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The Metal Influences That Shape Backxwash's Ferocious Hip-Hop
PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2020
There's no denying that Backxwash is a rapper through and through — her industrial sound recalls the genre at its most abrasive, from horro...
Meet Backxwash, the Montreal Rapper Who Wants to Burn Down the Music Industry and Rebuild from the Ground Up
PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020
Backxwash is blazing her own path to the top of the music industry, and if you're not on board, you know where the door is. The Montreal-ba...
Jessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic
PUBLISHED May 27, 2020
Jessie Reyez knows all the best parking lots in Toronto. A few years ago, this knowledge was mission-critical: the singer-songwriter and he...
Caribou Finds His Voice After Life-Changing Surprises, with Some Help from Four Tet
PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2020
The last few years for Dan Snaith, better known to music fans by his recording moniker Caribou, were littered with momentous changes that c...
Orville Peck Talks About His Breakthrough Year, Why the Mask Isn't a Mystery and Living His Sincere Truth
PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2019
Country artist Orville Peck introduced himself to audiences in late 2018 with the psych-rock-doused country tune "Big Sky." In the single's...
King Princess Finds Her Zhuzh on Debut 'Cheap Queen'
PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2019
It takes 30 minutes, and several call apps to properly connect with Mikaela Straus. Sound is an issue, and she bristles at the choppy audio...
City and Colour's Dallas Green on Being a Workaholic, Music as Therapy and New Album 'A Pill for Loneliness'
PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2019
For someone who brings comfort to so many, Dallas Green sure is good at being sad. From the visceral hardcore of Alexisonfire to the wist...
Sleater-Kinney Return to Their Roots as a Duo on 'The Center Won't Hold'
PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2019
In the second week of June this year, Sleater-Kinney announced their tenth album, The Center Won't Hold. Produced by Annie Clark, the Gramm...
