Articles by Chris Gee

(Sandy) Alex G Isn't Going to Explain New Album 'House of Sugar' — You'll Just Have to Listen

PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2019

House of Sugar is the ninth full-length album by Alex Giannascoli, aka (Sandy) Alex G. Its release — this Friday, September 13 — would be a...

Oso Oso

Basking in the Glow

PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2019

On Oso Oso's third album, Basking in the Glow, Jade Lilitri channels his uneasiness into composed, spacious melodies tracing themselves tho...

Strange Ranger

Remembering the Rockets

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019

On their third full-length, Strange Ranger persist on their unpredictable trajectory, and are a markedly different-sounding band since thei...

​Hatchie Channel "Trust, Understanding, Loyalty, Love" on Shoegaze-y Debut LP 'Keepsake'

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2019

"I felt like my EP was all bright and shiny, so I wanted to break things up a bit with new tones," says Hatchie mastermind Harriette Pilbea...

Hatchie

Keepsake

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2019

On her debut full-length, Keepsake, Harriette Pilbeam, also known as Hatchie, delivers a soundtrack of sighing heartbreak, longing nostalgi...

Big Thief's New Album 'U.F.O.F.' Confronts Birth, Death, Belief and Extra-Terrestrials

PUBLISHED May 1, 2019

Adrianne Lenker is speaking in an Exclaim! interview about her band Big Thief's new album, U.F.O.F. — short for "UFO Friend" — and talk has...

Big Thief

U.F.O.F.

PUBLISHED May 1, 2019

On Big Thief's third album, U.F.O.F. (UFO Friend), the band sound more at ease than ever, yet there is an unmistakeable, gentle restlessnes...

​Julia Jacklin / Black Belt Eagle Scout

Mod Club, Toronto ON, April 28

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2019

Originally scheduled for the Horseshoe Tavern, Julia Jacklin's show got moved to the sleeker, larger Mod Club, which she filled with her im...