Articles by Anna Alger

Metric Question Everything and Rediscover Their Original Purpose on 'Art of Doubt'

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2018

"Remember during the Iraq War, like post 9/11, the airports forever had those ratings of 'Code Orange?'" Emily Haines asks. "We're just in...

The Goon Sax

We're Not Talking

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2018

The members of Brisbane's the Goon Sax have only recently departed their teen years, but they're already on their sophomore album, We're No...

La Force Draws From Broken Social Scene, AroarA and Arabic Singing for Her Self-Titled Debut

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2018

"I remember the crisis in my early 20s of feeling like I didn't have a voice, like a guitarist with her guitar tone," Ariel Engle tells Exc...

La Force

La Force

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2018

Ariel Engle has come into her own as a singer and songwriter with La Force. The project was born out of her previous collaboration with hus...

Phoenix

Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, September 3

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2018

Winding down their touring in support of last year's Ti Amo, French pop band Phoenix descended upon Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom yesterda...

Dizzy

Baby Teeth

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2018

From Oshawa, ON emerge Dizzy, a group making delicate pop that wraps around listeners like sticky summer heat. Their debut album, Baby Teet...

Death Cab for Cutie Feel Creatively Refreshed by Lineup Changes on 'Thank You for Today'

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2018

Death Cab for Cutie are embarking on a new chapter. Over 20 years into their career, the group are now a five-piece, following the departur...

Death Cab for Cutie

Thank You for Today

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2018

This is a new chapter for Death Cab for Cutie: the Seattle indie rockers' first record without founding member Chris Walla. Honing in on th...