Articles by Sarah Bauer

Basia Bulat

Tall Tall Shadow

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

Plenty of attention is paid to the distinct, honeyed vibrato of Toronto, ON-raised folk artist Basia Bulat, and with good reason. Since the...

Rae Spoon Talks the Years of Inspiration Behind 'My Prairie Home'

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2013

It's not quite fitting to call Montreal-based artist Rae Spoon's latest release a "follow- up" to 2012's electro-pop effort, I Can't Keep A...

Rae Spoon

In Focus

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2013

When transgender musician and author Rae Spoon released I Can't Keep All of Our Secrets last year, buzz was already growing for another pro...

Rae Spoon

My Prairie Home

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2013

Featuring the score and soundtrack to the National Film Board documentary of the same name, the latest release from Montreal-based artist R...

Jesse Woods

Get Your Burdens Lifted

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2013

Some genres are more vulnerable than others to having an artist's musical influences stick out distractedly — folk and country chief...

Daniel Romano

Come Cry With Me

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2013

In tracing the evolution of former Attack in Black singer Daniel Romano as a classic country songwriter, one can hear the steady formation...

Portage & Main

Never Had the Time

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2013

For their sophomore independent release, Vancouver, BC-based quintet Portage and Main whip up another trusty batch of country rock tunes nu...