Articles by Sarah Towle

Dana Sipos

Roll Up the Night Sky

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2015

Rolling up the night sky is perhaps an appropriate metaphor for what singer-songwriter Dana Sipos does. Originally from Yellowknife, she ha...

Sin and Swoon

Did I Turn the Oven Off?

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2015

Rarely does a band name suite a sound so well as Sin and Swoon. The duo (made up of Montreal-based Michelle Tompkins and Mike O'Brien) writ...

Leaf Rapids

Lucky Stars

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2015

Emerging from the accolades of the (still active) Winnipeg alt-country band Nathan comes Leaf Rapids. Composed of husband and wife duo Keri...

Kyra and Tully

Journey Home

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2015

There's something distinctly Ontarian about Kyra and Tully's fourth release, Journey Home. Between Kyra's stunning, Sarah Harmer-esque voca...

Shane Koyczan

Divan Orange, Montreal QC, April 9

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2015

There were no flashy bells and whistles at Shane Koyczan's first-ever Montreal show; no violins nor cellos swelling with the ebb and flow o...

Gabrielle Papillon

The Tempest of Old

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2015

Gabrielle Papillon's newest album is dark and rich, with melancholy melodies, string orchestrations and gothic lyrics swirling around like...

Sarah MacDougall

Grand Canyon

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2015

Sarah MacDougall's latest record, Grand Canyon, is steeped in sounds that remind you of her Nordic roots and Northern Canadian homestead: p...

Amelia Curran Explains Her Evolution Towards 'They Promised You Mercy'

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2014

Amelia Curran is known for her knife-edged lyrics, steeped in metaphor, that so strongly connect with the human experience that she draws c...