Anniversary
Torquil Campbell Reflects on 20 Years of 'Set Yourself on Fire' and "How Obsessed We Were with Sex"
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
On September 14, 2004 a Montreal indie rock collective released a bombastic, ambitious, era-defining orchestral opus, full of open-hearted...
k-os Celebrates the "Eureka Moment" of 'Joyful Rebellion' as Sophomore LP Turns 20
PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024
k-os's second album was never supposed to happen. Despite having had some early success, Kevin Brereton named his 2002 debut album Exit, an...
The Organ Recall the "Precarious Situation" of 'Grab That Gun' While Celebrating 20th-Anniversary Reissue
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2024
Even devoted fans of the Organ might not have noticed that the eerie aughts post-punks had reissued their first and only full-length...
A.C. Newman's 'The Slow Wonder' Turns 20: The Understated Masterpiece of the Canadian Indie Boom
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024
In the aughts, the Canadian indie world abounded with maximalist collectives: Broken Social Scene in Toronto, Arcade Fire in Montreal...
Last Gang's Chris Taylor Reflects on Surviving "Napster Winter" as the Label Celebrates 20 Years
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
In 2003, people weren't optimistic about the future of the music industry. Napster had introduced file-sharing to the masses, and even afte...
Thrush Hermit Remember 'Clayton Park' 25 Years Later: "We Kind of Just Let It Rip"
PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024
In 1999, Thrush Hermit were newly freed from a major label deal with Elektra and eager to let loose in the studio. Their second (and final)...
Protest the Hero's 'A Calculated Use of Sound' at 20: How They Got Over Embarrassment and Learned to Love Their Debut EP
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2024
For a musician, revisiting one's early releases can be a double-edged sword. It can reveal intricacies in the work that may have been lost...
Hand Drawn Dracula's Founder on "How to Run a Label Without Losing My Shirt"
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023
Before there was the label, there was the aesthetic. James Mejia, Toronto indie label Hand Drawn Dracula's founder, was a graphic deisnger,...
