Premiere: DF – “Shillelagh”
Montreal’s DF have appeared on our blog a few times in the past for their creative music videos paired with beautiful instrumental saxophone music. Live, they’re known for their colourful light...
View ArticleReview – “Water Sine” – Nick Schofield
reviewed by Laura Stanley There is a stream that flows through Nick Schofield’s ambient record Water Sine. Sometimes it sounds so close that it feels like you’re standing in it – the cool water on your...
View ArticleReview – “Bitter Melon” – Baby Cages
reviewed by Laura Stanley Baby Cages – Halloway Jones & friends including Dorothea Paas and podcasting extraordinaire Katie Jensen – created a batch of drowsy pop songs for Bitter Melon. These...
View ArticleReview – “Echoing Rose” – Syngja
reviewed by Michael Thomas Since the release of Lang Amma a few years ago, Syngja has shifted in membership, but the results are no less explosive. Tyr Jami is still bringing Icelandic music influences...
View ArticleReview – “Bad Mantras” – boyhood
reviewed by Michael Thomas Caylie Runciman’s first non-Christmas release since 2012’s when i’m hungry has come from, in Runciman’s own words, a “dark period.” She says this recording reflects where she...
View ArticleReview – “Love Will Let You Down” – Lounge FM
reviewed by Laura Stanley Love Will Let You Down – stylized so that the word “down” is slipping away – is a downer title. But the psychedelic funky pop tracks of Lounge FM really aren’t sad sounding...
View ArticleReview – “OCAD Art Fad” – Reiki Share
reviewed by Michael Thomas Inspired by recording numerous voice memos while he was at work at a music store, the latest work from Benjamin Schillaci (Reiki Share) is what he says is his “version of a...
View ArticleReview – “three songs for summer 2018” – Everything is Geometry
reviewed by Michael Thomas Another year, another extremely straightforward album title from the wildly fun Everything is Geometry. They’ve recorded a few things here and there since their last...
View ArticleReview – “Pure Pain” – Shirley & The Pyramids
reviewed by Laura Stanley There is an unnamed menace that stalks Shirley & The Pyramids’ Pure Pain. It’s tucked into every screech and wobble. Whether these sounds are delivered with a soft-psych...
View ArticleReview – “GRHMBVRL / Xiao Xuan Split” – GRHMBVRL & Xiao Xuan
reviewed by Laura Stanley Softness has increased in importance recently. People, things, colours, and feelings are characterized as soft and it has become a trait that we crave. A light, sky blue is...
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