Articles by Matt Bobkin

Bahamas on Maritime Living, Almost Meeting Trump and Marrying His Wife After 10 Minutes

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2020

You can truly get the best of both worlds with the music of Bahamas. The folk rocking troubadour also known as Afie Jurvanen has long been...

ZONES Makes Disco Magic from Science in Trippy New "Mothlight" Video

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2020

Folk, psych and disco will collide when Toronto producer ZONES drops the upcoming Recursion - EP. Before the four-track release arrives on...

Fleet Foxes Joyfully Grapple with Their Legacy on 'Shore'

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2020

Fleet Foxes are, in the grand scheme of things, still a relatively young band — it's been 12 years since their self-titled debut found them...

Fleet Foxes Explain the Terrifying Near-Death Experience That Ushered in Their Joyful New Chapter

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2020

Shore is a Fleet Foxes album like no other — and not just because they have surprise-released it to coincide with the autumn equinox. Rathe...

Lee Paradise Announces New Album 'The Fink'

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2020

Toronto musician Daniel Lee is dusting off his Lee Paradise moniker for a new album. The longtime Hooded Fang and Phèdre member is returnin...

Partner Celebrate "Big Gay Hands" on New Single

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2020

Partner are set to release sophomore album Never Give Up, and now they've shared a new song and accompanying video for longtime live cut "B...

Skinny Dyck Can't Stop "Dreamin'" in New Video

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2020

Lethbridge, AB-based country artist Skinny Dyck dropped his debut album Get to Know Lonesome in July, packed with downtrodden, pedal steel-...

Watch Komodo Cover the Replacements at Toronto's Monarch Tavern

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2020

Over the past few weeks, some of Toronto's best bands have taken to the Monarch Tavern stage to perform tributes to their favourite bands a...