Album Reviews
Soccer Mommy Is Timeless on 'Sometimes, Forever'
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2022
Gracing many a year-end best-of list, color theory, Sophie Allison's sophomore album as Soccer Mommy, was hard to avoid at the end of 2020...
Drake's Small Risks Pay Off on 'Honestly, Nevermind'
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2022
For an artist who's been playing it safe for over a decade, Drake sure does generate a great deal of commotion. His unwillingness to switch...
Tomb Mold Sculpt Fully Dimensional Death Metal on 'Aperture of Body'
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Aperture of Body, a new three-track EP from Toronto death metal trendsetters Tomb Mold, arrives three years on from acclaimed third album P...
Toronto Goth Rocker Praises Plays Their Cards Right on 'In This Year: Hierophant'
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Jesse Crowe, better known by the appellation Praises, draws a card from a tarot deck at the start of each new year. Crowe uses the randomly...
Perfume Genius Finds Strange Beauty in 'Ugly Season'
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Rolling over the horizon like a mass of purple clouds, a swarm of pealing organ and bleating drones announce a dramatic shift in weather —...
Bartees Strange Reaps the Harvest of Intimacy on 'Farm to Table'
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2022
Bartees Strange has been on a meteoric rise since releasing acclaimed debut Live Forever in late 2020. He's toured with Phoebe Bridgers, Co...
Greg Puciato Streamlines His Frenetic Impulses on 'Mirrorcell'
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2022
Ex-Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato's debut solo effort Child Soldier: Creator of God was a chaotic palate of sounds with intere...
Deliluh Push Their Art Punk Beyond Borders on 'Fault Lines'
PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2022
Since last hearing from Toronto punks Deliluh, things have changed — drastically. After taking the city's scene to "strange and compelling...