reviews
Slow Pulp Wring Beauty from Discomfort on 'Yard'
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023
Slow Pulp had humble beginnings. Started by three childhood friends — guitarist Henry Stoehr, drummer Teddy Mathews and bassist Alex Leeds...
Brian Jordan Alvarez's "Sitting" Is a Wonderful Thing to Listen To
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PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023
It's kinda like a nap. It's kinda like something else but it is actually just "Sitting" by TJ Mack (Brian Jordan Alvarez). You may recogni...
Blonde Redhead Are Inquisitive and Inviting on 'Sit Down for Dinner'
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023
Blonde Redhead invite you to share a meal on Sit Down for Dinner. Kazu Makino and twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace return with the band...
'299 Queen Street West' Is a Much-Needed Celebration of MuchMusic's Scrappy DIY Spirit
Directed by Sean Menard
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023
I recall a recent conversation I had with my elder brother concerning an annual field trip the eighth grade class of our Cambridge middle s...
Pkew Pkew Pkew Are Easy to Root for on 'Siiick Days'
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023
Siiick Days sees Toronto's Pkew Pkew Pkew making tongue-in-cheek reference to a certain pandemic from recent history. Although COVID-19 sti...
James Blonde's 'Chameleon' Is Buoyant and Breezy
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PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023
Just as Niagara alt-rock trio James Blonde has three members, so too does their sophomore studio album Chameleon have three sides to it — t...
Wilco Arrive on New Shores with 'Cousin'
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023
Bringing something new to the table after nearly three decades is never an easy task, nor is it the safe option. But with the help of a new...
Animal Collective Find New Life on 'Isn't It Now?'
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023
At their best, Animal Collective deconstruct pop forms and ecstatically regurgitate them in inspired spurts, alive with ideas that resist n...