September 2023 Issue

Strange Ranger Assume a New Form on the Entrancing 'Pure Music'

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023

It's invigorating when an artist or band undergoes a drastic transformation in style or vision without losing their identity. Strange Range...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in July 2023

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

Summer continues to fly by at a nearly unfathomable speed, but this month's crew of New Faves are here to help slow you down and smell the...

Voivod Reminisce About Montreal Cockroaches, Dave Grohl Shoutouts and 40 Years of Trailblazing Metal

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

In the early '80s, when the Canadian metal scene was still nascent, four teenagers from Quebec dreamed of playing heavy metal on stage like...

Mother Tongues' 'Love in a Vicious Way' Is a Perfectly Cut Diamond

PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2023

Mother Tongues play what loosely might be described as "psych rock" — but unlike the swaths of dreamy noise and drawn-out delay pedal jams...

a kid named rufus's 'whatever works' Is a Sprint Through the Anxieties of Being a Young Artist

PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2023

whatever works, the debut LP from a kid named rufus (a.k.a. Rufus Sivaroshan), boasts a short 27 minute runtime that feels like a sprint th...

​Blur Set the Record Straight as Damon Albarn Admits "Modern Life Is Great"

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023

The present moment is fleeting, and Damon Albarn welcomes it. As he returns his attention to his most longstanding project, the goal isn't...

'The Bear' Season 2 Is a Delicacy Worthy of a Michelin Star

Created by Christopher Storer

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023

There's a phrase The Bear's masterful sophomore season keeps cutting back to: "Every second counts." Ostensibly, it's a plot device used to...

​'They Cloned Tyrone' Has a Distinct Identity

Directed by Juel Taylor

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023

Juel Taylor's feature directorial debut, They Cloned Tyrone, is all about duplication — on both a stylistic and storytelling level. Beyond...