Articles by Chris Bilton

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  Foo Fighters

  Sonic Highways

  PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2014

  Dave Grohl's unbridled enthusiasm for the magic and the power of rock'n'roll is a wondrous and thoroughly infectious thing to behold. It wa...

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  Antemasque

  Antemasque

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2014

  For Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López, nothing lasts forever — and that goes for both beloved bands and interpersonal ani...

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  Cellphone

  Excellent Condition

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2014

  Sometimes, it seems that the only way for a band to distinguish itself is to come up with a sound so obnoxious that people can't help but h...

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  Absolutely Free

  Space Odyssey

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2014

  Too often, "experimental" is used as a catch-all descriptor for music that simply sounds weird. And while Toronto trio Absolutely Free cert...

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  Grouper

  Ruins

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2014

  Liz Harris wrote and recorded the majority of her latest Grouper album using a bare-bones setup of a piano, mic and portable four-track dur...

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  Deerhoof

  La Isla Bonita

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2014

  There is no other band that sounds like Deerhoof, and the San Francisco-based quartet has capitalized on that fact by maintaining a laser f...

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  Dream Serenade (featuring Hayden, Feist, the National, Billy Talent, Barenaked Ladies, Sarah Harmer, Jason Collett and more)

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2014

  There was a lot of love for Hayden Desser inside Massey Hall on Saturday night (October 25). The respected singer-songwriter filled the hal...

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  Nero Di Marte

  Derivae

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2014

  While it may not rank among the most prolific exporters of European extreme metal, Italy is no lightweight when it comes to the quality of...