Articles by Jer Fairall

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  The Mountain Goats

  Beat the Champ

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2015

  "Some things you will remember / Some things stay sweet forever," John Darnielle sings at one point on Beat the Champ, his 15th full-length...

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  Stars

  No One Is Lost

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2014

  Among the most dependable Canadian indie-rock institutions of the post-millennial era, Stars are just as easily to be taken for granted at...

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  Mecca Normal

  Empathy for the Evil

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2014

  Currently entering their third decade as a collaborative force, the Vancouver art-punk duo of Jean Smith and David Lester maintain their st...