Album Reviews
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![Diplo's New Country Album Is a Transparent Ploy to Cash In on the Cowboy Craze]()
ReviewsDiplo's New Country Album Is a Transparent Ploy to Cash In on the Cowboy Craze Published May 29, 2020Have you ever found yourself in the changing room of an H&M, surrounded by dozens of tissue-thin fast fashion pieces — all conveniently pric...
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![Joël Brings a Post-Rock Feel to R&B on 'Grunge Gospel – Side B']()
ReviewsJoël Brings a Post-Rock Feel to R&B on 'Grunge Gospel – Side B' Published May 28, 2020Joël wastes no time. Less than a year after his debut EP, Grunge Gospel – Side A, the Toronto-based R&B singer has graced us with Grunge Gos...
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![Carly Rae Jepsen Is So Great Even Her 'Dedicated' B-Sides Are Brilliant Pop Gems]()
ReviewsCarly Rae Jepsen Is So Great Even Her 'Dedicated' B-Sides Are Brilliant Pop Gems Published May 28, 2020A year after the release of her fourth album, Dedicated, Carly Rae Jepsen has gifted her fans with a collection of unreleased material simpl...
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![Backxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It']()
ReviewsBackxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It' Published May 28, 2020Backxwash's emergence as an artist to watch has been as meteoric as it has been prolific. Her string of releases, which includes debut EP F....
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![Noah Reid's 'Gemini' Is Warm and Familiar — and Not Just Because You Know Him from 'Schitt's Creek']()
ReviewsNoah Reid's 'Gemini' Is Warm and Familiar — and Not Just Because You Know Him from 'Schitt's Creek' Published May 28, 2020The title of Noah Reid's sophomore album, Gemini, is a catch-all for his dualities. Reid, whose astrological sign is Gemini, splits his time...
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![Died Harness Fear to Make Profoundly Universal Statements on 'Less Life']()
ReviewsDied Harness Fear to Make Profoundly Universal Statements on 'Less Life' Published May 28, 2020For many people, fear is the brain's short circuit. As an emotional response, it operates through a sinister circular logic, manifesting as...
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![Musheen's 'Etat' Shows That Cranking the Volume Is More Important Than Reinventing the Wheel]()
ReviewsMusheen's 'Etat' Shows That Cranking the Volume Is More Important Than Reinventing the Wheel Published May 28, 2020Etat — probably referring to the French word for "state" — is the newest full-length release from three piece punk/grunge outfit Musheen. Th...
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![Sweet Spirit Lose Their Grit on Glam-Pop New Album 'Trinidad']()
ReviewsSweet Spirit Lose Their Grit on Glam-Pop New Album 'Trinidad' Published May 27, 2020After two garage-rock albums, Texas's Sweet Spirit decided it was time for a change. The direction? Glam-pop. Trinidad — named after lead...
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![Laurence Hélie Reemerges as Mirabelle on Enchanting 'Late Bloomer']()
ReviewsLaurence Hélie Reemerges as Mirabelle on Enchanting 'Late Bloomer' Published May 27, 2020Laurence Hélie vanished almost as quickly as she appeared. The Montreal singer-songwriter released her debut album in 2010 and won the Félix...
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![Edmonton's Mallory Chipman & the Mystics Obliterate Genre on Shapeshifting 'Aquarian']()
ReviewsEdmonton's Mallory Chipman & the Mystics Obliterate Genre on Shapeshifting 'Aquarian' Published May 26, 2020Edmonton five-piece Mallory Chipman & the Mystics whisk their listeners through Aquarian — an unapologetic, constantly shapeshifting, colour...
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![Marin Patenaude Twists Canadian Folk Traditions on 'Sight Unseen']()
ReviewsMarin Patenaude Twists Canadian Folk Traditions on 'Sight Unseen' Published May 26, 2020Marin Patenaude's smooth, nuanced voice can seem high like a bird, and at the same time deep and earthy. Her second album, Sight Unseen, tra...
