Megan's Staff Picks
Prism Shores Soar 'Out from Underneath' the Confines of Jangle Pop
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PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025
Is there a single month where jangle pop is more imperative than it is in January? 'Out from Underneath' is the title of the sophomore album...
CJ Wiley's "Don't Die Charlie" Is a Matter of Life or Death
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PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2025
I remember hearing an early iteration of "Don't Die Charlie" at Lee's Palace when CJ Wiley played the 2022 edition of our annual Class Of...
Morgan Nagler Is Resolute on Solo Debut "Cradle the Pain"
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PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2025
Sometimes, I know there's a strong chance I'm going to like a song based on its title alone. "Cradle the Pain" is one such title that...
"Windows" Could Be girlpuppy's "Silver Springs"
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PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2025
"Glass houses cliché," I type into the Google search bar, amazingly unable to remember the exact verbiage of a phrase that has always...
Montreal's Graham Steinman Communes with the Sublime on 'migration's only natural'
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PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
Being from the middle of nowhere doesn't necessarily mean you feel connected to nature in a way others don't. On the contrary, people like...
Yves Jarvis Makes the Moment Precious on "Gold Filigree"
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PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2024
Back in October, Yves Jarvis — the moniker of Montreal-by-way-of-Calgary musician Jean-Sébastien Yves Audet — made his debut release for ...
Sister Ray Is Both Flesh and Myth on "Animal Thing"
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PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2024
Perhaps the inevitable fate of using the titular character from a Velvet Underground song as your stage name, Sister Ray — the project of...
Rosier Carry It All on 'elle veille encore'
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PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2024
A title that translates to "she is still awake" feels particularly fitting for a week like this one, when every seasonally affected...
