Articles by Laura Stanley
True Crime Doc 'Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara' Explores the Sketchy Side of Fandom
Directed by Erin Lee Carr
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2024
Tegan and Sara have been open with and generous to their fans across their 20-plus-year career. On top of releasing 10 studio albums, they...
Leif Vollebekk's Subconscious 'Revelation': “For the First Time Ever, I Got Exactly What I Wanted”
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024
When Exclaim! speaks with Leif Vollebekk, it's a couple of months before the release of his fifth studio album Revelation, and the Montreal...
Orville Peck on Loving Dolly, Being Buddies with John Waters and Getting Unmasked by Bebe Rexha
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
A year ago, Orville Peck announced that he was cancelling his tour dates due to his declining "mental and physical health." Apart from the...
Nicolette & the Nobodies Find the Universal Spirit of Country Music: "I Don't Think It Matters Where You're From"
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2024
On the cover of old-school country band Nicolette & the Nobodies' new LP, 'The Long Way,' band leader Nicolette Hoang...
Death Cab for Cutie's 20 Best Songs Ranked
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023
For 25 years and across 10 LPs, Death Cab for Cutie have given tender-hearted listeners sweeping indie rock songs to soundtrack feelings of...
Allison Russell Celebrates Her "Fierce, Hard-Won Joy"
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023
Allison Russell pinches herself to make sure that she's not dreaming. After two decades of playing in folk bands and subsistence touring, h...
Canadian Indie Artists Face Uncertain Future After SiriusXM Axes CBC Radio 3: "I Have to Re-Evaluate Everything"
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2022
"I have to re-evaluate everything." Like many Canadian independent artists and labels, Montreal-based pop artist Russell Louder was shocke...
Maya Hawke Conquers the Worlds of Screen and Song
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2022
Actor and musician Maya Hawke describes herself as an exhibitionist when it comes to vulnerability. In the music video for "Thérèse," the...
