Articles by Daryl Keating
Zammuto
Anchor
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2014
As Nick Zammuto rolls out his second solo album since disbanding the Books in 2012, his sound is rapidly becoming more conventional, possib...
Conforce
Depth Over Distance EP
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2014
The more material that Conforce releases, the more he becomes reminiscent of Detroit outfit Drexciya. Both acts delve into dark, immersive...
The Underachievers
Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2014
"Cellar Door" are supposedly the most phonetically beautiful words in the English language. Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium on the other...
Jagwar Ma
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2014
So many bands try to fuse rock and electronic music and fail miserably at the task. Then there's Jagwar Ma, a band with just one album unde...
Cut Copy
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2014
Whether or not you consider Cut Copy to be accomplished musicians is one thing, but there's no denying that they've got unbelievable stage...
Temples
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2014
Psych-rock is a resilient genre, clinging on to contemporary bands like Tame Impala, Pond and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Unlike the afor...
Dream Koala
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 1
PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2014
As one of the opening acts for day one of Osheaga, Dream Koala's incredibly downtempo show eased the crowd into the festival. With a guitar...
Ryan Hemsworth
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 1
PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2014
It began with a rumble. Slow churning dubstep started off Ryan Hemsworth's set, but almost anything would've been appropriate given how ecl...