Articles by Matt Yuyitung

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  The Kents

  Within Waves

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2017

  On 2016's Waking, the Kents sounded like the perfect distillation of Canadian indie pop. It was equal parts Arkells and Half Moon Run, radi...

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  The Elwins

  Beauty Community

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2017

  The latest LP from Newmarket pop-rockers the Elwins is both exploratory and poppy at the same time. Sounding equal parts like Tokyo Police...

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  The Pack A.D.

  Dollhouse

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2017

  Vancouver's the Pack A.D. have chemistry for days. Drummer Maya Miller and singer/guitarist Becky Black have been a band for over 10 years,...

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  Chelsea Wolfe

  Hiss Spun

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2017

  Her entire career, Chelsea Wolfe has flirted with some of the most unnerving genres on the planet: doom metal, darkwave, drone-folk, you na...

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  A Giant Dog

  Toy

  PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2017

  One of the most disarming moments on A Giant Dog's latest full-length, Toy, comes near the very end of the record, on closer "Survive," whe...

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  EMA

  Exile in the Outer Ring

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2017

  Erika M. Anderson can always be counted on to be painfully honest and direct. She's opened one of her most well-known tunes with the line,...

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  Dasher

  Sodium

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2017

  It's not often you see a band move away from a large music scene to find their big break. But that's exactly what Dasher singer/drummer Kyl...

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  Washed Out

  Mister Mellow

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2017

  For the uninitiated: Chillwave was a style of music that became popular around 2009, led by artists like Neon Indian, Toro Y Moi and Washed...