Articles by Rachel Sanders

Katie Moore

Montebello

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2011

The songs on Montreal singer-songwriter Katie Moore's sophomore album are luscious creations filled with quiet passion and elegance. Funded...

Spring Breakup

It's Not You, It's Me

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2011

Bitter and heartbroken? Buck up, buttercup: Spring Breakup are here to help. This gloriously glum musical combo are composed of Yukon-based...

The Olympic Symphonium

The City Won't Have Time To Fight

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2011

This Fredericton, NB outfit play downtempo folk pop that nearly gets lost behind its unassuming façade. Although the arrangements on their...

Ben Everyman

Iconoplastic

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2011

Vancouver, BC's Ben Everyman thumbs his nose at songwriting conventions on Iconoplastic, a debut album as charming as it is cheeky. Witty,...

Liz Janes

Say Goodbye

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010

Liz Janes has gone all smooth and sultry, relatively speaking, that is. Compared to 2002's rough-around-the-edges, Sufjan Stevens-produced...

The Once

The Once

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2010

Newfoundland trio the Once mine their province's music traditions on their debut album. There are no fiddles or jigs though. Instead, they...

Jay Sparrow

In Our Time

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2010

At his finest, Jay Sparrow delivers devastatingly perfect barroom country with a ragged punk rock edge. Formerly of punk band the Murder Ci...

Jim Bryson Gets Backup

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2010

After years performing as faithful sideman to musicians like Kathleen Edwards, Sarah Harmer and the Tragically Hip, Jim Bryson is getting s...