Articles by Nicole Villeneuve

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  Esprit De Corps

  Under Constant Influence

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009

  On their half-hard, half-dance-y new EP, Denver, CO's Esprit De Corps (or the EDC) experiment with instrumentation and push the boundaries...

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  Red Mass

  Red Mass

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009

  Montreal punk scene stalwart Choyce and his latest project, sprawling shock pop collective Red Mass, continues to charge ahead in a self-co...

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  Sunny Day Real Estate

  Diary

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2009

  If an album could play an influential teacher who inspires their wayward students to overcome negative patterns and become leaders (surely...

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  Jakartah

  In the Nervous Light of Coincidence

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2009

  Vancouver, BC's Jakartah confidently cite obvious acts such as These Arms are Snakes and Fugazi as influences, but elsewhere, they've been...

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  Impediments

  Impediments

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2009

  Impediments fancy themselves a group of tough trash rockers, firing off two-minute, attitude-laden fuzz-punk titbits about girls and the en...

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  Castevet

  Summer Fences

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2009

  Castevet's self-imposed description of "melodic beard punk" is more endearing than it is fully encompassing of the accomplished scope on th...

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  Hornet Leg

  Ribbon of Fear

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2009

  The distinct post-punk, weirdo pop minimalism of the early'90s K Records roster is an often imitated but rarely duplicated treat. Portland,...

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  Various

  Birth of a Dead Medium

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2009

  Birth of a Dead Medium is a compilation of the core group(s) behind Toronto's music/art/public space/etc. the Dupont Spadina Corner Collect...