Articles by Kevin Hainey

Pattern is Movement

The (Im)possibility of Longing

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

Pattern is Movement is an emo-tinged, math-rock band that has seriously set out to reconnect art with life. Luckily, those two presences ar...

Ponies in the Surf

A Demonstration

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

Boston’s Ponies in the Surf are a lovely little acoustic, psych-folk duo whose tender songs are melodic, catchy and laid-back. Camille and...

Red Krayola

Singles

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

Mayo Thompson’s the Red Krayola is without a doubt one of the most under-appreciated bands in history. Once known as the Red Crayola (legal...

Psych-Folk Confidential

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

After being drilled, chilled and head-ached by the droves of dance-punk, post-punk and no-wave bands that have been demanding everyone gyra...

Murcof

Utopia

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Anyone in need of some fresh tech-house and soundscapes might want to take up some serious residency in Murcof’s Utopia — if they can stand...

Alexander Rishaug

Possible Landscape

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

The concept of sculpting virtual landscapes through sound is certainly nothing new — hell, even Debussy was able to capture the feeling and...

Food For Animals

Scavengers

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Everything about Food For Animals’ debut screams "Extreme!” The cover takes a cuddly cartoon of penguins and turns it into a fragmented dig...

Scribbled Out Man

All Different

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

This Torontonian pop group takes an arty approach to composing and arranging catchy, friendly, proudly Canadian pop tunes. Though there is...