Wake Devouring Ruin

Published Mar 24, 2020

The title of Calgary outfit Wake's new record is bang on: Devouring Ruin is a massive leap forward in the band's sonic approach, intensely v...

Leonard Cohen Thanks for the Dance

Published Nov 19, 2019

Some legends don't get a final encore, one last chance to leave it all on record for the world to hear. For the ones that do, however, it's...

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Published Oct 22, 2019

Water may be my favourite element; there's something purely therapeutic and calming about its role in the world, both in physical form and t...

St. Arnaud The Cost of Living

Published Oct 02, 2019

It's been a long, but steady, road to recovery for Edmonton singer-songwriter Ian St. Arnaud. Following the tragic death of a friend and ban...

The Souljazz Orchestra Chaos Theories

Published Sep 10, 2019

If there were ever a band that continue to live up to the mantra of "one nation under a groove," it would be the Souljazz Orchestra. Every r...

Leela Gilday North Star Calling

Published Sep 04, 2019

Home is many things to a musician. It's a healing ground, a place of reflection, even of great inspiration. But for Leela Gilday, it serves...

Shotgun Jimmie Transistor Sister 2

Published Jul 30, 2019

A sequel album tends to have two important questions attached to it: Is the album's subject matter consistent enough to be considered a prop...

Steven Lambke Dark Blue

Published Mar 26, 2019

When your career has been equally defined by some truly iconic anthems, and by helping to launch many equally respected acts into the Canadi...

Milk Mattress Ranch

Published Feb 01, 2019

Vancouver quartet Milk toe the line between dreamy jangle-pop and alt-country, created with uniquely blended accoutrements in the form of cl...

Arsis Visitant

Published Oct 31, 2018

Arsis are no stranger to conjuring up terrifying imagery almost at will. On Visitant, their first record in five years, the Virginia Beach q...

Voivod The Wake

Published Oct 05, 2018

Death, destruction, paranoia — these are just some of the themes one encounters when trekking into a new Voivod project. One of Canada's lon...

Richard Reed Parry Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1

Published Sep 18, 2018

There's a Japanese proverb that states "Art is the illusion of spontaneity." So for Arcade Fire guitarist Richard Reed Parry to put out a ma...

Rob Dickson Looking Through Your Window

Published Aug 28, 2018

When you're an independent artist finding your way in an ever-changing industry, it's important to make distinct music. Whitehorse's Rob Dic...

Dawn Landes Meet Me At the River

Published Aug 07, 2018

Good storytelling and country music are meant to go together. For singer-songwriter Dawn Landes, the results make for one impressive collect...

Sene I Heard You Laughing

Published Aug 02, 2018

Parisian producer Sene is equal parts electronic steelworker and abstract sculptor on his sophomore EP, I Heard You Laughing. Relying on rep...

Jungle Rot Jungle Rot

Published Jul 17, 2018

As one would expect from the "meat-and-potatoes of death metal," Jungle Rot, now entering their 25th year, have served up another fresh help...

Casino Versus Japan Suicide By Sun

Published Jul 05, 2018

The guitar can do many things: unite the world, incite a riot or even melt faces with a good solo. But in the hands of Casino Versus Japan (...