Articles by Melody Lau
What I Play
Emilie & Ogden
PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2015
Emilie Kahn was trapped inside Studio B-12 during a snowstorm in February. The Montreal musician, who goes by Emilie & Ogden — the la...
Young Galaxy
Falsework
PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2015
The first words we hear Catherine McCandless sing on Young Galaxy's new album Falsework are, "Settle in here." Cutting through the propulsi...
Young Galaxy
The Metamorphosis
PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2015
"They don't respect the boundaries of our profession," Stephen Ramsay jokes quietly over the phone. It's a Friday evening, and while settin...
Emilie & Ogden on Obvious Comparisons and Unexpected Influences
PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2015
A Taylor Swift endorsement can be invaluable to a new artist, but it can be equal parts a blessing and a curse. When Montreal artist Emilie...
Chvrches
Every Open Eye
PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2015
When Chvrches released their lead single "Leave a Trace," from their new album Every Open Eye, lead singer Lauren Mayberry boldly proclaime...
Jooj Are Driven by Instinct and 'Emotional Movement'
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2015
Sook-Yin Lee is never one to limit herself. The former MuchMusic VJ and current CBC radio personality is also a multimedia artist who has b...
SOAK
Before We Forgot How To Dream
PUBLISHED May 29, 2015
When you're young and shy, you have to get creative in order to get your thoughts out into the world. In the case of a 13-year-old Irish ar...
Jooj
Jooj
PUBLISHED May 25, 2015
Like a horror movie score, Jooj's debut self-titled album opens with two ominous notes that steadily crawl at a metronomic pace. What separ...
