Articles by Matthew Blenkarn

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  Jenny Hval

  The Long Sleep

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2018

  Few artists will have a more productive 2018 than Jenny Hval. In March, the genre-defying Norwegian artist released a twelve-inch in two pa...

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  Loma / Jess Williamson / JoJo Worthington

  Garrison, Toronto ON, May 9

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

  Loma's self-titled debut is the kind of wholly original work that already feels familiar. Between its lived-in ambient sounds and Shearwate...

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  Iceage

  Beyondless

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2018

  It goes without saying that Iceage are not a cheerful band. Ever since their brutal debut, New Brigade, the Danish post-punks have bombarde...

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  A Place to Bury Strangers

  Pinned

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2018

  Oliver Ackermann is as much a facilitator as he is a frontman. Four albums and a fearsome live show have enshrined his band, A Place to Bur...

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  Wye Oak

  The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2018

  Maturity can pose tough questions for seasoned musicians. At what point does music cease to be a calling and instead become a career? Do th...

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  Preoccupations

  New Material

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2018

  You shouldn't judge a song by its title unless you're listening to Preoccupations. Choose any one-word synonym for alienation and you'll li...

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  The Messthetics

  The Messthetics

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2018

  Fugazi have been on hiatus for nearly as long as they were around, but that hasn't stopped fans from living in hope of a reunion. It seemed...

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  Ought

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, March 7

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2018

  Ought are the kind of band that can wring desperate poignancy from humdrum sentiments. On their first two albums, they found change through...