Articles by Pras Rajagopalan

The Week That Was

The Week That Was

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2008

Peter is the second of Field Music’s Brewis brothers to put out his own record, following brother Dave’s commendable Sea From Shore. A loos...

The Shaky Hands

Lunglight

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2008

Portland mainstays the Shaky Hands certainly aren’t shy about their reverence for that old time rock’n’roll, as their affinity for ’60s gar...

Correcto

Correcto

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

As if Correcto didn’t already have enough in common with Franz Ferdinand — a hometown, label and musical influences — they then had to go a...

Oxford Collapse

Bits

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

I’m hoping classing Bits as "music for the erudite frat boy” doesn’t come off as an overly backhanded compliment to Oxford Collapse, becaus...

Quest For Fire

Quest For Fire

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

Arising out of the ashes of celebrated Toronto groups Deadly Snakes, Cursed and No No Zero, Quest For Fire have released a debut that doesn...

Slim Twig

Vernacular Violence

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2008

This release, coming on the heels of the Derelict Dialect MEP, may be the one that causes people outside Slim Twig’s fan base in Toronto to...

CSS' Lovefoxxx

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2008

Since the release of their celebrated 2006 eponymous debut, Brazil's Cansei De Ser Sexy have gained fans from across the globe, a lucrative...

Windmill

Puddle City Racing Lights

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2008

Windmill (aka Matthew Thomas Dillon) is an American trapped in the body of a Brit. This much is obvious on the debut, given the strong U.S....