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Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Ada Lea, Allison Russell, KEN mode

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2023

We're officially in the thick of music festival season, and whether you're in a tent in a field or kicking back on a dock by a lake, Exclai...

Western Canadian Music Awards Unveils 2023 Nominees

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2023

Nominees for the 2023 Western Canadian Music Awards have been revealed by the Western Canadian Music Alliance. Today, the full list of nom...

KEN mode Announce New Album 'VOID,' Share "The Shrike"

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2023

Winnipeg noise institution KEN mode have announced their ninth LP: a follow-up and companion album to last year's NULL — one of Exclaim!'s...

Canadian Guitarists Pick Their Favourite Riff of All Time

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

"The very idea of the riff is the electric guitar's greatest contribution to humanity," says PUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski. Perhaps even...

KEN mode Hit Vancouver on 2023 West Coast North American Tour

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2023

Winnipeg's KEN mode released one of Exclaim!'s best albums of 2022 with NULL and proceeded to tear up the Prairies and put a fresh spin on...

Canadian Artists Name Their Favourite Albums of 2022

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2022

Here at Exclaim!, we've already had our say about the best music to come out in 2022 in our lists of the best albums, best songs and Canadi...

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022

Back in 2020, when lockdowns arrived, optimists began speculating how much great art would be created in that time. King Lear had supposedl...

KEN mode's Toronto Show Put a Fresh Spin on Classic Noise

The Baby G, November 8

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2022

Throughout KEN mode's headlining show at the Baby G, there seemed to be a constant acknowledgement of the past while looking to the future,...