Articles by Sam Boer

She Survived Tragedy, Now Christa Couture Is Learning What It Means to Be Safe and Creative

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020

It's a "flash-forward-to-spring" kind of day in Toronto, and Christa Couture has been relishing a new feeling: safety. Talking with lightne...

Maude Audet

Tu ne mourras pas

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2020

Vintage is hip, there's no denying it. Across the musical spectrum this past year, we've seen artists like alt-country crooner Orville Peck...

Tré Burt

Caught It From the Rye

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2020

For his debut album for John Prine's Oh Boy label, Sacramento-based folk raconteur Tré Burt is in a unique position. Having released a few...

Aoife Nessa Frances

Land of No Junction

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2020

With her psychedelic folk debut, Dublin songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances has crafted an album that sounds like it is floating. Caught in the...

Luke Lalonde Quells Environmental Anxiety Through Joyful Creation on 'The Perpetual Optimist'

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2019

Though Luke Lalonde has dealt with travel anxiety while touring with Born Ruffians over the years, a different kind of anxiety fuelled his...

Gabriel Birnbaum

Not Alone

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2019

The sheer number of spectacular indie folk-rock releases from Brooklyn acts this year — from the likes of Big Thief, Helado Negro and Thelm...

Luke Lalonde

The Perpetual Optimist

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019

During the most tender moment on his latest album, Luke Lalonde shares some advice his father has given him throughout his life: "Never hid...

Luke Lalonde

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2019

Luke Lalonde cusses out the state of the world with such reckless exuberance, it takes a moment for it to sink in. Though he's always balan...