Articles by Ian Gormely

R.E.M.

R.E.M. at the BBC

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2018

By the early '90s, R.E.M. were one of the biggest bands in the world. Yet, even as 1991's Out of Time and 1992's Automatic For the People r...

Mitski

Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, October 22

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2018

It was halfway through Mitski Miyawaki's sold out Toronto show that it happened — during "Townie," the rousing second track from her 2014 b...

Robyn

Honey

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2018

Eight years is a long time in pop music. At least two generations of would-be stars have come and gone since 2010, when Robyn released Body...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Phil Elverum, Mount Eerie and the Microphones

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2018

Phil Elverum is a DIY wunderkind who's made beguiling lo-fi recordings since the late '90s. But when fame came calling after the success of...

Swearin'

Fall Into the Sun

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2018

A funny thing happened between Swearin's 2015 split and their reformation last fall: Allison Crutchfield (along with her sister Katie) beca...

Ralph Releases Pop Debut 'A Good Girl' After She Finally Stops Writing Songs For It

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2018

It was supposed to be so easy.   Raffaela Weyman, aka pop artist Ralph, just needed "ten songs that I loved" and her debut album, A Good Gi...

Elton John

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON September 25

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2018

Elton John is the latest in a growing line of boomer music icons who are supposedly retiring from the road. And while time will tell if a q...

Phil Elverum Reveals How Mount Eerie Live Album '(After)' Puts Mourning to Rest

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2018

Phil Elverum got the email months after the fact. Organizers for Le Guess Who Festival in the Netherlands had a recording of his 2017 show...