Articles by Laura Stanley

Chris Velan

Glow

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2016

On his sixth studio album, Chris Velan combines pieces of his varied sonic inspirations — singer-songwriters, West African guitar-pop, '80s...

You Say Party Discuss Sadness and New Beginnings

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2016

You Say Party (formerly You Say Party! We Say Die!) have been through a lot together. Starting from their first punk show in a church basem...

You Say Party

You Say Party

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2016

After years of deadlines, gruelling tours and then, tragically, the death of their drummer Devon Clifford, You Say Party announced in 2011...

King of Foxes

Golden Armour

PUBLISHED Dec 25, 2015

King of Foxes' Golden Armour shines as brightly as its title suggests. The Edmonton band's debut LP has a tough outer shell that glistens w...

Moss Lime

Zoo Du Québec

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2015

The second EP from Montreal/Paris trio Moss Lime is packed with confidence; with songs like "I Always Get What I Want," a melting pot of vo...

Most Serene Republic Find Peace with 'Mediac'

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2015

In the decade since the Most Serene Republic released their debut Underwater Cinematographer, the band have grown up. They released a strin...

The Most Serene Republic

Mediac

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2015

Ten years ago, in a golden age of indie rock, the Most Serene Republic released their debut album, Underwater Cinematographer, through Arts...

We Are The City

Above Club

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2015

We Are The City's artistic vision is a cut above most experimental Can-rock acts. This boundary-pushing creativity was prominently displaye...