Ben's Staff Picks
Eric Ryan Is Swaggering and Self-Assured on His 'Red Flags' EP
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PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2024
On his sophomore EP 'Red Flags,' Eric Ryan introduces us to a more assured version of himself, emerging from the ashes of the broken-hearted...
WIENER KEBAB's 'No One Makes It Out Alive' EP Is a Real Shitkicker
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PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2024
WIENER KEBAB's sophomore EP No One Makes It Out Alive is hard to pin down — and that's where its beauty lies. No two songs on the record so...
On 'Mad and Noisy,' moondoggy Strike Gold
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PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2023
After introducing themselves brilliantly on their eponymous 2021 EP, moondoggy have reaffirmed their position at the forefront of Toronto's...
Jonah Yano's Shapeshifting "concentrate" Is a Year in Review
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023
Just as Jonah Yano set the tone for 2023 with portrait of a dog, his new single "concentrate" ushers us toward 2024 — but not before booken...
RUSSELL! Steps into His Sweeter Side on "JUST LIKE CANDY"
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PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2023
Although he burst onto the Toronto music scene as a rapper back in the early 2010s, RUSSELL! has been polishing his vocal chops amidst his...
Mustafa Is Stripped Bare on "Name of God"
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PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023
It's been over two years since Mustafa shared his debut When Smoke Rises and since then, there's been a gaping hole in Toronto's music scen...
James Blonde's 'Chameleon' Is Buoyant and Breezy
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PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023
Just as Niagara alt-rock trio James Blonde has three members, so too does their sophomore studio album Chameleon have three sides to it — t...
Sid Sriram Refuses to Conform on 'Sidharth'
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PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2023
Sid Sriram continues to broaden his — and his listeners' — horizons on his second English-language album Sidharth. The India-born, Californ...
