Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  Status/Non-Status, Formerly WHOOP-Szo, Tells Complicated Stories of Indigeneity

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2021

  After several years of amassing Canada-wide attention, Ontario rockers WHOOP-Szo delivered Warrior Down in 2019, an album steeped in sludge...

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  Chiiild Flirts with Psychedelia on New Single "Gone"

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2021

  The year since Exclaim! named Chiiild an "emerging Canadian artist you should hear" in 2020 has been a fruitful one. The Montreal-based art...

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  Members of FET.NAT and VICTIME Team Up as Album

  PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2021

  Olivier Fairfield and Simon Provencher have proven to be dynamic forces in the world of experimental music — Fairfield as the drummer of FE...

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  DijahSB's Heartfelt Words Are Making the Rap World — and Twitter — a Better Place

  PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2021

  If DijahSB's music won't make them a star, their Twitter presence might. The rapper is an absolute fiend on the polarizing social media pla...

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  DijahSB's Vulnerable Hip-Hop Will Keep Anyone's 'Head Above the Waters'

  PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2021

  DijahSB is masterful at making hard times sound good thanks to their potent combo of vulnerable, heartfelt rhymes and upbeat, groove-laden...

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  Brampton Alt-Rockers Sicayda Go "Deeper In" the Darkness with New Video

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2021

  Brampton-based alt-rock explorers Sicayda started 2021 off strong with the release of their self-titled sophomore EP, which led them to be...

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  Ruby Waters Goes on a Wild Ride in "Blow" Video

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2021

  Toronto singer-songwriter Ruby Waters was named one of Exclaim!'s New Faves last year on the strength of her If It Comes Down to It EP, and...

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  Ducks Ltd., Formerly Ducks Unlimited, Sign to Royal Mountain / Carpark for 'Get Bleak' Reissue

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2021

  Toronto jangle-pop duo Ducks Unlimited earned international attention upon the release of their debut EP, Get Bleak, at the tail end of 201...