reviews
boy wonder Balances Garage Rock Antics and Emotional Nuance on 'Kinda Blue Too'
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2021
Not to be confused with Drake's producer, boy wonder is Toronto-based filmmaker/musician Ryan Faist. His debut album, Kinda Blue Too, tells...
'Spirit Untamed' Is Spirited but Tame
Directed by Elaine Bogan and Ennio Torresan, Jr.
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2021
You're not mistaken: that is your childhood cartoon equine pal Spirit on your screen again. The original DreamWorks feature arrived in the...
Japanese Breakfast's 'Jubilee' Celebrates Life in All of Its Heartbreaking Beauty
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Japanese Breakfast's third studio album, Jubilee, is a paradox: simultaneously strong and delicate. It satisfies like a Shakespearean comed...
cleopatrick Give Drums-and-Guitar Rock a Hip-Hop Twist on 'BUMMER'
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Hailing from what is described self-deprecatingly as Nowheretown in their press release, we feel it our patriotic duty to inform you that p...
Elliot Maginot's 'Easy Morning' Is Shockingly Complex for an All-Acoustic Album
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Elliot Maginot continues to widen his horizons with Easy Morning, the Montreal singer-songwriter's most musically diverse and thorough reco...
Nadjiwan Harnesses the Cosmic Power of Prog Rock on 'Star Nation'
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Toronto-based musician Nadjiwan's latest album, Star Nation, tells a mighty tale of a journey from Earth to distant planets and back. It op...
Vancouver's IAMTHELIVING and Teon Gibbs Put a Soulful Spin on Heady Themes on 'JNGL'
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
The streets of South London and the savannahs of Botswana couldn't be more different, but from these two distant places comes a unique and...
'Desperate Times' Call for Mighloe's Dreamlike R&B
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Desperate Times, the newest project by Toronto-based singer-songwriter Mighloe, drifts into spring like a chilly breeze on a warm day, equa...