Articles by Anthony Boire

Bonny Light Horseman's 'Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free' Is a Creaking Comfort

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

Bonny Light Horseman venture into the ancient woods, lantern in hand, on their third record, 'Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free.' There's ...

BIG|BRAVE Conjure Primordial Magic on 'A Chaos of Flowers'

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2024

There is no other band that intersects the ecstatic and the hopeless quite like BIG|BRAVE. Their songs veer between spiritual ...

Wine Lips Are Pedal to the Metal on 'Super Mega Ultra'

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

Wine Lips' latest is a siren's call to air guitar and air drum enthusiasts the world over. On Super Mega Ultra, lead vocalist and guitarist...

IDLES Coalesce on the Fiery 'TANGK'

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2024

There are two wolves inside of UK punks IDLES on their fifth album, 'TANGK'...

On 'Hole in My Head,' Laura Jane Grace Gives It Her All

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2024

Trailblazing powerhouse Laura Jane Grace returns with an even stronger set of '50s-biting rock songs on her second full-length solo album...

Eve Parker Finley Confronts the Darkness on 'In the End'

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024

On her sophomore full-length album, Eve Parker Finley employs lush orchestration and colourful pop sensibility to paint a relentlessly opti...

J Mascis Makes the Most of His Time on 'What Do We Do Now'

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2024

Mascis returns with his greatest solo effort yet on 'What Do We Do Now,' melding his solo work and his more famous electric sorcery ...

bar italia Came to Life in Toronto

Velvet Underground, December 8

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2023

bar italia came through the Velvet Underground last night and enraptured the sold-out crowd, packing their distinctive sideways sensibility...