Mac Demarco’s third solo release and follow-up to critically acclaimed 2 follows a similar pattern of his previous successes with small easter eggs of maturity buried throughout. Continue reading “Mac Demarco – Salad Days”
Mac DeMarco :: No straight talk here…
by Gil Carroll
With the release of his new, overwhelmingly fresh and catchy LP, Salad Days, Mac DeMarco has been dragged into the indie music spotlight with force. He’s been told to stay there, take countless interviews with every music blog in North America and Europe, sing some songs to sold out crowds all over the world, tell jokes and do funny dances. With so much coverage and a frenzy of hip kids surrounding Mac at this point, what else is left to be said? Continue reading “Mac DeMarco :: No straight talk here…”
Bidiniband – The Motherland
On the title track of Bidiniband’s third record, Dave Bidini doesn’t pull any punches, as he sneers, “you might think I’m an angry, radical freak for what I’ve sung/But when it comes to speaking my mind, it’s only just begun.” Continue reading “Bidiniband – The Motherland”
The Bamboos – Fever in the Road
Maybe I was lonely, mostly I was bored, so I went for a stroll in a seldom travelled neighborhood. Continue reading “The Bamboos – Fever in the Road”
Alejandra Ribera – La Boca
Alejandra Ribera sets the bar high for her second album, La Boca, before the listener even hears it. Continue reading “Alejandra Ribera – La Boca”
Ghost Beach – Blonde
Deep within a Brooklyn warehouse:
“Guys, I’ve got a really creative idea for a band. Okay, we’re going to combine wishy-washy synthesizer reminiscent of an imagined ‘80s childhood that we failed to experience, with an aesthetic that encapsulates the style of the ‘80s without looking like anything from the ‘80s! It’s a very relaxing sound, vaguely similar to the new wave music my dad likes. You can chill out while listening to it. Perhaps it’s… chillwave?” Continue reading “Ghost Beach – Blonde”
Glen Hansard – Drive All Night
If you remember the heart-wrenching indie blockbuster that was 2007’s Once, then you probably remember being totally enamored with leading man and Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard. Continue reading “Glen Hansard – Drive All Night”
Teenage Kicks – Spoils of Youth
Brothers Peter and Jeff van Helvoort, the only constant members in Toronto’s Teenage Kicks, have taken up arms on the good-guy side of one of the few important wars worth fighting: the one against the death of honest rock ‘n’ roll. Continue reading “Teenage Kicks – Spoils of Youth”
Kevin Drew – Darlings
The newest solo offering from Broken Social Scene’s de facto ringleader does nothing to dispel the notion that he’s still indie-rock’s biggest heart-on-your-sleeve (and, self-admittedly, failed) romantic. Continue reading “Kevin Drew – Darlings”
Secret Colours – Positive Distractions Parts I & II
Originating from the Windy City of Chicago, Secret Colours are set to release the newest version of their psych-pop sound in the form of a double-EP, Positive Distractions Parts I & II, their third and fourth efforts after 2010’s eponymous debut and 2013’s Peach. Having slimmed down to a four-piece from the sextet that graced the previous two releases, the band looks to put together a “leaner, meaner” sound.
Continue reading “Secret Colours – Positive Distractions Parts I & II”