Articles by Thierry Côté
Melanie Brulée
Débridée
PUBLISHED May 26, 2015
It's common to see French-Canadian musicians release music in English to reach a wider audience, but Melanie Brulée's choice of a less-trav...
Rhett Miller
The Traveler
PUBLISHED May 12, 2015
Beginning with 2002's The Instigator, Rhett Miller has largely used his solo releases as outlets to investigate a more polished brand of po...
Crocodiles
Boys
PUBLISHED May 12, 2015
With a fifth studio album in seven years, Crocodiles are certainly not resting on their laurels. Produced by Martin Thulin (Los Fancy Free,...
Shelby Lynne
I Can't Imagine
PUBLISHED May 4, 2015
Shelby Lynne's rich, stop-you-in-your-tracks powerhouse of a voice has remained a constant throughout her career, but her recorded output h...
The Sonics / catl.
Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2015
On the strength of menacing early singles such as "The Witch" (banned at the time from radio airplay in some markets), "Psycho" and "Strych...
Allison Moorer
Down to Believing
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2015
To say that the five years since the release of Allison Moorer's last album — 2010's Crows — have been eventful would be a bit...
Andy Kim
It's Decided
PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2015
It's Decided is not technically a comeback for Andy Kim — the 62-year-old singer who went into semi-retirement in the 1990s released...
Jimmy Webb
Hugh's Room, Toronto ON, February 15
PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2015
Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Hayes, Donna Summer, Roberta Flack, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave — these are only a few of the dozens o...