Album Reviews
Menno Versteeg Has Plenty of Life to Live on 'Why We Run'
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024
There's a play by Tom Stoppard called 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.' It's been described variously as tragicomedy, surreal humour...
Kendrick Lamar Is in Rarefied Air on the Triumphant 'GNX'
PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2024
Given the year Kendrick Lamar has had, a new album felt imminent. From starting his year with a show-stealing verse on Future's "Like That"...
Father John Misty Is at a Crossroads on 'Mahashmashana'
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2024
For perhaps the first time in his decade-plus long career, Father John Misty is at a crossroads. Every album he's released has been...
Dorothea Paas's 'Think of Mist' Is a Swim Through Deeper Waters
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2024
Well-respected and sought after by her musical peers in Toronto, Dorothea Paas cashes in on 'Think of Mist,' her glistening sophomore solo...
Kylie V Weathers Life's Turbulence on 'Crash Test Plane'
PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2024
When Kylie V released their debut LP 'Big Blue' in 2021, the Vancouver singer-songwriter was only 17 years old. In hindsight, they described...
Pain Is Generative on Mount Eerie's Beautifully Mundane 'Night Palace'
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2024
When Phil Elverum released 'A Crow Looked at Me' in 2017 — a raw, dazzling and heartbreaking album that explored his partner Geneviève's...
Les Breastfeeders Are Back and No Bullshit on 'La ville engloutie'
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2024
From Jane's Addiction to Oasis, reuniting rock bands have made the headlines for the wrong reasons recently. On the other side of that...
Janette King Conjures Magic on 'Incantation'
PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2024
Following Janette King's career has been an intriguing affair; the Montreal artist weaves so many moods and genre-excursions into her...