Alex's Staff Picks

Billy Bragg Destroys Oliver Anthony (Empathetically) on "Rich Men Earning North of a Million"

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PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2023

As the planet burns and the cost-of-living crisis gets worse by the day, viral country artist Oliver Anthony has scored chart-topping hit b...

NewJeans' 'Get Up' EP Is Targeted Directly at Your Brain's Pleasure Centre

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PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2023

NewJeans are a big departure from other massive K-pop exports, contrasting the bombast of BTS or BLACKPINK with their low-key sound bridgin...

P:ano Are Back in All Their Glory on "Hollow Stars"

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PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2023

P:ano's 2005 album Brigadoon is on my Mount Rushmore of Vancouver indie rock records from the 2000s (alongside Mass Romantic, Streethawk: A...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: illuminati hotties' "Truck" Is a Sugar-Sweet Road Song

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023

My favourite illuminati hotties mode is freaky, when singer Sarah Tudzin cuts loose with unhinged yelps and skronky riffs. The new single "...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: the Drums Continue to Outstrip Their Peers on "Better"

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2023

Of all the blog buzz bands that I loved in 2009, the Drums have remained far more successful than nearly any of their peers, with monthly S...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Metric's "Just the Once" Is a Giddy Reprieve from Modern Malaise

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

Dance rock is back, haven't you heard? Two decades since their debut, Metric are as groovy as ever — except, rather than the spiky post-pun...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Jeremy Dutcher Takes an Exciting New Direction with "Ancestors Too Young"

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2023

"Ancestors Too Young" is not only the first English-language song Jeremy Dutcher has ever released, it's also the first one he ever wrote —...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks:​ On 'MICHAEL,' Killer Mike Is a Braggadocios Blast

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023

In an interview with Exclaim!, Killer Mike named MICHAEL the "album of the year, unquestionably." I'm not quite sure I agree with him — not...