Articles by Rachel Sanders

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  The Karpinka Brothers

  One Brick At A Time

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  The nostalgic harmonies and retro-style black and white album cover of the Karpinka Brothers’ debut album call to mind some of the last cen...

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  Wendy McNeill

  A Dreamer's Guide To Hardcore Living

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  Wendy McNeill’s worldview can likely be summed up by one line from the second track on her latest album: "Start building a castle, don’t si...

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  Kellarissa

  Flamingo

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

  Larissa Loyva makes her solo debut with the brief but startling Flamingo, a shimmering, multi-hued collection of songs that range from quie...

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  Hank and Lily

  North America

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

  Oddball musical duo Hank Pine and Lily Fawn are more like a post-apocalyptic freak show than a rock band. Good times, though. With a catalo...

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  John Mellencamp

  Life, Death, Love and Freedom

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

  Seems John Mellencamp is in a pretty pissy mood. His ill humour, however, lends itself to his latest release, a beautifully bleak meditatio...

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  Swank

  Campfire Psalms

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

  Vancouver roots outfit Swank always have a hard drinkin’, barn burnin’, rootin’ tootin’ good time. On their third full-length release, the...

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  Haley Bonar

  Big Star

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008

  With her fourth album, Haley Bonar takes a skip and a jump away from her slowcore roots. After her muted 2006 record, Lure the Fox, Bonar s...

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  Lake of Stew

  Ain't Tired of Lovin'

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008

  Giddy-up and grab your banjo, folks, it’s time for the hootenanny. On Ain’t Tired of Lovin’, this eight-piece acoustic string band from Mon...