reviews
Emissive's Malleable Beats Make 'Wave Science' Sound Equally Good in the Club or at Home
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Emissive (a.k.a. Evan Vincent) has been steadily climbing the rungs of Toronto's dance scene for a number of years, to the point where he's...
Inside Out Review: 'Moffie' Shows the Power of Gay Resilience
Directed by Oliver Hermanus
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Born in South Africa under apartheid, director Oliver Hermanus never gave much thought to the hardships of white South Africans. In his min...
Alyson McNamara's 'Let Me Sleep' Makes for a Peaceful Dream
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2021
Alyson McNamara is a singer-songwriter whose music could loosely be described as folk rock, but it hits more like shoegaze. The Toronto art...
Mach-Hommy Bursts Out of the Underground While Retaining His Mystery on 'Pray for Haiti'
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2021
Previously shrouded in mystery and only known to underground hip-hop fans, rapper Mach-Hommy has enjoyed a coming-out party with the releas...
On 'Exodus,' DMX Finally Finds Meaning in His Suffering
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2021
Though DMX fans are still mourning the death of the veteran rapper in April, they will surely take solace in his excellent new posthumous a...
Helena Deland and Ouri Are Patron Saints of Experimental Pop on Hildegard's Self-Titled Debut
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2021
It is an incredible opportunity to witness the creation of supergroups within the music scene. Members bring their forces and creativity to...
Rostam's 'Changephobia' Proves He's Actually Pretty Good at Switching Things Up
PUBLISHED May 31, 2021
Change is hard. If there's anything the past few years have proven, it's that even the threat of upheaval can send anyone into an anxious f...
YlangYlang's New EP Deconstructs the 'Cycles & Decay' of Ambient Music
PUBLISHED May 31, 2021
Cycles and decay are everywhere in ambient music. As characteristic properties, they effectively speak to the minimalist, generative nature...