Articles by Travis Persaud

Okkervil River

I Am Very Far

PUBLISHED May 10, 2011

Will Sheff and co. shed the warm, small-room atmosphere of past efforts for a more stadium-friendly ambience on their sixth full-length alb...

Explosions In The Sky

Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2011

For the past 12 years, Explosions in the Sky have been leaving listeners awestruck with their ability to communicate waves of emotion witho...

Explosions in the Sky Explain the "Natural Human Evolution" of <i>Take Care</i>

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2011

It's been four years since Explosions in the Sky's last release, taking more time than fans are used to waiting for a follow-up record. But...

Thursday

No Devolucion

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

Thursday appeared shell-shocked after their genre-defining album, Full Collapse, in 2001, unsure of how to proceed. That identity crisis cr...

True Widow

As High as the Highest Heavens and from the Center to the Circumference of the Earth

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

This album germinates at a snail's pace, but time and repeat listens uncover a sublimely raw, moving record. The Dallas, TX trio spread nin...

Funeral for a Friend

Welcome Home Armageddon

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

If this album is a snapshot of the musical Armageddon to come, pack your supplies and get underground now. Funeral for a Friend return with...

Mogwai

Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2011

The Scottish instrumental behemoths return with their seventh album in 15 years and it might catch some faithful fans by surprise. While th...

Underoath / Thursday

Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON February 13

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2011

Underoath's draw should not be questioned. But despite the band headlining, it was a fair assumption to expect Thursday's fan base to rival...