Articles by Ian Gormely

Diet Cig

Swear I'm Good at This

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2017

A line delivered late on Diet Cig's debut, Swear I'm Good at This, lays bare the dichotomy in singer-guitarist Alex Luciano's songwriting:...

Four Firsts for the New Pornographers on Seventh Album 'Whiteout Conditions'

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2017

By the time most bands get around to making their seventh album (if they even get that far) fans generally know what to expect. And while V...

Nelly Furtado

The Ride

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2017

Nelly Furtado has never been one to stand still musically. Since the beginning of her career, she's used pop, hip-hop, dance, folk and mult...

At the Drive-In

Rebel, Toronto ON, March 29

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2017

At the Drive-In were not built to last. Watching old performance footage of the El Paso, TX group, it's a wonder they managed to make it th...

Nelly Furtado Finds Inspiration in Dusty Vinyl and Rediscovers "the Joy of Music" on 'The Ride'

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2017

Nelly Furtado's latest album, The Ride (out March 31 on Nelstar/Sony) is a serious departure from her previous work. Though Furtado has alw...

Green Day / Against Me!

FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2017

Green Day's legacy now far outstrips whatever cultural relevancy they currently hold. American Idiot, their most ambitious album, dropped l...

​Dirty Projectors

Modular Mourn

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2017

Following the disillusion of his personal and creative relationship with singer Amber Coffman, few would have guessed that David Longstreth...

After the Breakup: Five Artists Who Shaped 'Dirty Projectors'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2017

When Amber Coffman left Dirty Projectors after she and frontman David Longstreth ended their romantic partnership, few guessed that Longstr...