Album Reviews

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  Lupe Fiasco Preaches Without Being Preachy on 'DRILL MUSIC IN ZION'

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2022

  Before Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Wale or Chance the Rapper, Lupe Fiasco was mainstream hip-hop's voice of reason. Once co-signed by giants l...

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  Art d'Ecco's 'After the Head Rush' May Cause Disorientation

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2022

  At its best, Victoria-based Art d'Ecco's brand of glam is a modern synthesis of all the usual suspects (Bowie, Bolan, Ferry, et al.), with...

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  André Ethier and Joseph Shabason's 'Fresh Pepper' Is a Mystery Box Challenge Gone Right

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

  Bringing the culinary arts from the kitchen to the recording studio, Fresh Pepper deliver a sonic feast through the eight delicious tracks...

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  Fredericton's Motherhood Make Refinement a Breeze on 'Winded'

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

  Fredericton's Motherhood have delivered some of the most unique releases in the area's music scene for the last decade. Due to their habit...

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  Weezer Set Fire to 'Summer' with Their Heaviest Album Ever

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2022

  Weezer have already made a perfect summer record: 1994's Blue Album, a radiant burst of pop-punk power chords, Beach Boys melodies, and lyr...

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  Vancouver's Big Rig Steer Hurt into Heartfelt Reflection on Self-Titled EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2022

  The Courtneys' universe expands with the birth of singer-drummer Jen Twynn Payne's new project, Big Rig. Their self-titled debut doesn't ve...

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  CANDY Sweeten Their Righteous Rage on 'Heaven Is Here'

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2022

  CANDY's music emanates the feeling of wandering down a deserted alleyway, not knowing what strange faces lurk in the darkness around you. T...

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  MUNA Mine the Cacophony of Queerness on Self-Titled Album

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2022

  Los Angeles pop band MUNA bring fun and lush arrangements to their self-titled third album. As if floating from the sky, a sheer sheet of m...