Articles by Chris Whibbs

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  Andrew Rodriguez

  Here Comes the Light

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2007

  Dropping his previous moniker of Bodega, Andrew Rodriguez is front and centre here, which is good, as there is much to take credit for. Whi...

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  Maria Taylor

  Lynn Teeter Flower

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2007

  She’s one half of Azure Ray and also plays with Bright Eyes, yet Maria Taylor still found time to record her second solo album. Not only th...

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  Silt

  Cat's Peak

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

  A grand mix of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and a subdued Magnolia Electric Co., with just enough awkward singing and weird chord combinations to...

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  Novillero

  Exclaim Mint Road Show Preview

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  It’s been more than a year since this Winnipeg, Manitoba band issued their bombastic and achingly catchy Aim Right for the Holes in Their L...

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  Ensemble

  Ensemble

  PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2007

  Resident of Montreal, by way of Toulouse, France, electronic music manipulator Olivier Alary seems to be living up to his moniker with this...

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  Explosions In The Sky

  All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  The upward route of Explosions in the Sky is really quite amazing. With nary a lyric to their name and working in the commercially dead gen...

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  Goldrush

  The Heart is the Place

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  Upon first glance everything about this album screams warmth. The band’s moniker makes one think of either a shiny substance or a more cont...

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  Jetplanes of Abraham

  Jetplanes of Abraham

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  With the rise of the Hidden Cameras and Broken Social Scene came an increase in the activity of inter-band collectives. Making up a mini-co...