Music Reviews

  Amber Tsang & Alvin Brendan Autumn Nocturne Independent, ambertsangalvinbrendan.bandcamp.com This debut jazz album is, first and foremost, a dazzling […]

  Souvenir Collapse Independent souvenirhfx.bandcamp.com Singer and guitarist Dave Banoub couldn’t sing the right note if his life depended on […]

  Kashka soft Independent, kashka.bandcamp.com This latest EP from Toronto’s Kat Burns is not cheery. Quarantine fatigue, seasonal affective disorder, […]

  Vagina Witchcraft Vagina Witchcraft, Independent, vaginawitchcraft.bandcamp.com This foursome cites Black Sabbath as an influence, but Black Mountain seems more […]

  Taylor Knox Here Tonight, Cadence Recordings, cadencerecordings.com If you’ve seen Canadian bands live in the last few decades, you’ve […]

  Oatmeal Queen Martian, Independent, oatmealqueen.bandcamp.com On the surface, this suite of seven tracks from Vancouver’s Paloma Pendharkar couldn’t be […]

  Dog Day Present, fundog, fundog.bandcamp.com It’s either impressive or incredibly unsettling that Dog Day are able to sound hopeful […]

  Alias Ensemble A Splendour Of Heart, Independent, danielromano.bandcamp.com Welland, Ontario’s Daniel Romano has released eight albums since the era […]

  Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Noopiming Sessions, Gizhiiwe, gizhiiwe.bandcamp.com Mashkawaji lies frozen, though conscious, under the surface of an icy lake. […]

Some Dads Some Dads, Independent, somedads.bandcamp.com These dads clearly listened to a lot of Pavement and Built to Spill in […]

Norma MacDonald Old Future, Noyes Records, noyesrecords.limitedrun.com Love, loss, and a pedal steel guitar are natural bedfellows. For Norma MacDonald’s […]

The Red River Ramblers Métis Fiddle Music, Independent, theredriverramblers.bandcamp.com Only one of these tunes has “jig” in the title (the […]