Articles by Alex Molotkow

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  Shapes & Sizes

  Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2007

  There are some good ideas on this album but thrown together haphazardly as they are, it’s nearly impossible to get a sense of the bigger pi...

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  The New Pornographers

  Exclaim Mint Road Show Preview

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  It's hard to make it big as a musician, especially when you're from a country whose biggest cultural export is self-parody. What are the pr...

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  Tradition

  Tradition

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  Tradition is James Klassen, who has been playing in Toronto for a while now. A couple years ago, Tradition was far more aggressive and angu...

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  Danielson: A Family Movie (or Make A Joyful Noise Here)

  JL Aronson

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2007

  As popular as the Danielson Famile are, their fans are rarely satisfied with what they purport to be. Are they really Christian? Are they r...

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  Baby Eagle

  Baby Eagle

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

  Baby Eagle is the side project of the Constantines’ Steve Lambke, and unlike many side projects it won’t need a descriptive sticker on its...

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  Feathers

  Synchromy

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

  Feathers’ press release made the band sound so good that it was nearly impossible to form an unbiased opinion. Citing Broadcast, ’60s psych...

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  Imitation Electric Piano

  Blow it Up, Burn it Down, Kick it 'Til it Bleeds

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

  There’s a good chance that nobody will pay much attention to this release, and it’s a shame. The indie rock market is saturated with newer...

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  Matias

  Summer

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

  This is the second instalment of "Moods” by Matias, a series of themed mini-disc EPs envisioned, composed, performed and tested by Matias R...