Articles by Sarah Chodos

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  Rich Aucoin Sonically Captures the Division of the 'United States'

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2020

  Rich Aucoin has been known to sync his albums to movies so they can be used as alternate soundtracks. This time, the story he has created a...

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  Without the Romantic Dogs, Sameer Cash Finds Quiet Solitude in 'This City'

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2020

  When Sameer Cash sings "the smoke sticks like a second skin," he is conjuring up images of Toronto. His new album, This City, is a rock and...

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  Elrichman's Free-Spirited Approach Makes 'Heaven's Mayor' an Engaging Listen

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2020

  Toronto musician Paul Erlichman thrives in the underbelly of the music industry, exploring sounds that have evolved in response to, with an...

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  summersets' 'Small Town Saturday' Is Easy to Fall in Love With

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2020

  Singer-songwriters Kalle Mattson and Andrew Sowka bring together folk, rock, pop and blues as summersets. Both musicians grew up in Sault S...

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  Toronto's NYSSA Subverts Traditions on 'Girls Like Me'

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2020

  Girls Like Me is the debut full-length album from Toronto musician NYSSA, who was writing and performing songs by age 12, leading to her be...

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  8 Inch Betsy's 'The Mean Days' Is a Vital Expression of Community-Building

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2020

  Music, at its best, is a statement in a larger conversation. The Mean Days by 8 Inch Betsy is a particularly great example of this. The Me...

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  AMAARA Brings Visual Sensibilites to Her Meditative Pop on 'Heartspeak'

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2020

  Sometimes a musician is actually a multi-disciplinarian who creates music as just one component of their work. Sometimes music is actually...

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  Double Grave Bid Farewell to Lost Dreams on 'Goodbye, Nowhere!'

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2020

  Double Grave's sound on their latest album, Goodbye, Nowhere!, could be described as avant-garde grunge or Dadaist pop — like a Kool-Aid-in...