Reviews
Sam Lynch's delicate, lilting voice is achingly melancholy and relatable. There's an underlying sense that whatever the Vancouver-based sing...
Articles By Francis Baptiste
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![Sam Lynch Finds Sturdy Footing in an Unsteady World on 'Little Disappearance']()
Sam Lynch Finds Sturdy Footing in an Unsteady World on 'Little Disappearance' Published Oct 20, 2020 -
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ReviewsJenny Banai Takes Her Dazzling Vocals to the Next Level on 'couchwalker' Published Oct 15, 2020On Jenny Banai's sophomore album, couchwalker, she has proven herself one of the most gifted vocalists on the scene today. While she had alr...
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![Fake Shark Fill Their 'House of Mirrors' with Relatable Pop Gems]()
ReviewsFake Shark Fill Their 'House of Mirrors' with Relatable Pop Gems Published Jul 14, 2020The seven songs on House of Mirrors present the listener with a healthy range of human emotions delivered through highly refined, succinct,...
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![Jordan Klassen Emerges as a Top-Tier Canadian Songwriter on 'Tell Me What to Do']()
ReviewsJordan Klassen Emerges as a Top-Tier Canadian Songwriter on 'Tell Me What to Do' Published May 21, 2020With Tell Me What to Do, Jordan Klassen emerges as a top-tier Canadian songwriter. These 12 songs weave quietly contemplative meditations on...
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![The Golden Age of Wrestling Makes a Case for 'Glambient' Music on 'Tombstone Piledriver']()
ReviewsThe Golden Age of Wrestling Makes a Case for "Glambient" Music on 'Tombstone Piledriver' Published May 13, 2020Time will tell if "glambient" will be the next hot genre to take the music world by storm. While we wait and see, Tombstone Piledriver is a...
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![Wrecked Beach's 'Eye Tide' Is a Fitting Soundtrack for Vancouver's Clothing-Optional Party Spot]()
ReviewsWrecked Beach's 'Eye Tide' Is a Fitting Soundtrack for Vancouver's Clothing-Optional Party Spot Published May 01, 2020In December of 2018, the Vancouver-based five-piece rock group Wrecked Beach released their debut EP, a brief three-song introduction to the...
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ReviewsBabe Corner Killer Published Mar 12, 2020The debut EP from Vancouver's Babe Corner is a melancholy wrangling of reverb-soaked guitars, four-part harmonies, and laidback "babe core"...
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ReviewsHotel Mira Perfectionism Published Feb 17, 2020Perfectionism is the catchiest and most consistent body of work from Hotel Mira to date. Formerly known as JPNSGRLS, the Vancouver-based ban...
