By Andy Williams, October 2 2014 —
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a three-piece Toronto-based band with a reputation for wistful and compelling folk songs drawn from lead singer Nils Edenloff’s upbringing in rural Alberta. Previous efforts weave Edenloff’s tenor … Read the rest
By Liam Harrison, October 2 2014 —
Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, has done a lot of growing since 2012’s aching and mournful Put Your Back N 2 It.
His newest album, Too Bright, features soul-searching intimacy filtered through extroversion … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, September 25 2014 —
Swedish musician Jens Lekman has always taken inspiration from the trivial. This is apparent on his new self-released mixtape WWJD, out Sept. 2 on Soundcloud, where the indie-pop musician devotes a song to … Read the rest
By Shivaughn M. King, September 25 2014 —
Winnipeg’s Crooked Brothers are a talented group, as their third album Thank You I’m Sorry shows. The trio’s individual styles complement each other, creating a pleasant musical experience. The album easily fits … Read the rest
By Brenna Davies, September 18 2014 —
Toronto-based band Sloan has been pumping out albums for over 20 years — and they aren’t slowing down now.
For the group’s eleventh album, Commonwealth, each of the band’s four members wrote one … Read the rest
By Curtis Wolff, September 18 2014 —
Who likes surprises? If I asked you last week, your answer might have something to do with Irish stadium-rockers U2, who simultaneously announced and released their new album Songs of Innocence for free … Read the rest
By Sonny Sachdeva, September 18 2014 —
From the moment the rolling hi-hats kick in on the album’s opening track, sputtering underneath a jarring bass line thick with distortion, it’s clear that Death From Above 1979 has returned in all … Read the rest
By Connor Sadler, September 11 2014 — View, the latest release from Calgary-based indie band Peer Support, strikes a good balance between the indie-rock style of their early albums and the dreamy, ambient tone of their last release Far From … Read the rest
By Sean Willett, September 11 2014 —
Self-described as “four women and a garbageman drummer,” The Lad Mags are a garage rock band from Edmonton that has hit the local music scene like a cobweb-covered asteroid. After releasing a handful … Read the rest
By Kaleem Khan, September 11 2014 —
From the shores of Vancouver comes the first album by neo-folk musician Sean Travis Ramsey, known as Slight Birching. Cultural Envelope is equal parts album and conceptual sound art piece. Blending folk, ambient … Read the rest