Articles by Ian Gormely

Charli XCX

Charli

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2019

It's taken Charli XCX five years to follow up her last proper studio album, 2014's Sucker. But the Charli that made that album is not the C...

Charli XCX Is at the Centre of Her Own Pop Universe on New Album 'Charli'

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

"Does your back hurt from carrying all of pop music?"   It was a throwaway question offered during an impromptu AMA session that Charli XCX...

G Flip

About Us

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2019

Georgia Flipo's heart was broken, so she wrote some songs about it. That's the short version of About Us, the Australian musician's debut...

Sum 41

Order in Decline

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2019

Few would have predicted that Sum 41 would survive the early aughts pop punk boom. As perhaps the most cartoony and immature iteration, the...

Blood Orange

Angel's Pulse

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2019

Creative restlessness has been a hallmark of Dev Hynes' career since day one. From his days in Test Icicles through his time as Lightspeed...

Sum 41 Survive Teen Stardom, Substance Abuse and Changing Tastes to Rise Again on 'Out for Blood'

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2019

The early oughts were awash in bouncy pop punk bands. Yet Sum 41, a young and bratty quartet from the Toronto suburb of Ajax, ON, somehow m...

black midi

Schlagenheim

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2019

What are black midi? Post-punk, noise rock, funk? Another over-hyped UK buzz band? A mirror for our collective anxiety?   They are all this...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Sum 41

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2019

Amidst the pop-punk boom of the early aughts, Ajax, ON outfit Sum 41 stood out for their huge hooks, hair metal homages and bratty antics —...