Staff Picks
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Saint Harison's Vocal Versatility Is Unmatched on 'lost a friend'
PUBLISHED May 19, 2023
Saint Harison opens his debut EP lost a friend by perfectly encapsulating the anxiety of an overthinker as he nervously asks "why didn't yo...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Mega Bog Wades Through the Darkness to the Stunning 'End of Everything'
PUBLISHED May 19, 2023
A brilliant and terrifying document of internal turmoil and the spectacles of desire, Mega Bog's seventh album is a forest desiccated by wi...
Exclaim! Staffers Share Their Favourite Dock Rock Anthems for May 2-4
PUBLISHED May 18, 2023
Ah, the first long weekend of the warmer months. There's a culture of it in scattered spots across Canada, as it's something of a rite of p...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Sydanie Is a Chameleon on the Infectious "Bubble 4 a Winna"
PUBLISHED May 18, 2023
Toronto hip-hop mom Sydanie's lengthy hiatus is over with her newest single "Bubble 4 a Winna," the lead track from her upcoming debut albu...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: El Michels Affair & Black Thought Are on Some Other Shit with 'Glorious Game'
PUBLISHED May 17, 2023
To witness Black Thought rap is glorious, in and of itself. No, watching the Roots on Fallon doesn't count: one needs to experience it live...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: cumgirl8 Seek Subversive Change in the Arms of "cicciolina"
PUBLISHED May 16, 2023
cumgirl8 haven't dulled their sparkle on their first single for 4AD. The New York post-punks pay homage to the Italian politician and porn...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: billy woods Keeps His Hot Streak Going with the Kenny Segal-Assisted 'Maps'
PUBLISHED May 15, 2023
billy woods released two of the best rap albums I heard last year (the spring's Aethiopes and the fall's Church), and he keeps his absolute...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Chris LaRocca Hasn't Skipped a Beat with 'perhaps!'
PUBLISHED May 13, 2023
Even though Chris LaRocca hadn't released his own music in over two years before releasing his new EP perhaps!, it's clear that he hasn't s...
