Articles by Ian Gormely

Gold-Bears

Dalliance

PUBLISHED May 30, 2014

Gold-Bears' debut was a catchy, though lightweight, slab of C86 worship, but their sophomore effort tightens and toughens up their sound. T...

Junior Battles

Rally

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Nominally a pop-punk band, Toronto's Junior Battles display a musical world view that extends beyond the confines that of that label. While...

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Bryan Singer

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Marvels' Avengers and its feeder films asked a lot of viewers, requiring audiences to watch five other movies in order to fully "get" the s...

Cousins' Aaron Mangle Discusses His Grandmother's Influence on 'The Halls of Wickwire'

PUBLISHED May 16, 2014

Halifax's Cousins were always a songwriting vehicle for singer-guitarist Aaron Mangle, but for the band's latest, the just released The Hal...

Cousins

The Halls of Wickwire

PUBLISHED May 14, 2014

Aaron Mangle has always been Cousins' central force. As the project's lone constant, his high-pitched howl formed the nucleus of Cousins' i...

Woods

The Great Hall, Toronto ON, May 9

PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

Woods amassed a sizeable back catalogue in a relatively short amount of time, and the Brooklyn group's live performances are a rare chance...

Nothing

Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, May 10


PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

Given the wide open, triumphant tone of their record, Nothing are certainly a dour-looking group of dudes. The Philadelphia quartet looked...

No Age

Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto ON, May 10

PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

Someone recently asked me to explain the appeal of No Age, and there's really no better place to start than their live shows. Stripped of t...