by Bradi Breckman
Local alt-rock band Merin released their third EP this past August, and I had the pleasure of giving it a thorough listen. Full of pop-culture references and galactic metaphors, this album is the soundtrack to an epic space adventure — even referencing the classic sci-fi film Dune in the opening track, “Fear is the Mind Killer, Nerd.”
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by Rish Hanco
Softswitch—consisting of Suzy Keller on drums, Rob Hill on guitar, and Ryan McPherson on bass and vocals—takes you to the centre of a universe at once recognizable and surreal with their new self-titled EP. Mundane activity is set against a background of questionable perceptions of self and reality. “Memoriam,” the first track on the album, displays this uncertainty with lines like “Was she even real?” and “It was like a faded page somewhere in our cursive memory.”
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by Scott Price
Veteran Hamilton based rapper Lee Reed has released one of the most relevant EP’s of the decade, The Steal City EP. Lee sets his sites on the gentrification of Hamilton which has recently been subsumed into the Toronto housing bubble. Continue reading “Album Review :: Lee Reed :: The Steal City EP”
by Chris Bryson
The second EP from the Heather Thomas led project finds ATLAAS’ dreamy R&B and soul-infused electro-pop with sharpened songwriting, bigger hooks and broader dynamics. Continue reading “Album Review :: ATLAAS :: ATLAAS”
Photo by Chelsea Neufeld
Words by Chris Bryson
Winnipeg alt pop trio Veneer have a new single that’s perfect for soothing spirits. It comes in anticipation of a self-titled EP to be released later this year along with a Western Canada tour in July. Continue reading “Track Premiere : Veneer : Unsure”
Winnipeg’s four-piece Pop Crimes have a great new EP called City/Head coming out in early August and Stylus got its grubby hands on an exclusive first listen! If you want a hard copy of this baby join us and everyone that matters at the LO PUB on Saturday, AUGUST 4th where the OFFICIAL EP RELEASE/TOUR KICKOFF PARTY will be held with the amazing openers The Gunness and The Mystics.
