Articles by Laura Stanley

Beatrice Deer

My All to You

PUBLISHED May 8, 2018

Over ten years ago, Beatrice Deer left her hometown of Quaqtaq, QC (population: 376) and moved to Montreal. She set out to achieve three go...

Haley Blais Emerges From Her YouTube Channel for Pop Debut 'Let Yourself Go'

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2018

"I like to keep it real," Vancouver-based musician and YouTube creator Haley Blais tells Exclaim! Blais' candidness, which shines through o...

Haley Blais

Let Yourself Go

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2018

Haley Blais's Let Yourself Go is an exhalation of young adulthood anxieties. On her bright and dulcet EP, Blais cycles through a bunch of t...

Anna Burch

Quit the Curse

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2018

Anna Burch's Quit the Curse is like thumbing through a stack of Polaroid pictures. The Detroit singer-songwriter presents her feelings and...

Ryan Driver

Careless Thoughts

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2017

On Careless Thoughts, Toronto-based, multi-talented artist Ryan Driver is highly inquisitive. Driver questions how to find peace and see be...

Common Holly

Playing House

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2017

As a full-length work, Common Holly's Playing House feels satisfyingly complete.   On the opener and standout track "If After All," project...

Mo Kenney Doesn't Shy Away on 'The Details'

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2017

Mo Kenney is an honest songwriter. On "Deja Vu," a standout track from her self-titled debut, she spits, "Baby, I'm bored" and her sophomor...

Mo Kenney

The Details

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2017

On Mo Kenney's candid third record, The Details, we follow Kenney through a period of depression to eventual stability. The songs are short...