Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Biipiigwan

'Something for Everyone; Nothing for Anyone' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

Roving Ontario sludge metal act Biipiigwan were originally scheduled to release their second LP, Man, this past summer. But after an ambiti...

Strange Attractor

'Back to the Cruel World' (album stream) / "Real Dark Place" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

The Northern Ontario town of Sudbury isn't really known for turning out top-tier rock acts. But for punk rock lifer Jeff Houle, it's the pe...

Le Couleur

"Voyage Amoureux" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

Last week, we showed you a video for Camera Obscura's British sci-fi homage "Troublemaker," but it appears the Scottish quintet weren't the...

The Fugitives

'Everything Will Happen' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

Vancouver indie-folk outfit the Fugitives have been known in the past to have more of other people's albums in their CDs than their own. Bu...

Zerbin Announce New 'Touch' EP, Tour Across Canada

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

Victoria-based indie rock songwriting duo Jason Zerbin and Peter Mol (a.k.a. Zerbin) have had a pretty good run since forming in 2009, with...

Kwes

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PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

In music criticism, music is often discussed in visual terms. A songwriter "paints" brutalist strokes with his guitars; a singer "sculpts"...

Teethmarks

"Dog's Blood" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2013

Defunct Canadian screamo act Alexisonfire already hijacked this song title for a track on their farewell EP, but that's not stopping Toront...

Field Study

'Feverland' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2013

Songwriter Caleb Stull spent years fronting the Vancouver-based pop outfit Parlour Steps before the band's inevitable breakup in 2010. But...