Articles by Ty Trumbull

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  Bedouin Soundclash

  Walls Fall Down

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2008

  "Walls Fall Down” is Bedouin’s most recent single, so if you haven’t heard it you’re probably living under a rock, or you don’t live in Can...

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  The Briggs

  Come All You Madmen

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2008

  The first thought on hearing this is that the Briggs are simply another Dropkick Murphys clone, which means you’ve got the sing-along choru...

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  Hot Water Music

  Till the Wheels Fall Off

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2008

  This is the second b-sides/rarities/outtakes record by Hot Water Music (the first being the excellent Never Ender), so it mostly documents...

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  The Tim Version

  Decline of the Southern Gentleman

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2008

  It would be easy to say, "this is the best band you’ve never heard of,” because it’s undoubtedly true. I could tell you they’ve toured Euro...

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  Dirty Bird

  Seeks

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2008

  Dirty Bird are one of those Toronto bands that seem to have existed forever yet rarely seem to play out. However, judging by this album, th...

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  Empire!Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)

  Year of the Rabbit

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2008

  If, when you hear the word "emo,” you think of bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid or the Promise Ring before My Chemical Romance and t...

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  The Ex-Boyfriends

  Coming Before the Next One

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2008

  Despite the somewhat lame name, Calgary, AB’s the Ex-Boyfriends know how to rock. The refrain of "some people never put a fist through a wi...

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  Incommunicado

  Losing Daylight

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2008

  Incommunicado are one of those rare bands who can actually take their obvious influences and put them together into a sound that’s at the s...