Articles by Mathias Pageau
Ryan Hemsworth
Elsewhere
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2018
From bedroom trap to indie pop, through the years Halifax beatmaker Ryan Hemsworth hasn't stuck to a genre so much as he has developed a pe...
Jungle
For Ever
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2018
After a handful of hyped singles, a mysterious British art-funk collective by the unsearchable name of Jungle released their proper debut L...
Ariana Grande
Sweetener
PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2018
It's hard to separate today's pop releases from the media rollout that precedes them. A prime example, Ariana Grande's new album Sweetener...
Cut Worms
Hollow Ground
PUBLISHED May 1, 2018
With their debut EP, Alien Sunset, Max Clarke's Cut Worms distilled nostalgic rock hidden behind a fuzzy layer of tape hiss and reverb. Les...
Stef Chura
Messes
PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2018
Stef Chura's new album isn't devoid of dark moments. In fact, of the 11 tracks included on Messes, eight would fit snugly on a breakup mixt...
Rhye / Charlotte Day Wilson
Le National, Montreal QC, September 24
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2017
This summer has seen the release of two new Rhye tracks, immediately launching rumours and anticipation for a new record by the R&B group f...
Red Bull Music Academy: Temple Damné
Société des Arts Technologiques, Montreal QC, September 21
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2017
Door attendants handed out earplugs to every concertgoer entering Montreal's Société des Arts Technologiques on Thursday evening (September...
Prairie Cat
Is Cary Pratt
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2017
To someone who listened to a lot of indie rock in the mid-00s, Prairie Cat's music will feel instantly familiar. Although it's hard to pinp...