Calum's Staff Picks
d'Eon Cleverly Channels Bygone Eras on "Figurine"
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PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024
d'Eon conjured remarkable feeling through arrangements of digital chamber instruments on 2021's 'Rhododendron' (an album we hope you didn't ...
µ-Ziq Gets Back to the Bangers with "Hyper Daddy"
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PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2024
Free your mind from the pretentiousness of "IDM" and embrace the "weird bangers" of 'Grush,' Mike Paradinas's forthcoming album as µ-Ziq...
Cadence Weapon Battles the Machine on "My Computer"
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PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024
Finding in-person interviews increasingly uncommon even before the pandemic, I jumped at the chance to meet with Cadence Weapon IRL...
Sham Family Search for Truth on "Modern Myth"
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PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2024
Recorded and produced by Holy Fuck's Graham Walsh, the Toronto band's first release since 2022 is a magnetic return...
Shabaka Dives Into the Feeling on "End of Innocence"
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PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024
On the opening track of Shabaka's forthcoming album, a clarinet — the first instrument he learned to play — feels out a plaintive lead line...
Kneecap Are Great Craic on "Sick in the Head"
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PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024
Translate the Irish bars on "Sick in the Head" and you'll gain a greater view of this anthem of resilience in facing mental exhaustion...
Kittie Sink Their Claws into "Eyes Wide Open"
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PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2024
Kittie's "Eyes Wide Open" is a raring return; a straight-ahead crusher from a group ready to sink their claws into this world once more...
Boldy James and Nicholas Craven Remain a Perfect Fit on "Brand New Chanel Kicks"
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PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2023
Toward the end of 2022, Boldy James and Nicholas Craven delivered a winning cross-border collaboration in the solemn, wintry Fair Exchange...
