Album Reviews

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  Half Moon Run Strip Down Their Process While Remaining as Grandiose as Ever on 'Inwards & Onwards'

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2021

  As the ancient proverb goes, the coolest thing a group of dudes can do is harmonize. Half Moon Run (Conner Molander, Dylan Phillips and Dev...

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  Dizzy Take Road Testing into Their Own Hands on 'Separate Places' EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2021

  2020 was not the trip around the sun Dizzy were hoping to take. The Oshawa indie pop band's sophomore album, The Sun and Her Scorch, hasn't...

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  Ciel and Dan Only Push Toronto's Electronic Scene to 'The Limit' on Debut Cloudsteppers EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2021

  You haven't heard of Cloudsteppers because this is their first release, but the individual members might ring a bell. Dan Only (a.k.a. Dann...

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  AFI's 'Bodies' Is Mostly Lifeless

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2021

  Thirty years into their career, AFI seem due for a resurgence. While most of their peers from their mid-2000s heyday have fallen victim to...

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  Mereba Perseveres Through Difficult Times on 'AZEB' EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021

  In George Miller's classic film Mad Max, Australia's dystopian society has just begun. The roads are still intact but society is visibly cr...

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  Liza Explores the Nuances of Heartbreak on 'DONE IS DONE' EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021

  Liza's DONE IS DONE leans into the complex thoughts along the journey of heartbreak, from the painful denial of grief to the shattering und...

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  Sleater-Kinney Succeed in People-Pleasing on 'Path of Wellness'

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

  When Sleater-Kinney joined forces with St. Vincent to create their sleek, heavily stylized The Center Won't Hold, feathers were promptly ru...

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  TONA's Experiments Pay Off on 'Good Energy'

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

  Few rappers are better at getting listeners to chant along than TONA. "Closing Sermon," from the Toronto MC's new album Good Energy, boasts...