Articles by Nicholas Sokic

Bartees Strange Is Looking for Sustainability — and a Home in Canada

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2023

What Bartees Strange wants most is long-term sustainability. "If I could figure out a way to make a living doing this thing I really, real...

​Jenny Lewis Is Letting Her Dog Lead the Way

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2023

Jenny Lewis has a new album on the way, along with a hefty heaping of tour dates – but she's focused on the little things. "The joy is in...

PONY Find Profundity in Power Pop on 'Velveteen'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2023

Velveteen, the latest dispatch from Toronto duo Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand's PONY, isn't going to dramatically shake up listeners' perc...

The National's 20 Best Songs Ranked

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2023

Over 20 years into their career, the National have achieved a belated dominance in the indie rock scene. With their eight past albums — the...

ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT are Time Travellers on 'Darling the Dawn'

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2023

While the Internet's proclivity for describing spaces as 'liminal' has reached its stultifying peak, "Darling the Dawn" — the debut long pl...

'Therapy Dogs' Captures the Malaise of Adolescence in Suburban Ontario

Directed by Ethan Eng

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

Picture it: you're 17 at your friend's house, and his parents are gone for the weekend, so he decides to throw a party. In a moment of quie...

Yo La Tengo Are in It Together on 'This Stupid World'

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2023

"I want to fall out of time," sings Ira Kaplan in 'Fallout.' "Reach back, unwind." The fight against time will always be a losing one, but...

Neil Young's 'Harvest Time' Documentary Is for Hardcore Fans Only

Directed by Neil Young

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022

In a special introduction for theatre audiences, Neil Young recounts the story of his landmark 1972 album Harvest and its significance. He...