music reviews
Hovvdy Are Growing but Grounded on Their Self-Titled Album
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024
When a band well into their career self-titles their album, you know they're trying to make some sort of statement. For Hovvdy, their fifth...
Bullion Takes Centre Stage on 'Affection'
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PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024
Nathan Jenkins’s work as Bullion is unmistakable but easily subsumed — his burbling, ‘80s-influenced production...
Corridor's 'Mimi' Is Total Ear Candy
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024
As the first — and to date only — Francophone band signed to Sub Pop, Corridor are ambassadors of sorts for Québécois music. It's easy to...
Justice Ditch the Clutter on 'Hyperdrama'
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024
If you're talking about French disco-funk and you're not talking about Daft Punk, you're probably talking about Justice. Few have challenge...
Nilüfer Yanya Does It Again on "Like I Say (I runaway)"
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PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
How does she do it? Scroll through any given comment section under Nilüfer Yanya's new single or peruse the tweets ecstatically spreading ...
Waxahatchee Was a Fledgling Legend in Toronto
Massey Hall, April 23
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
With the haze of the full moon just breaking through the clouds in Toronto on Tuesday evening, Massey Hall prepared for a fledgling legend...
Ellis Is Adrift on 'no place that feels like'
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
A line in "what i know now," one of the singles from Linnea Siggelkow's sophomore album as Ellis, has stuck to my side like a bur...
'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' Gives Music Docs a Good Name
Directed by Gotham Chopra
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
There aren't many artists today with enough history — and heart — to support a four-part documentary miniseries. So many music docs come ou...