Articles by Scott Simpson

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  JAWS

  Be Slowly

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2014

  JAWS have been championed, alongside fellow B-Town bands Peace and Swim Deep, as the great Birmingham comeback. The precocious four-piece h...

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  In-Flight Safety

  Conversationalist

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2014

  It's been five years since of the release of In-Flight Safety's sophomore album, We Are An Empire, My Dear, an album that drew a large numb...

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  Zammuto / Saxsyndrum

  Casa Del Popolo, Montreal QC, September 6

  PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

  Kicking off the North American leg of their tour, in support of their recently released new album Anchor, Zammuto brought their brand of of...

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  Avi Buffalo

  At Best Cuckold

  PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014

  Nearly five years after the release of their self-titled debut album, an eternity in this fast-paced musical consumption climate, Avi Buffa...

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  Tricky

  Adrian Thaws

  PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014

  After nearly 30 years in the game, you'd think Tricky might have run out of statements to make, but that wouldn't be very Tricky, now would...

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  TOPS

  Picture You Staring

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2014

  Montreal-based record label and artistic community Arbutus Records has quietly carved itself quite the niche when it comes to thoughtful an...

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  Sinkane

  Mean Love

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2014

  As expansive as his influences are, Ahmed Gallab sure knows how to reel it in. Running the gamut from afro-jazz and country soul to Blaxplo...

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  Raury

  Indigo Child

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2014

  If the last while hasn't made this point clear, let me spell it out for you: Raury is a thing. Championed by Kanye West, featured on the ne...