The opening song “Easy” sounds like a rainy day on a beach, beautiful and tinged with melancholic flavour. Continue reading “Real Estate – Days”
Breaking fingers, destroying guitars and taking names :: Boats, on upcoming album
Words & photo by Leif Larsen
Fans of Winnipeg indie band Boats will be pleased to know that the band has been holed away producing their third studio album, To a Fairway Full of Miners. While three records in five years may seem impressive to some, frontman, Mat Klachefsky, doesn’t think they’ve done enough. Continue reading “Breaking fingers, destroying guitars and taking names :: Boats, on upcoming album”
These Estates – “Soiled Hands” b/w “Autumn in a Foreign Country”
This seven inch from Regina’s These Estates is a nice little disc. Continue reading “These Estates – “Soiled Hands” b/w “Autumn in a Foreign Country””
Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror is about a struggle. Continue reading “Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror”
Pujol – Nasty, Brutish, And Short
Daniel Pujol is a Nashville musician with a fine punk spirit, pursuing a masters in global affairs through the University of Denver. Continue reading “Pujol – Nasty, Brutish, And Short”
Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians
Coming on slow and soft to start, Eamon McGrath’s new disc Young Canadians is all over the map musically. Continue reading “Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians”
Grand Duchy – Let the People Speak
This sophomore release from the poppy husband-wife project of ever-prolific Black Francis and Violet Clark got right on top of me. Continue reading “Grand Duchy – Let the People Speak”
Cloud Nothings – Attack on Nothing
For most bands, creating a nine minute track (here, “Wasted Days”) that only has approximately 45 words and is mostly instrumental would seem overly indulgent. Continue reading “Cloud Nothings – Attack on Nothing”
BROTHERS – These Limbs; Our Firewood
I had totally forgotten about music like this somewhere between my copies of At The Drive-In, Japandroids, Pretty Girls Make Graves and Fugazi, Continue reading “BROTHERS – These Limbs; Our Firewood”
A Name Unheard – Human
This eight tune offering from young Vancouver based rockers is a tight unit. Continue reading “A Name Unheard – Human”