Album Reviews

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  Ghost Give Up Satan for Arena-Sized Ambition on 'Impera'

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

  As Ghost's popularity rose over the past decade, it was obvious there would come a day when the Swedish occult-metal outfit would move away...

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  Jenny Hval Deconstructs the Myth of Creation on 'Classic Objects'

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

  "Look at these trees / Look at this grass / Look at those clouds," intoned the Observatory's Vivian Wang at the outset of Jenny Hval's 2019...

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  Alex Cameron Confronts Addiction with Care on 'Oxy Music'

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

  Australian-born Alex Cameron is best described as music's answer to Danny McBride. Cameron is as much a fiction author as he is a singer, a...

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  Kanye West's 'Donda 2' Isn't Finished Yet — but It Might Not Be Fixable

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2022

  In a world where fans have waited nearly five years for a follow-up to Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. or close to two decade...

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  Vancouver Underground Heroes Apollo Ghosts Go Widescreen on 'Pink Tiger'

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2022

  Apollo Ghosts have long been the beating heart of independent music in Vancouver. Since forming in 2008, they've become renowned for their...

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  Vein.fm Hone Their Melodic Might on 'This World Is Going to Ruin You'

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2022

  Sophomore albums are never a pleasant process. Vein.fm's debut, Errorzone, was so well-received by the hardcore community (even topping Exc...

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  Thus Owls' 'Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us?' Soars on Woodwind Wings

  PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2022

  Thus Owls are a rare gem in the Montreal music scene, one that keeps making music according to their own terms. This statement rings especi...

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  Scott Hardware Upgrades His Compositional Mind with 'Ballad of a Tryhard'

  PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2022

  Scott Hardware's third full-length, Ballad of a Tryhard, is the Toronto artist's most sprawling, beautiful album yet. On 2016's Mutate Repe...