Articles by Jessica Lewis

Code Pie
Love Meets Rage
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2011
Perfect for springtime pleasantry, this six-piece have given us ten new songs to indulge in. It's quite all right that we now have the long...
The Sounds
Something to Die For
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2011
Sweden's the Sounds have had a few hits under their studded belts, most memorably 2006's "Living in America." They're back with their fourt...
We Are the City
High School
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011
High School was intended to be something on the side, simultaneously eschewing the bad feelings of a line-up change, welcoming in someone n...
The Albertans
New Age
PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2011
The key behind the Albertans is the pairing of pleasant, sunny tunes to bold, dark lyrics. Though their stories are a bit vague, it's clear...
Imaginary Cities
Temporary Resident
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2011
When you have a unique voice like Marti Sarbit's, it's hard to see why you would want to surround it with basic computer handclaps, high sy...
Nightbox
Nightbox
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2011
Ah, to be young and to want to dance all the time. That's what listening to Nightbox feels like, surely no matter how old and/or tired you...
Peter Elkas
Repeat Offender
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2011
Released in the dead of winter, following Valentine's day emotional crash, the former member of Local Rabbits and Joel Plaskett Emergency r...
Baths / Braids
El Mocambo, Toronto ON February 19
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2011
It can't feel good to have feedback problems during the first song of a sold-out show. But while some bands let their anger through, Braids...