Album Reviews

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  Coeur de pirate's 'Impossible à aimer' Captures the Sound of Change

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2021

  Coeur de pirate has accomplished a lot in these last two years. She bought and relaunched a music label, had vocal cord surgery, released a...

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  Lutharo Head for Heavier Sonic Territory on 'Hiraeth'

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2021

  Ripping onto Canada's underground metal scene in 2013, Lutharo, a Hamilton quintet whose music spans over multiple subgenres of metal, are...

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  Le Ren's 'Leftovers' Is a Folk Music Feast

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2021

  Strumming thunderbolts out of her guitar, Lauren Spear's debut LP as Le Ren is a folk music marvel, one that charts the human heart and all...

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  James Blake Lays Himself Bare on 'Friends That Break Your Heart'

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2021

  Few today occupy similar standing across musical spheres as James Blake. Of his ardent supporters, he can count rap phenoms, folk crooners,...

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  The Honest Heart Collective's Inner Fire Burns Bright on 'More Harm'

  PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2021

  In December of 2017, the Honest Heart Collective were three hours out of their hometown of Thunder Bay on their way to play a show in Londo...

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  Magdalena Bay Surf Beyond the Internet on 'Mercurial World'

  PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2021

  In the winter of 1984, Madonna declared herself a "Material Girl." She lived, unapologetic and decked in diamonds, in a "material world." F...

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  The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Balance Anger and Ambition on 'Illusory Walls'

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021

  The world is an ugly place and we are constantly afraid to die! Billionaires retreat to mansions and yachts while millions of people toil b...

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  Lil Wayne and Rich the Kid Invest in Each Other on 'Trust Fund Babies'

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2021

  From Method Man & Redman to Lil Baby & Lil Durk, rap duets at their best serve to elevate complementary talents and unify two strong fanbas...