Album Reviews

Porridge Radio Continue Their Existential Ascent on 'Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky'
PUBLISHED May 18, 2022
When Porridge Radio's sophomore album Every Bad was released in March 2020, it seemed a true disservice to have one of indie's most excitin...
Matmos Unite Polish Avant-Garde with the Present on 'Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer'
PUBLISHED May 17, 2022
Even the most understated Matmos release requires a Robert J. Waldinger-level of research to decode its elaborate context. But what makes a...
Tess Parks Struts Forward Resiliently on 'And Those Who Were Seen Dancing'
PUBLISHED May 17, 2022
Psychedelic songwriter Tess Parks does not look like she's dancing on the cover of her long-awaited second solo album, And Those Who Were S...
Kendrick Lamar Delivers Game-Changing Vulnerability on 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers'
PUBLISHED May 16, 2022
When Kendrick Lamar, one of this generation's most influential artists, dropped future Pulitzer Prize history-maker DAMN. some 1,800 days a...
The Rolling Stones' 'Live at the El Mocambo' Is Essential Rock History for Toronto and Beyond
PUBLISHED May 16, 2022
A heads up that you're going to read a fair amount about Charlie Watts over the course of this review of what is the most monumental Canadi...
The Black Keys' 'Dropout Boogie' Will Get Anyone Hyped for Some Sportsball
PUBLISHED May 13, 2022
The Black Keys' slickly modern take on bluesy garage rock is tailor-made for the intermissions between periods of hockey games or in the so...
Yves Jarvis's Intrepid Tunes Hit Turbulence on 'The Zug'
PUBLISHED May 13, 2022
Over the past few years, Yves Jarvis has entered a fruitful creative phase. Releasing three LPs since 2019 (one a collaboration with Tasseo...
Pkew Pkew Pkew's 'Open Bar' Is a Bit of a Dive
PUBLISHED May 12, 2022
Pkew Pkew Pkew won over listeners with their everyman personalities and apathetic outlook, singing about working terrible day jobs, growing...