Innes Wilson, ha
If you like your folk spiced with baroque lashings of Christian heavy metal, then Innes Wilson is your man. His […]
Erik Weissengruber
The Wednesday Society, Making New Friends
They come on jerky and acute, however, they end with a slick dance track. Echoing guitars harken back to New […]
Various Artists, We Are More
An experiment in national branding, this CD was produced by the Canadian Tourist Commission and features some of Canada’s major […]
Sandy Foster, Caramelize
Still trying to write jazz numbers in the manner of the old standards? Let’s go for a walk through Sandy […]
The Vulcan Dub Squad, The New Designers
This is not a concept album–this is a thematic album. (And, for the record, thematic albums are almost always better […]
Various Artists, TEA Volume 9
A grab bag of tunes from acts that record at the Toronto Experimental Artists studios or use their promotional and […]
Sally Shapiro, Disco Romance
It is Valentine’s Dance Night. He comes through the crowd in a checkered blazer. The Linn drum kicks in on […]
Mr. Plow, Chairman Plow’s Little Red Book
Short, crass, acoustic punk songs that take on the annoying little details of everyday life. The music partakes of the […]
The Lonesome Valley Singers, Corpse Circus Revue
One of this album’s songs is titled “This is for the Aftermath.” It’s for the aftermath of a love affair […]