Articles by Cam Lindsay

Buzz Meter

PUBLISHED May 27, 2013

Boards of Canada (Pictured) The long-dormant Scottish duo chose a truly nerdy album announcement: slip a few mysterious 12-inches into reco...

The Translator

Sophisti-pop

PUBLISHED May 27, 2013

What is it? A slick, expensive studio-produced style of pop heavy on the brass, synthesizers, smooth vocals and sharp, fitted suits. Influe...

The Pastels

Slow Summits

PUBLISHED May 24, 2013

If we're being technical about things, it's been 16 years since the Pastels released a proper full-length. In that time, the Scottish indie...

The Breeders

Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, May 11

PUBLISHED May 12, 2013

Most people wouldn't really know it, what with Kim Deal moonlighting in a series of Pixies reunion tours, but the Breeders have been going...

Deerhunter

Monomania

PUBLISHED May 6, 2013

Deerhunter have always sought to make uncompromising rock music that splits its time between atmospheric psychedelia, simple pop songs and...

White Lung / Teenanger

Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, April 22

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2013

A lot has happened to Vancouver punks White Lung since they last played Toronto in the summer of 2012. Their second album, Sorry, gained se...

No Joy

Are the Opposite

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2013

Jasamine White-Gluz isn't really interested in reading a review of her band No Joy's new album, Wait to Pleasure. A former music writer her...

No Joy

Wait to Pleasure

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2013

Montreal trio No Joy emerged in 2010 with Ghost Blonde, a debut album that wonderfully reimagined late '80s and early '90s Creation and 4AD...