Articles by Chris Bryson
Arcade Fire/Bell Orchestre Violinist Sarah Neufeld Evokes Emotions with Virtuosic Skill on 'Detritus'
PUBLISHED May 13, 2021
The word "detritus" evokes disintegration, debris and things wearing away. Sarah Neufeld's Detritus works through its own process of renewa...
Winnipeg's JayWood Turns His Influences into His Peers on 'Some Days'
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
There's a thoughtful levity to JayWood's music, one that enlivens as it uplifts, built from the act of continuation and a considered yet ef...
The Armed Make Themselves Known in a Big Way on 'ULTRAPOP'
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2021
The Armed are a band known for their elusiveness. The mystery surrounding the extreme group is made up of things like fantastical music vid...
Winnipeg's Tunic Purge Dark Emotions on Career-Spanning 'Exhaling'
PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2021
Tunic's music is all about complex and chaotic catharsis. Since releasing their debut 7-inch in 2016, and when they still could, the Winnip...
Genghis Tron's 'Dream Weapon' Turns Humanity's End into an Epic Odyssey
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2021
Meditations on humanity's impact on the Earth will remain prevalent as the world continues to navigate challenging times. On Dream Weapon,...
Bernice's Subverted Pop Shines Brilliantly on 'Eau de Bonjourno'
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2021
Bernice's entrancing music holds no bounds — the Toronto-based group are keen to throw genre expectations to the wind, and ultimately for t...
Blessed Lean Further Into Experimentation on 'iii' EP
PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2021
Blessed's edge is defined by energy and experimentation, of exploring new avenues just to see where they'll go. At the heart of the Abbotsf...
HEALTH Pull Threads of Beauty Through Raucous Worlds on Collaborative 'DISCO4 :: PART I'
PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2020
HEALTH have a knack for collaboration. Their music, meeting at some offbeat and danceable crossroad between noise, industrial and electroni...