Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  Turn and Face the Strange: Canadian Musicians Embrace Change Amid Industry Upheaval

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2021

  Since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Canada in early 2020, it's far easier to list what's changed since then than what's the same, and the...

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  PACKS Should Be Taking Toronto by Storm — Instead, They're Leaving It for Good

  PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2021

  In any other year, PACKS would be one of Toronto's most notable bands to watch. After enjoying moderate success over the last few years wit...

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  Matthew "Doc" Dunn and Mr. Joy Team Up for Collaborative Album as Dr. Joy

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2021

  What happens when you cross experimental rockers Mr. Joy with prolific bandleader Matthew "Doc" Dunn? Why, you get Dr. Joy, of course! The...

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  Daniel Romano's Outfit Release New Album, Announce Another

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2021

  At this point, you shouldn't call any Daniel Romano album drop a "surprise release," since they pretty much all come with little to no warn...

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  Kings of Convenience Return at the Perfect Time on 'Peace or Love'

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2021

  With each year that passed since Kings of Convenience's 2009 album, Declaration of Dependence, their idiosyncratic brand of acoustic folk f...

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  Hubert Lenoir Returns with Mac DeMarco and Kirin J. Callinan Collab "SECRET"

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2021

  In 2018, Hubert Lenoir took the music world by storm seemingly overnight, riding the hype from his debut album Darlène to become the hottes...

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  Toronto's Ace of Wands Feel the "Vibrations" on New Single

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2021

  Toronto rock trio Ace of Wands confronted restrictive "Feminine Values" last March in what was supposed to start the lead-up to their sopho...

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  Toronto's Shallow Waves Drown Listeners in Bleakness on 'Echoes of a Collapse' EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2021

  The sun may be shining bright these days, but noisy Toronto post-punks Shallow Waves are bringing back the bleakness of the dead of winter...