Articles by Peter Sanfilippo
Still Parade
Concrete Vision
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2016
There's a deep and genuine respect for the 1970s apparent on Still Parade's latest offering. That Niklas Kramer does away with the pristine...
Seaway
Colour Blind
PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015
With a tube TV and a font reminiscent of Saved By the Bell on the album's cover, Seaway immediately draw on a suburban, high school nostalg...
You Vandal
Abandon All Hope
PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2015
It's easy for an emotive pop punk record to come off contrived if the tried-and-true ingredients of passion, honesty and angst aren't mixed...
The Good Life
Everybody's Coming Down
PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2015
The prospect of a new album after an eight-year gap is a risky one, but it seems that in the case of the Good Life, the time apart has revi...
Snake Legs
Snake Legs EP
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2015
At first glance, Snake Legs appear to be your typical upbeat, fun-loving punk quartet. The four tracks offered on their self-titled EP are...
Dave Monks
All Signs Point To Yes
PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2015
If there is one thing Dave Monks' years in Tokyo Police Club have made apparent, it's that he has a keen aptitude for writing lyrics. From...
Teenage Bottlerocket
Tales From Wyoming
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2015
If there's a lesson to be learned from Tales From Wyoming, and pop punk in general, it's that four power chords and a beer can's worth of c...
Hollerado
111 Songs
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2015
With 111 Songs, Manotick, ON quartet Hollerado have officially transcended Lil B's 101-song 05 Fuck Em mixtape territory and entered a new...