Album Reviews

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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...

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  ​Nilüfer Yanya Finds Colour Amidst the Greys on 'PAINLESS'

  PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2022

  In his posthumously released 1996 children's book My Many Coloured Days, Dr. Seuss wrote that, on bright blue days he flapped his wings; on...

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  Maylee Todd's 'Maloo' Is a Path to a Brighter Future

  PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2022

  Throughout her career, Maylee Todd has delivered her outsider-pop quirks with heavy dose of whimsy, evident as early as her 2010 debut Choo...

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  The Weather Station Is Quieter but No Less Impactful on 'How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars'

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2022

  How do you follow up the most celebrated record of your career so far? For the Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman, the answer has been in he...

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  EarthGang Commune with Ghosts and Greatness on 'Ghetto Gods'

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2022

  Ghosts can, at once, haunt and inspire; they can loom tragic and stir ideas.  EarthGang's brilliant if uneven Ghetto Gods is heavily linke...

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  'God Don't Make Mistakes' When It Comes to Conway the Machine's Captivating Voice

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2022

  The first guest voice you hear on God Don't Make Mistakes, Conway the Machine's long-awaited major label debut, speaks volumes about where...

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  Gang of Youths' 'angel in realtime' Revels in Relentless Optimism

  PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2022

  Music about the death of a loved one doesn't usually sound this joyous. Listen to some of the most acclaimed indie rock records about loss...

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  Big K.R.I.T.'s Blossoming Soul Has Thorns on 'Digital Roses Don't Die'

  PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2022

  To date, Big K.R.I.T. has been a dependable, if not predictable rapper whose appeals remained evident across his albums and mixtapes. His l...