis about her brand-new EP: CBT or “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,” in which she brings her unique brand of dark pop with indie influences like Kate Bush, and Mitski, making the listening experience sombre yet beautiful at the same time.

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023

Album Review :: TOPS :: Empty Seats

by Ryan Haughey

Montreal’s sweetheart band TOPS builds on their already sparkling discography with their most recent EP, Empty Seats. After their previous full-length record, we’ve come to expect their usual driven, bubbly pop style – and on Empty Seats, the band delivers. But it’s never tired or recycled. All five songs hold something new to discover for TOPS in both storytelling and composition.

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Single Review :: Amos the Kid :: “I’ll Set the Fire”

by Noah Cain

Like other great love songs, “I’ll Set the Fire,” the new single from Amos the Kid, makes you want to feel loved like that. It features frontman Amos Nadlersmith at his most intimate, quiet, and loving.

November 16, 2022November 18, 2022

Album Review :: Ghostkeeper :: Multidimensional Culture

by Paul Newsom

Ghoskeeper’s Multidimensional Culture sounds whimsical, nostalgic, mystical, and weird. Variously inspired by pow wow music, the great pop bands of the 60s, and seemingly more subgenres than could be neatly listed, the record feels as complicated as it does Canadian.

November 8, 2022November 18, 2022

Album Review :: JayWood :: Slingshot

by Sam Doucet

There is perhaps no cliché more prominent in music reviews than the one of the artist who refuses to be pigeonholed into one genre. Well, dear reader, that cliché is alive and well with Jeremy Haywood-Smith, aka Jaywood’s new album Slingshot, a dreamy and dynamic collection of musings that represent his first full-length release since 2019’s Time. It’s a deeply moving record that is the result of a tumultuous few years for Jeremy, with personal and global events giving him much to reflect on musically.

October 15, 2022November 18, 2022

Album Review :: Emma Worley :: Sentimentalist

by Gabriel Fars

Released just in early June of 2022, Sentimentalist is Emma Worley’s powerful debut album. The album features several different musicians, including Ben Whiteley on bass and cello, Drew Jureka on viola and violin, Karen Ng on clarinet, Jasper Smith on electric guitar, Miles Breithaupt as well as Caitlin Comeau-Jarvis both doing backing vocals, and of course, not to forget, the one and the only Emma Worley, who did lead vocals, acoustic guitar, and vibraphone. These incredibly talented musicians and songwriters give absolute emotional depth to the album.

September 29, 2022November 18, 2022

Album Review :: Well Sister :: Katabasis

by Alexandra Thole

With a soft peel into the bustling Winnipeg music scene, alt-folk project Well Sister has been releasing regularly since 2020 after her EP Sacred Sites came out in 2015. Katabasis is Jaymie Von Riesen’s first full-length album as her music project Well Sister.

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Album Review :: Georgia Harmer :: Stay In Touch

by Olivier La Roche

The niece of well-known Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer, Georgia Harmer brings a similar brand of mellow indie-folk to her aunt’s style on Stay In Touch. Mixed in with this influence is a strong indie-rock sound that brings a quite entrancing facet to the album, showcasing Georgia’s talents as a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter all at once.

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

EP Review :: Cassidy Mann :: If It’s Not Forever

by Matt Harrison

Released in early 2022, If It’s Not Forever is a six-track EP written and sung by Cassidy Mann. Her newest release is a combination of light-electronic and acoustic vibes, the type of soft tones you might hear playing gently in a coffee shop or bookstore. As a whole, the EP tells the story of love lost and the journey of carrying on as a stronger self.