Articles by Joshua Kloke

Matt Andersen Discusses Writing "Songs That People Can Relate to" with 'Weightless'

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2014

For his eighth LP, Weightless, singer-songwriter Matt Andersen employed a different songwriting approach. The New Brunswick-bred Andersen n...

Stuck Out Here

Getting Used To Feeling Like Shit

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2014

On their Facebook page, boisterous Toronto punks Stuck Out Here list their interests, which include "Not finishing school, kissing girls, d...

Matt Andersen

Man of Constant Sorrow

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2014

With the release of Weightless, his eighth full length, Matt Andersen's bluesy folk songs have stretched beyond the parameters they've prev...

Matt Andersen

Weightless

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2014

Quietly, for seven albums now, Matt Andersen has been plying his trade as a soulful blues and folk songwriter with little fanfare. Weightle...

Juan Wauters

N.A.P. North American Poetry

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2014

There's always been a simplistic charm to the Beets, the shambolic Brooklyn-based trio, and their plaintive, catchy lo-fi jams. On N.A.P No...

Matt Andersen

The Rivoli, Toronto ON, January 9

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2014

Matt Andersen smiled as he took the tiny Rivoli stage, undaunted by the idea of spending an hour alone with nothing but his guitar and a gl...

Gap Dream

Shine Your Light

PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2013

It hasn't taken long, but Gabriel Fulvimar may have fully realized his vision. The man behind Gap Dream wrote, recorded and produced his 20...

Save Ends

Warm Hearts, Cold Hands

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2013

On Save Ends' debut full-length, Warm Hearts, Cold Hands, the Boston five-piece have packaged ten tracks brimming with youthful male and fe...