Articles by Melody Lau

Tei Shi Discusses Her New EP and the Language of Music

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2015

Valerie Teicher has lived a very nomadic life. The Argentinian-born artist, who goes by the moniker Tei Shi, has moved around a lot, from V...

Tei Shi

Verde EP

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2015

Last year, Valerie Teicher, a.k.a. Tei Shi, got a critical boost by covering one of the biggest pop stars in the world: Beyoncé. Her spot-o...

Courtney Barnett

Quiet Contemplation

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

Courtney Barnett has been mislabelled a slacker. The Australian musician has made a name for herself over the past few years for her intuit...

Will Butler

Policy

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2015

Although Win Butler stands as Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire's tenacious leader, fans have had their eyes on brother Will Butler for...

Whitehorse

Burning Love

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2015

When Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland first joined forces as Whitehorse in 2011, their assorted sound was still finding its roots in a me...

Whitehorse

Leave No Bridge Unburned

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2015

The album cover of Whitehorse's third full-length, Leave No Bridge Unburned, is illustrated like a vintage film poster, colour-blocked and...

Whitehorse Share Lessons Learned on 'Leave No Bridge Unburned'

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2015

When Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland first formed Whitehorse in 2011, they were very adamant on remaining a duo both in the studio and o...

Ty Segall

Mr. Face EP

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2015

Another year, another Ty Segall release. For a man who has averaged at least two records a year since 2008, Segall is getting his head star...