Reviews
PRIORS' 'Daffodil' Is Coloured by Contentment
Published May 30, 2023
PRIORS frontman Chance Hutchison has no doubt lived the life of a societal sonic reprobate — woken up on cigarette-burned carpets and couche...
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ReviewsFoo Fighters Scratch the Surface of Loss on 'But Here We Are' Published May 30, 2023Foo Fighters are an institution, and institutions never die. This is everything you really need to know about the 11th full-length from the...
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ReviewsThe Dirty Nil's 'Free Rein to Passions' Is Lighthearted and Lean Published May 26, 2023From humble underdog beginnings to Juno award-winning fame, the Dirty Nil have risen to become a finely-tuned, fan-favourite mainstay of the...
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ReviewsIncendiary Pose a Challenge on 'Change the Way You Think About Pain' Published May 25, 2023Long Island has seen a steady output of influential heavy bands over the last few decades, Incendiary being one of which you could throw int...
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ReviewsArlo Parks Doesn't Turn from the Pain on 'My Soft Machine' Published May 24, 2023Arlo Parks' My Soft Machine offers a peaceful and meditative reflection on a stagnant relationship and the journey to find wholeness. "Bruis...
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ReviewsMiya Folick Can't Be Crushed on 'Roach' Published May 24, 2023"I need to keep fucking up so I can make my second album," Miya Folick said shortly after the release of her debut full-length Premonitions....
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ReviewsWater from Your Eyes' 'Everyone's Crushed' Finds Joyous Melody in Chaos Published May 23, 2023Water from Your Eyes has released one of the most imaginative pop albums of the year. Composed of vocalist Rachel Brown and producer Nate Am...
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ReviewsKaytranada and Aminé Are a Match Made in Heaven on Debut as KAYTRAMINÉ Published May 18, 2023After collaborating on nearly a third of Aminé's sophomore mixtape Calling Brio — producing the project's biggest songs — Kaytranada has bee...
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ReviewsTinariwen Expand Their Universe on the Majestic 'Amatssou' Published May 18, 2023In the decade and a half since their North American "breakthrough" LP, Aman Iman: Water Is Life, Tinariwen has earned a reputation as "music...
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ReviewsPONY Find Profundity in Power Pop on 'Velveteen' Published May 17, 2023Velveteen, the latest dispatch from Toronto duo Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand's PONY, isn't going to dramatically shake up listeners' perce...
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ReviewsThe Murlocs Kick Up Dust on the Fantastic 'Calm Ya Farm' Published May 17, 2023"'Scuse me sir, are you a saint or a hellraiser?" Murlocs vocalist Ambrose Kenny-Smith bluntly questions at the beginning of "Smithereens,"...
