Articles by Neil Haverty

Tortoise

Rhythm Methods

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

When the five members of avant-rock collective Tortoise arrive in Canada this month for the Eastern swing of Exclaim!'s 12th Anniversary Co...

Rockets Red Glare Don't Mean To Confuse You

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Rockets Red Glare make music for musicians. Complicated, detailed and perfectly executed, their songs are sure to provide a real challenge...

Balls Falls

The Crossing Guard

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Balls Falls might just be too witty for their own good. Their musical proficiency is indisputably solid and their aptitude for writing last...

Burdocks

I Have A Million Friends

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Though they'd probably cringe at the classification, the Burdocks make progressive rock cool again, replacing the stale rock theatrics and...

Rebecca Campbell

The Sweetest Noise

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

It would be a shame for The Sweetest Noise to fall into the wrong hands. With a sound that toes the line between smooth jazz and luminous o...

Kitchens and Bathrooms

Utter A Sound

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Hamilton's Kitchens and Bathrooms couldn't have released Utter A Sound at a better time. With a recent surge of interest in math rock aroun...

Logh

Every Time A Bell Rings An Angel Gets His Wings

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Deep Elm has hit a wall on their emo crusade. As one of the many offenders in the dreaded mainstream consumption of the genre, the label is...

Forms

Icarus

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

It's always refreshing when a band comes out of nowhere and blows your socks off. With this, their debut album, the Forms offer a great fir...