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Back in 1994, Sloan and Thrush Hermit were still up-and-coming Halifax bands and hadn't yet become Canadian rock royalty. Sloan's own label,...
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![Sloan and Thrush Hermit Unearth 1994 Mockumentary Video]()
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![Doohickey Cubicle Let Their Sense of Humour Show on ''Don't Fix Anything ;)']()
ReviewsDoohickey Cubicle Let Their Sense of Humour Show on ''Don't Fix Anything ;)' Published Mar 06, 2021Dream pop is often more about "vibe" than songwriting, but Vancouver duo Doohickey Cubicle — the quirky new moniker of the similarly strange...
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![Teens Unite and Take Over in the Trailer for Smiths-Themed Film 'Shoplifters of the World']()
StreamsTeens Unite and Take Over in the Trailer for Smiths-Themed Film 'Shoplifters of the World' Published Mar 05, 2021Stephen Kijak has made music-minded films like Stones in Exile and We Are X, and now he's preparing to release his latest musical movie proj...
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![Jaguar Sun and Jesse Maranger Team Up for 'Sunset' Video]()
StreamsJaguar Sun and Jesse Maranger Team Up for "Sunset" Video Published Mar 05, 2021Jaguar Sun released his psychedelic dream pop album This Empty Town last summer, and now he's back with a new collaborative EP alongside fel...
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![Devon Welsh's Band Belave Releases Album as NFT]()
NewsDevon Welsh's Band Belave Releases Album as NFT Published Mar 04, 2021Seemingly overnight, non-fungible tokens — a.k.a. NFTs — have gone from obscure tech-speak into the hottest topic in the music industry. Kin...
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![Alicia Clara Makes Her Mark as a Dream Pop Artist to Watch on 'Outsider/Unusual' EP]()
ReviewsAlicia Clara Makes Her Mark as a Dream Pop Artist to Watch on 'Outsider/Unusual' EP Published Mar 03, 2021Swiss-born/Montreal based songwriter Alicia Clara makes gauzy, heavy-lidded dream pop — but, based on the sound of her six-song debut EP, Ou...
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![The Microphones Return for Album of Ambient Background Noise]()
NewsThe Microphones Return for Album of Ambient Background Noise Published Mar 02, 2021Last year, Phil Elverum revived his beloved band the Microphones for a new album, the single-song epic Microphones in 2020. Now, he's releas...
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![Toronto's Dorothea Paas Reminds Us That 'Anything Can't Happen' on Debut LP]()
NewsToronto's Dorothea Paas Reminds Us That 'Anything Can't Happen' on Debut LP Published Mar 02, 2021Singer-songwriter Dorothea Paas has been making a name for herself in Toronto over the past few years, singing alonside Badge Époque Ensembl...
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!['Pandemic' Isn't as Timely as the Title Would Have You Believe Directed by Johnny Martin]()
Reviews'Pandemic' Isn't as Timely as the Title Would Have You Believe Directed by Johnny Martin Published Mar 01, 2021Yes it's called Pandemic, and yes it's about being trapped in your apartment for months on end, but there's nothing overtly timely about thi...
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![Astral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero]()
FeaturesAstral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero Published Feb 26, 2021Calgary's Matthew Swann makes slow, sad folk songs with an eerie experimental edge. He records as Astral Swans, continuing where he left o...
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!['The World's a Little Blurry' Makes Billie Eilish a Little Clearer Directed by R.J. Cutler]()
Reviews'The World's a Little Blurry' Makes Billie Eilish a Little Clearer Directed by R.J. Cutler Published Feb 25, 2021How's this for an exercise in contrast: just a couple of weeks ago, the documentary Framing Britney Spears examined the powerlessness of the...
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![Russell Louder's 'Humor' Is a Masterclass in Powerful Pop Vocals]()
ReviewsRussell Louder's 'Humor' Is a Masterclass in Powerful Pop Vocals Published Feb 25, 2021Russell Louder has been releasing singles since 2018, meaning that their debut full-length functions as something of an overview of the proj...
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![Alex Porat Rejects a Clingy Guy on 'girlfriend']()
StreamsAlex Porat Rejects a Clingy Guy on "girlfriend" Published Feb 24, 2021Toronto pop star in the making Alex Porat has released her latest single. Listen to "girlfriend" now. Featuring a palette of raw guitar a...
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![Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo Have a '13 Going on 30' Reunion]()
NewsJennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo Have a '13 Going on 30' Reunion Published Feb 24, 2021It's been 17 years since Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo costarred in the excellent (and underrated) rom-com 13 Going on 30. Yesterday (Feb...
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!['The Shadow I Remember' Is the Quintessential Cloud Nothings Album]()
Reviews'The Shadow I Remember' Is the Quintessential Cloud Nothings Album Published Feb 23, 2021Has there been a busier pandemic band than Cloud Nothings? Within the past year, they have released two remotely recorded full-lengths (The...
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![Tokyo Police Club Look Back on 'Champ': 'It Was Our Big Swing']()
FeaturesTokyo Police Club Look Back on 'Champ': "It Was Our Big Swing" Published Feb 22, 2021With Champ, Tokyo Police Club were calling their shot. After a hotly buzzed EP in 2006's A Lesson in Crime and a momentum-carrying debut...
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![Art d'Ecco Gives Us a Glam Rock 'Head Rush' on New Single]()
StreamsArt d'Ecco Gives Us a Glam Rock "Head Rush" on New Single Published Feb 19, 2021Getting a head rush? No need to check your blood pressure — that's just "Head Rush," the latest single from Vancouver glam rocker Art d'Ecco...
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![Danko Jones Remembers When the Raconteurs Covered His Song — and He Missed It]()
FeaturesDanko Jones Remembers When the Raconteurs Covered His Song — and He Missed It Published Feb 18, 2021Danko Jones first began raising a racket in Toronto in the late '90s — around the same time that Jack White and Brendan Benson were launchin...
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![Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: TEKE::TEKE, Charlotte Cardin, Sook-Yin Lee]()
StreamsHear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: TEKE::TEKE, Charlotte Cardin, Sook-Yin Lee Published Feb 12, 2021While Taylor Swift is re-recording a past classic as Fearless (Taylor's Version), here at Exclaim! we're collecting our favourite Canadian m...
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!['Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar' Throws Back to a Simpler Age of Comedy Directed by Josh Greenbaum]()
Reviews'Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar' Throws Back to a Simpler Age of Comedy Directed by Josh Greenbaum Published Feb 11, 2021Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo previously cowrote 2011's Bridesmaids, a hilarious and heartbreaking tale of friendship that was possibly the...
