Articles by Jill Langlois

The Black Keys

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2008

Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach of gritty rock duo the Black Keys are often men of few words, but when they do open their mouths it speaks volu...

Winter Gloves

About A Girl

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

Charles F. might have started his new outfit, Winter Gloves, on a whim but the Montreal quartet’s first full-length is far from the afterth...

Ra Ra Riot

The Rhumb Line

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

If you’ve heard Ra Ra Riot’s self-titled EP, you’ve already had a taste of almost half of The Rhumb Line. Not that that’s necessarily a bad...

The Stills

Oceans Will Rise

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

Now that they’ve made the move to indie favourite Arts & Crafts, Montreal’s the Stills have found a way to merge the brilliant dance rock o...

Mardeen

Read Less Minds

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

A disclaimer: I have a slight obsession with all things East coast. But one that’s completely warranted, since the music that’s been coming...

Albert Hammond Jr.

¿Cómo Te Llama?

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

When I first went to hit play to listen to ¿Cómo Te Llama?, all I was expecting was another boring, lazy-Sunday record like Yours To Keep....

Subways

All or Nothing

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

The Subways open this record with a song that includes a riff that sounds a little too much like Velvet Revolver for my liking. Even having...

Rogers Picnic 2008

Fort York, Toronto ON July 20

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2008

Rogers sure knows how to put out a varied spread. You couldn’t bring your own food into their Fort York picnic, so the music was eaten up b...