Articles by Chris Whibbs

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  Damon & Naomi

  The Earth Is Blue

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  Emerging from a three-year absence, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang charge back into the fray with this haunting and confident collection of...

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  Mia Doi Todd

  Manzanita

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  With a sensuous husky voice and sparse acoustic work, Mia Doi Todd has created a charming, but sometimes flawed album. Manzanita is all abo...

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  Doves

  Some Cities

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  Ah, the third album. It gives such a freeing feeling, allowing you to escape from that sophomore curse and indulge again without the fear o...

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  Masha Qrella

  Unsolved Remained

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  Swooning female voice? A smattering of skittish electro-beats? A couple of nods to techno? No one would think that a geographical location...

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  Sleeper Set Sail

  A Foreword

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  An EP of earlier material and a couple of new ones, Sleeper Set Sail certainly have the chops to claim the crown of power emo in 2005, and...

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  Alight

  Story of Glass, Part One: Erosion

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Quite the opposite from the prog-inspired title, the music on the Guelph, ON band’s debut is deliberate, delicate, and delightfully slow; t...

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  Keren Ann

  Not Going Anywhere

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Although the style of music is somewhat similar, Keren Ann seems to be a bit of a bizarro Feist. Instead of fleeing our shores to become a...

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  As the Poets Affirm

  The Jaws That Bite, The Claws That Catch

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Apparently, people forgot to tell the world about the burgeoning post-rock scene appearing in Ottawa. Along with forbearers Kepler and peer...