reviews
MUNA Mine the Cacophony of Queerness on Self-Titled Album
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2022
Los Angeles pop band MUNA bring fun and lush arrangements to their self-titled third album. As if floating from the sky, a sheer sheet of m...
Soccer Mommy Is Timeless on 'Sometimes, Forever'
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2022
Gracing many a year-end best-of list, color theory, Sophie Allison's sophomore album as Soccer Mommy, was hard to avoid at the end of 2020...
Drake's Small Risks Pay Off on 'Honestly, Nevermind'
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2022
For an artist who's been playing it safe for over a decade, Drake sure does generate a great deal of commotion. His unwillingness to switch...
B.A. Johnston Had Victoria Laughing at Themselves (and Everything Else)
Phoenix Bar & Grill, June 17
PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2022
When the going gets weird, troubadour-on-the-skids B.A. Johnston is already there, camping out in the parking lot and selling hot dogs out...
Tomb Mold Sculpt Fully Dimensional Death Metal on 'Aperture of Body'
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Aperture of Body, a new three-track EP from Toronto death metal trendsetters Tomb Mold, arrives three years on from acclaimed third album P...
Toronto Goth Rocker Praises Plays Their Cards Right on 'In This Year: Hierophant'
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Jesse Crowe, better known by the appellation Praises, draws a card from a tarot deck at the start of each new year. Crowe uses the randomly...
Perfume Genius Finds Strange Beauty in 'Ugly Season'
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Rolling over the horizon like a mass of purple clouds, a swarm of pealing organ and bleating drones announce a dramatic shift in weather —...
'Cha Cha Real Smooth' Dances to Its Own Beat
Directed by Cooper Raiff
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022
Cha Cha Real Smooth is named after a specific line from "Cha Cha Slide" by DJ Casper, a 2000 song that has become a staple at school dances...