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Halsey Finds a Few Hats That Fit on 'The Great Impersonator'

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

Halsey is no stranger to impersonation. The 2010s Tumblr darling, born Ashley Frangipane, has lived many lives in their decade-long career...

Yoo Doo Right Expand Their Limits on 'From the Heights of Our Pastureland'

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

One of the most spellbinding bands in a city full of them, Montreal's Yoo Doo Right have become an impeccably well-oiled machine both live...

Magi Merlin Explores New Corners of Her Chameleonic Cosmos with "Bip"

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PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2024

Naming Magi Merlin's 2022 EP 'Gone Girl' as one of the best albums of that year was no overstatement, with its soulful molten core and...

Lia Kuri Synthesizes Climate Crisis and Caretaking on 'Motherland'

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PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

I basically haven't shut up about Afternoon Bike Ride, Lia Kuri's trio with David Tanton and Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette, since Exclaim!'s...

Laura Marling's 'Patterns in Repeat' Unites Greenwich Village and Greenwich, London

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PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

It's hard to make folk music in the mould of '60s/'70s singer-songwriters without sounding like mere imitation. With Halloween coming up...

Maggie Rogers Was Proof of Concept in Toronto

Coca-Cola Coliseum, October 22

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

When I interviewed Maggie Rogers in 2022, she existed at the centre of a rare Venn diagram I was also precariously occupying as someone...

Tess Parks's 'Pomegranate' Savours the Taste of Life as it Really Is

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

Listening to Tess Parks's third solo album 'Pomegranate,' I couldn't stop thinking about critic Malcolm Jack's encapsulation of the...

Soccer Mommy's 'Evergreen' Offers Plenty of Comfort and Few Surprises

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

Nashville's Sophie Allison has been releasing albums as Soccer Mommy at a fairly steady two-year clip since her rise as a classic...