Articles by Joseph Mathieu

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  Valery Vaughn

  Valery Vaughn

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2018

  Who or what is Valery Vaughn? A new beer? An apprentice witch? Vincent Huard doesn't seem certain as he sings on the opening "C'est Qui Ça?...

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  The Alchemist

  Lunch Meat

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2018

  Prolific is one thing, varied is something completely different. Yet in both aspects, the Alchemist's cup runs over, having collected, over...

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  ​Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister

  Planetarium

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2017

  Take three co-commissioning music halls from Belgium, Australia and the UK; add four acclaimed American songwriters, a string quartet, seve...

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  Kozmodrum

  Gravity

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2017

  When a band known for jazz-fusion covers of deadmau5, J Dilla and Planetary Assault Systems make an album, expect something flavourful.   K...

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  The Mountain Goats

  Goths

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2017

  Peter Hughes, longtime bassist of the Mountain Goats, describes the goth identity as one "most often associated with youth from a perspecti...

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  Wale

  Shine

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2017

  Shine season, a long-awaited period of joy, is upon us. This fifth commercial album from DC rapper-writer Wale delivers on bangers and good...

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  Figure Walking

  The Big Other

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2017

  What is it about Figure Walking that rattles bones? Why is The Big Other, full with plaintive power chords and yowling harmonies, so reassu...

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  Clark

  Death Peak

  PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2017

  There's a lovable yin and yang to Chris Clark's sonic din, a mashup of lament and lullaby. The lurking chaos on Death Peak, and indeed ever...