Articles by Jerry Pratt

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  La Rocca

  The Truth

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  For an Irish band based in Los Angeles fronted by a guy named Bjorn, La Rocca’s sound belies their diverse origins. Their debut is a pretty...

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  Say Hi To Your Mom

  Impeccable Blahs

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Synths and guitars dappled with laptop programming may colour Say Hi To Your Mom’s work, but their unfailing quirkiness makes it mighty tou...

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  Ten Year Drought

  Memoranda

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Seven years ago, one-time Toronto resident Adam Fox decided he had enough of the plastic and smog of the big city and fled for the relative...

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  Crestview Trust

  Crestview Trust

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Despite this being their debut album, Crestview Trust are clearly not tentative greenhorns. They have managed to streamline and compress an...

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  Jason Bajada

  Up Go the Arms

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  For an indie record, Up Go the Arms sounds remarkably "un-indie.” It is not a grainy, lo-fi recording; instead it favours a clean, polished...

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  David & the Citizens

  David & the Citizens

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  What is it about Sweden and their fixation with pop music? It seems they never have much trouble in finding yet another cheery export to di...

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  The 88

  Over and Over

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  If you are one of the many rushing to your television sets (self-consciously or not) to catch Ryan and Marissa’s exploits on The OC, chance...

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  Charlie Slick

  Pass the Time Machine

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Charlie Slick could conceivably fit quite snugly into Toronto’s newly minted Bad Bands Revolution. "Pass the Time Machine” subscribes to th...