RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
9 DEAD ALIVE, RUBYWORKS RECORDS It’s been five years since we have heard original material from the freakishly talented Mexican guitar duo known simply as Rodrigo y Gabriela. Amalgamating classical […]
9 DEAD ALIVE, RUBYWORKS RECORDS It’s been five years since we have heard original material from the freakishly talented Mexican guitar duo known simply as Rodrigo y Gabriela. Amalgamating classical […]
FUNERAL SKY, ARTS & CRAFTS Funeral Sky is the debut album proper by Reuben and the Dark and absolutely must be listened to from start to finish. Prepare to soar […]
GET BACK, JAGJAGUWAR Stephen McBean may be best known for his work in Black Mountain, but his other group, Pink Mountaintops, have crafted four albums since 2004 with the release […]
SHADE THEMES FROM KAIROS, DRAG CITY It’s difficult to discuss Shade Themes from Kairos without invoking the lineage of Oren Ambarchi, Stephen O’Malley and Randall Dunn. The music feels similar […]
HARD BOILED, SOFT BOILED, BUZZ RECORDS There always comes a brief, awkward moment when people use old words to describe new music. Influences have grown so broad that calling a […]
THE FUTURE HAPPENS ANYWAY, SIX SHOOTER RECORDS It’s criminal that NQ Arbuckle isn’t more well-known — despite numerous nominations and praise in Eastern Canada, NQ Arbuckle is firmly a cult […]
POP PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA There’s just something about the almost-too-average group from Utah that brings us into a disco-y, postmodern pop that feels just right. It’s the kind of […]
DRAMA IN THE ATTIC, SELF-RELEASED Keiffer McLean is fresh-faced 20-year-old hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan, and his intimate songwriting and breezy music styling far surpasses what you would expect from an […]
BACK ROAD PARADISE, SONG DOG MUSIC During the nineties, you couldn’t escape hearing the music of The Rankin Family. I’m sure that, at some point, newborn babies were christened over […]
IT DON’T REALLY MATTER ANYMORE, SELF-RELEASED Edmontonian Jake Ian is “Alberta’s Country Road Troubadour” (it says so on his email signature) and he has him some troubles — his woman […]