Articles by Stephan Boissonneault

Vanille Is Your Guide to Another World on the Lovely 'La clairière'

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2023

From the very first moment of Vanille's sophomore LP, La clairière, you're immediately transported to a mystical and dreamlike forest. It's...

MorMor Illuminated the Dark in Montreal

Theatre Fairmount, January 25

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023

Hundreds of Montreal music fans pushed their way up the stairs into Theatre Fairmount on Wednesday night, eager to see MorMor (a.k.a. Seth...

Atsuko Chiba Are Fluid and Furious on 'Water, It Feels Like It's Growing'

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2023

Atsuko Chiba's latest album demands, but also harmoniously rewards, repeat listens. The Montreal five-piece's third full-length, Water, It...

Ingredient's Self-Titled Debut Is Dance Music for Wallflowers

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2022

Listening to the first half of Ingredient's self-titled debut feels like walking through a zen garden. Airy, washed out vocals chew the sce...

Badge Époque Ensemble & Lammping Find New Ways to Groove on 'Clouds of Joy: Chance of Reign'

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2022

It's amazing that Badge Époque Ensemble has only been around for four years. The progressive and mostly instrumental jazz eight piece (and...

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Continue to Do It All, and Then Some, on 'Changes'

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2022

Amputate your truth and get ready to groove a bit, 'cause King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is back with their 24th album — and fifth of...

Bonnie Trash on Turning Their Family's Ghost Stories into Music: "Am I Scared? Absolutely"

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2022

Whenever Bonnie Trash — the darkened shoegaze/post-punk drone project from Guelph, ON, led by twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Ve...

Lee Paradise Throws a Party with 'Lee Paradise & Co.'

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2022

For The Fink, his second release under his Lee Paradise moniker, Dan Lee (Hooded Fang, Phèdre), had a vision — create a soundscape for the...