Articles by Laura Stanley

AHI Offers Compassion and Hope on 'In Our Time'

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2018

In the song "Just Pray," from AHI's sophomore album In Our Time, there's a line that captures his work ethic: "Every go-getter goes and get...

AHI

In Our Time

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2018

The music of AHI — a Brampton, ON-born singer-songwriter who splits his time between Toronto and Nashville — shines with positivity. The op...

Jennifer Castle

Drake Underground, Toronto ON, June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2018

Jennifer Castle's latest record Angels of Death is, among other things, about death. Death was also part of Castle's stage setup for the al...

Isla Craig

The Becoming

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2018

"Who am I? I would like to know," Isla Craig, flanked by a powerhouse quartet of backing vocalists Daniela Gesundheit (Snowblink) Tamara Li...

Wes Allen

Funny Thing

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2018

Toronto's Wes Allen already has an impressive resume, given that Funny Thing, a brief three-track EP, is his debut release. Allen collabora...

Witch Prophet Seeks Deep Connection on 'The Golden Octave'

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2018

Witch Prophet, aka Ayo Leilani, says the title of her debut The Golden Octave refers to "a level of sound that penetrates deep into your so...

Witch Prophet Challenges Genre, Reveals Past Lives and Finds Creative Safe Space on 'The Golden Octave'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2018

The music Ayo Leilani makes as Witch Prophet hovers above R&B and hip-hop descriptors, but doesn't land on either. On The Golden Octave, th...

Witch Prophet

The Golden Octave

PUBLISHED May 16, 2018

To open The Golden Octave, Witch Prophet's highly anticipated debut, Ayo Leilani softly wonders, "What if I told you just who I was." It is...