‘Bodega’ album is apt satire
Endless Scroll by BODEGA Bodega Endless Scroll What’s Your Rupture? whatsyourrupture.bandcamp.com Bands that write songs about themselves — “Bodega Birth” […]
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“SHiFT FROM THA 902” album mixes old with new school
Todd Googoo, AKA Shift From Tha 902 SHiFT FROM THA 902, LP, Independent, shiftfromtha902.bandcamp.com Cape Breton Island’s Todd Googoo is at […]
Pale Red’s music is unassuming but hypnotic
Pale Red Heavy Petting Independent paleredband.bandcamp.com You could say these songs are about relationships, but aren’t all pop songs? Pale […]
‘HYPERMANCER’ is unquestionably well-produced for a DIY recording
HYPERMANCER Oumuamua: Eternal Light No Homes In Peace nohomesinpeace.bandcamp.com We’re deep in conspiracy territory. “My laptop was seized by Homeland […]
Snotty Nose Rez Kids reclaims the narrative
Snotty Nose Rez Kids The Average Savage Independent snottynoserezkids.bandcamp.com Statements that begin with “I’m not racist, but…” never end well, […]
First Person Singular teeters on the line of tranquility and melodrama
William Patrick Owen First Person Singular Independent williampatrickowen.com It takes a considerable amount of nerve to compare yourself to Nick […]
Andre Ethier’s ‘Under Grape Leaves’ leaves you with a sense pure calm
Andre Ethier Under Grape Leaves Telephone Explosion telephoneexplosion.com This album is the musical equivalent of a hammock. Andre Ethier, acoustic […]
Take a minute to listen to More or Les’ ‘Big Lunch in Little China’
More Or Les Big Lunch in Little China Independent moreorles.bandcamp.com Toronto’s More Or Les is known for his food-based raps, […]
Astro Mega’s Planet Nebula is an experiment of jazz, house, and hip-hop
Astro Mega Planet Nebula Nekubi nekubi.bandcamp.com We’ll assume Jermaine Clarke (a.k.a. Astro Mega) knows that a planet can’t be a […]
Holy Hum’s All Of My Bodies is dense, immersive pop
Holy Hum All Of My Bodies, Heavy Lark, heavylark.com “Tonight, I am the tallest of tidal waves,” announces Vancouver’s […]
Young Canadians – No Escape
Looks like: Reissue of the seminal Vancouver punk band featuring Art Bergman. Sounds like: Desperate, adenoidal history potent enough to […]
You Say Party! We Say Die! – Hit the Floor
Rinky dink organ will always sound new wave to me and even though it’s trendy now (or at least it […]