Articles by Chris Gee
Oso Oso
Basking in the Glow
PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2019
On Oso Oso's third album, Basking in the Glow, Jade Lilitri channels his uneasiness into composed, spacious melodies tracing themselves tho...
Strange Ranger
Remembering the Rockets
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019
On their third full-length, Strange Ranger persist on their unpredictable trajectory, and are a markedly different-sounding band since thei...
Hatchie Channel "Trust, Understanding, Loyalty, Love" on Shoegaze-y Debut LP 'Keepsake'
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2019
"I felt like my EP was all bright and shiny, so I wanted to break things up a bit with new tones," says Hatchie mastermind Harriette Pilbea...
Hatchie
Keepsake
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2019
On her debut full-length, Keepsake, Harriette Pilbeam, also known as Hatchie, delivers a soundtrack of sighing heartbreak, longing nostalgi...
Big Thief's New Album 'U.F.O.F.' Confronts Birth, Death, Belief and Extra-Terrestrials
PUBLISHED May 1, 2019
Adrianne Lenker is speaking in an Exclaim! interview about her band Big Thief's new album, U.F.O.F. — short for "UFO Friend" — and talk has...
Big Thief
U.F.O.F.
PUBLISHED May 1, 2019
On Big Thief's third album, U.F.O.F. (UFO Friend), the band sound more at ease than ever, yet there is an unmistakeable, gentle restlessnes...
Julia Jacklin / Black Belt Eagle Scout
Mod Club, Toronto ON, April 28
PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2019
Originally scheduled for the Horseshoe Tavern, Julia Jacklin's show got moved to the sleeker, larger Mod Club, which she filled with her im...
Sasami / Sen Morimoto
Baby G, Toronto ON, April 25
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2019
After years of recording and playing music with a host of other bands — Wild Nothing, Hand Habits, Vagabon and, most notably, as the keyboa...