Articles by Laura Stanley

Jennah Barry

Holiday

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2020

About Holiday, Jennah Barry's first record since 2012's Young Men, Barry says it's an album "about ruminating." The songs came after Barry...

Basia Bulat

Are You in Love?

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2020

The cover for Are You in Love? is a painting of Basia Bulat by Toronto-based artist Kris Knight. It depicts Bulat basking in the sun with h...

Mandy Moore

Silver Landings

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2020

It's hard to hear Mandy Moore's soft, sweet-sounding voice and not think about the many roles she's played over her 20-year career. In 1999...

Frazey Ford

U kin B the Sun

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2020

It's easy to get stuck in a pattern of negative thinking, and with the current state of the world, it doesn't feel like anything can jolt y...

Class of 2020: The Mooks Are Driven to Rock

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2020

Although Toronto garage-rockers the Mooks formed just three years ago, the trio's respective careers span over a decade. Vocalist and guita...

Nico Paulo

Wave Call

PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2020

Nico Paulo's debut EP, Wave Call, moves with steady gestures. Paulo, who immigrated to Canada from Portugal in 2014, reconciles with change...

The Highwomen and the Year of Brandi Carlile

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2019

From playing an instrumental role in the making of a music legend's comeback record to becoming part of a country supergroup with a purpose...

Orville Peck Talks About His Breakthrough Year, Why the Mask Isn't a Mystery and Living His Sincere Truth

PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2019

Country artist Orville Peck introduced himself to audiences in late 2018 with the psych-rock-doused country tune "Big Sky." In the single's...