Articles by Daniel Sylvester

Cindy Lee

What's Tonight to Eternity

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2020

After Women disbanded a decade ago, the Calgary noise rock outfit's rhythm section decided to further explore their brawnier persuasions un...

Makaya McCraven Honours, and Remixes, Gil Scott-Heron with 'We're New Again'

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2020

"It's a bit of a responsibility kind of thrown on my plate. To have to deal with the legacy of such an important and influential artist who...

Makaya McCraven

We're New Again

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2020

In 2007, Gil Scott-Heron was released from prison after serving time for a plea deal violation. Before the year was over, the legendary poe...

Torres

Silver Tongue

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2020

Since her moody, folk-tinged debut in 2013, Mackenzie Scott (aka Torres) has become progressively more fascinating over each LP. With the r...

Drive-By Truckers

The Unraveling

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2020

Based on the glowing reviews that Drive-By Truckers received for their last LP, 2016's American Band, it's seems like critics were just wai...

Oval

Scis

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2020

After taking a nine-year hiatus early in the millennium, Markus Popp (aka Oval) has been pushing his craft into broader territories, moving...

Psychic Void

Skeleton Paradise

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2019

The goal for many punk bands is to simply be a punk band. But Psychic Void seem fixated on pushing their craft into the psychic void. Skele...

Chet Baker

The Legendary Riverside Albums

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019

Although admired throughout his career, Chet Baker was never revered in the same manner as mid-century peers like Miles, Ornette and Coltra...