Album Reviews

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  Jacques Greene's 'Fantasy' Captures the Formless Drift of Lockdown Life

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2022

  When detailing his newest EP, Fantasy, on Instagram, Montreal producer and DJ Jacques Greene explained that the inspiration behind it was a...

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  Ghostly Kisses Offer Haunting Pop Drama on 'Heaven, Wait'

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2022

  Up-and-coming Quebec City-based artist Margaux Sauvé (working professionally here with Louis-Étienne Santais as Ghostly Kisses) has release...

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  Comeback Kid Relish the Challenge of Moving Forward on 'Heavy Steps'

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2022

  Comeback Kid continue to propel forward. The collective have navigated side projects, lineup changes and a pandemic to boot since their deb...

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  Les Louanges Drives His Sound in Many Directions but Doesn't 'Crash'

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2022

  The refreshing funkiness and relatable lyrical content of La nuit est une panthère, the 2018 debut album by Vincent Roberge's Les Louanges...

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  Tanya Tagaq Leaves Little Unsaid on 'Tongues'

  PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2022

  Inuk musician, author, painter, activist and mother Tanya Tagaq was not raised on the several-thousand-year-old art of throat singing. Afte...

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  Earl Sweatshirt's Resilience Is the Remedy on 'SICK!'

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2022

  Opening new album SICK!, Earl Sweatshirt exhibits a creative clarity his music has eschewed in recent years. On first track "Old Friend" —...

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  FKA twigs' High-Concept Approach Elevates the Mixtape on 'CAPRISONGS'

  PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2022

  FKA twigs has been known to fashion herself into an art object. She was the focus of protracted closeups in her earliest music videos, call...

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  Moist Keep Their Legacy Afloat on 'End of the Ocean'

  PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2022

  The knock on so many Canadian '90s alt-rock bands was that they couldn't make it in the States. Try as they might, Our Lady Peace, Matthew...