Isolation Nation

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  How Mappe Of Is Coping with Isolation: Virtual Reality, Black Metal and 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

  PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2020

  Mappe Of is a folk songwriter with a metal past, and his diverse interests have taken him in some intriguing directions. Last fall's The Is...

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  How Partner Are Coping with Isolation: EDM, Learning Music Production and Hating Capitalism

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2020

  Maritime rock duo Partner have spent the past few years warming hearts with their sly, subversive take on classic-sounding power-pop. Now l...

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  How Luna Li Is Coping with Isolation: Making Viral Videos, 'Twilight' and Online Yoga Parties

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2020

  Physical distancing has had devastating effects on the music industry, but Toronto dream-pop enchanter Luna Li has been making the most of...

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  How Cadence Weapon Is Coping with Isolation: Club Quarantine, an Autobiographical Book and Putting on Clothes

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2020

  After a busy winter, Canadian rap mainstay Cadence Weapon is ready to take a breather. Having completed a recording trip, a musical install...

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  Dana Gavanski Focuses on Self-Care While Quarantined in Serbia

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2020

  Serbian-Canadian artist Dana Gavanski recently released her debut album, Yesterday Is Gone, mixing folk songwriting with psych flourishes a...

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  How Donovan Woods Is Coping with Isolation: Making a New Album, 'Tiger King' and Trudeau's "Stern" Speeches

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2020

  Ontario country artist Donovan Woods recently released his new single "Grew Apart," with promises that a new full-length was on the way thi...

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  How Born Ruffians Are Coping with Isolation: 'Animal Crossing,' Dog Walks and a "Demented Radio Call-In Show"

  PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2020

  After a decade and a half as staples of the Canadian indie rock landscape, Born Ruffians were meant to spend the spring touring in support...

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  How the Dears Are Coping with Isolation: 'Minecraft,' Teaching Kids to Engineer, Throwing Potatoes in the River

  PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020

  Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak aren't just the co-leaders of Montreal rock stalwarts the Dears — they're also a married couple. As th...