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Yesterday’s Man Make Indie Rock Sound Classic on "Fleetwood mac"

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2024

Yesterday's Man describe their sound as "classic indie rock" — and Gal Av-Gay and Alie Lynch surely know a thing or two about classic indie...

Goodbye Never Felt So Good at Tokyo Police Club's Joyous Farewell to Toronto

History, November 28

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2024

In June, Exclaim! posted a feature with Tokyo Police Club. In that interview, bass player and lead vocalist Dave Monks and keyboardist...

Scorsese's 'Beatles '64' Doc Twists and Shouts, but Doesn't Dig Deep

Directed by David Tedeschi

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2024

Beatles fans rejoice! 'Beatles '64' is a celebratory love letter to the fans who have adored the Fab Four for decades. Producer Martin...

Caribou's Toronto Show Was as Healing as It Was Hype

History, November 24

PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2024

Like any artist bravely hosting shows during Taylor Swift's two-week reign over Toronto in November, Caribou's doubleheader this weekend...

Kendrick Lamar Is in Rarefied Air on the Triumphant 'GNX'

PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2024

Given the year Kendrick Lamar has had, a new album felt imminent. From starting his year with a show-stealing verse on Future's "Like That"...

There's Never Been a Music Documentary Like 'Pavements'

Directed by Alex Ross Perry

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2024

Music docs are inherently self-aggrandizing, and the idea of Pavement celebrating themselves with an official documentary contradicts the...

Sister Ray Is Both Flesh and Myth on "Animal Thing"

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2024

Perhaps the inevitable fate of using the titular character from a Velvet Underground song as your stage name, Sister Ray — the project of...

Modest Mouse Shared Some Good News in Toronto

History, November 17

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2024

Let's just get this out of the way right now: at their show last night at History, Modest Mouse played "Float On." It's usually a concert...