Hey, wanna hear a pithy, one-sentence review of this album? Continue reading “No Age – An Object”
The Postal Service – Give Up (deluxe reissue)
Here we are provided a prime example of Simon Reynold’s thesis to Retromania: a reissue of an album by a band with only one album to their name, released only ten years earlier. Continue reading “The Postal Service – Give Up (deluxe reissue)”
Mudhoney – Vanishing Point
Man… What is there that can be said about Mudhoney that hasn’t been said one hundred thousand times? Continue reading “Mudhoney – Vanishing Point”
Pissed Jeans – Honeys
Honeys is an album for those that prefer Bleach to Nevermind. Continue reading “Pissed Jeans – Honeys”
METZ – METZ
The debut, self-titled release from Toronto’s Metz is a short, heavy affair that pleasantly reminds me that back in the late 80s and early 90s, Sub Pop used to pump out this sort of stuff on the reg. Continue reading “METZ – METZ”
Dum Dum Girls – End of Daze
End of Daze is bold and methodical, delivers moments of great strength and touching vulnerability, flies high, digs deep, and it’s only 18 minutes long. In other words, it’s anything but dumb. Continue reading “Dum Dum Girls – End of Daze”
Poor Moon – Poor Moon
When I think of the word “moon,” I think of the childhood lullaby Goodnight Moon. From the opening bars of “Clouds Below,” the sounds of a music box welcomes listeners to a peaceful dreamscape. Continue reading “Poor Moon – Poor Moon”
DREAMS AND LANTERNS with Purity Ring
By Kyra Leib
It’s a good thing that I changed my shirt and brushed my hair before hearing Megan James of Purity Ring say “Hey, I can’t see you!” when I sat down to have a chit chat with the hot new band over Skype. I turned on the video and there they were; Megan and Corrin Roddick sitting for a moment in the darkness of Roddick’s apartment before turning on the lights. “There, that’s better” I said as the lights came on and Roddick’s gorgeous apartment came into view. I began shooting questions at the duo and here’s what came of it! Continue reading “DREAMS AND LANTERNS with Purity Ring”
Memoryhouse – The Slideshow Effect
by Adrienne Yeung
Forget the map. A pair of headphones and Memoryhouse’s debut LP, The Slideshow Effect, are all you need to find a little oasis of sepia-toned zen anytime, anyplace. (It also helps if you have the muscle tone to not drop your backpack on a stranger’s foot like I did when I was chilling/dozing to this during my commute.) The duo behind this ambient, invigorating pop consist of Guelph natives Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion, who took the time to play Q&A with Stylus. Continue reading “Memoryhouse – The Slideshow Effect”
Forget the map. A pair of headphones and Memoryhouse’s debut LP, The Slideshow Effect, are all you need to find a little oasis of sepia-toned zen anytime, anyplace. (It also helps if you have the muscle tone to not drop your backpack on a stranger’s foot like I did when I was chilling/dozing to this during my commute.) The duo behind this ambient, invigorating pop consist of Guelph natives Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion, who took the time to play Q&A with Stylus. Continue reading “Memoryhouse – The Slideshow Effect”
15 Minutes with Chad VanGaalen
By Victoria King
While Chad VanGaalen may refer to himself as a “joke” of a singer-songwriter, tour relatively little, and gain the reputation of being a “notorious homebody,” he’s still working with one of the biggest and best record labels in the world. After the success of his 2004 release Infiniheart on Flemish Eye Records, Sub Pop jumped on board the crazy psycho-eclectic and talented musical train of VanGaalen and they’ve been going steady ever since.