Articles by Mackenzie Herd

Chastity Belt

Time to Go Home

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2015

The female foursome known as Chastity Belt have tapped into a balanced coolness that is somehow urgent while simultaneously aloof. On Time...

Sun Belt

Cabalcor

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2015

Newly formed Vancouver-based group Sun Belt have undertaken an ambitious project with their new album, Cabalcor. The album revolves around...

Moon Duo

Shadow of the Sun

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2015

With the addition of Canadian drummer John Jeffrey, psychedelic stars Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada have effectively turned their band na...

Of Montreal

Aureate Gloom

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2015

Prior to writing and recording Aureate Gloom, Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes was in the midst of a divorce with his wife of 11 years. De...

Kevin Myles Wilson

When Our Train Comes

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2015

Kevin Myles Wilson's new EP, When Our Train Comes, is a solid, if at times a tad predictable, piece of Canadiana. It's a follow-up to the s...

Del Bel

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2015

After gathering momentum in 2011 with the release of their highly acclaimed debut album, Oneiric, haunting pop orchestra Del Bel took a bri...

Two Gallants

We Are Undone

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2015

Those new to Two Gallants may understandably be quick to compare the two-piece band to the Black Keys; they may also be interested to know...

The High Dials

In the A.M. Wilds

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2015

In discussing the theme of the new High Dials album, vocalist Trevor Anderson revealed that he spent a lot of time leading up to the record...