Album Reviews

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  Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Open New Sonic Doors into 'Endless Rooms'

  PUBLISHED May 4, 2022

  Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever sparked quite a buzz in underground circles with a sound that came off as a curious mélange of early R.E.M....

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  Arcade Fire Step Off Their Pedestal for 'WE'

  PUBLISHED May 4, 2022

  It's no coincidence the set for their 2017 tour was a wrestling ring: Arcade Fire had done a heel turn. Since quickly becoming one of the b...

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  Belle and Sebastian Sound Quintessentially Like Themselves on 'A Bit of Previous'

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2022

  With an overtly backwards-gazing title like A Bit of Previous, it shouldn't be any surprise that Scottish indie pop vets Belle and Sebastia...

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  Future Is Determined to Stay on Top on 'I NEVER LIKED YOU'

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2022

  Ahead of the release of I NEVER LIKED YOU, Future appeared on the cover of GQ, with a headline crowning him the Best Rapper Alive. It's a d...

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  Montreal's Mitch Davis Brings Vintage Funk Back to Life on 'The Haunt'

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2022

  Montreal's Mitch Davis, the one-man-band from Montreal f.k.a. Edmonton rapper Mitchmatic, waves amiably from the 1970s on this likable debu...

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  Kathryn Calder and Woodpigeon Are an Immaculate Machine on Frontperson's 'Parade'

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2022

  Kathryn Calder and Mark Andrew Hamilton met in a hallway, and got a room. No, not like that. They are simply nice people and respected musi...

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  Corb Lund Shines Light on Obscure Country Corners on 'Songs My Friends Wrote'

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2022

  Corb Lund has earned his place among the Canadian greats. Having been born and raised in the small town of Taber, AB, Lund successfully lev...

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  Kelly Lee Owens's Voice Cuts Through the Commotion on 'LP.8'

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2022

  "This is an emergency. This is a wake-up call," Kelly Lee Owens declares calmly on LP.8 over harsh industrial noise amid frantic, phantasma...