MADNESS – Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da
I wouldn’t call it ambitious or remotely close to the edge, but it is fun, a lot of fun! (more…)
The Trews – …Thank You and I’m Sorry
The Trews have consistently been pumping out rock albums since “Not Ready to Go” first came blaring out from every...
Erin Costello – Can We Get Over
If I played Erin Costello’s new album, We Can Get Over, for you and told you it was from the...
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...
Passenger – All the Little Lights
For the past couple of years, the music I listen to most often has been the kind that grows on...
The Kestrels – A Ghost History
In many ways The Kestrels' are the quintessential indie garage band. Riding the line between overdriven garage rock and shoegaze,...
Mother Mother – The Sticks
More introspective, the subject matter on The Sticks matches the sounds, with tracks that alternately dwell on aggressive (“Cry Forum”),...
Hot Chip – In Our Heads
The boys in Hot Chip are masters of their craft, no doubt. They make catchy simple dance floor ready synth-pop...
LORN – Ask the Dust
A mouth, a jawbone, a grasping hand, an open wound; the cover art for Ask The Dust is just as...
SITDOWNTRACY – Twenty Something Winters
Sitdowntracy’s second album is quite an improvement from their first. The melodies are catchier, the vocals are more tuned up,...