We Were Promised Jetpacks These Four Walls

Published Jul 02, 2009

Upon proclaiming my love for these young Scots' scorching debut, an acquaintance mentioned it was "post-rock with Scottish charm." While tec...

Broken Social Scene / Apostle of Hustle / The Happiness Project / Years / Jason Collett The Courthouse, Toronto, ON June 17

Published Jun 18, 2009

This Arts & Crafts showcase/book launch for This Book Is Broken had the worst kept secret in Toronto: the re-appearance of Broken Social Sce...

The Hundreds and Thousands The Hundreds and Thousands

Published May 24, 2009

Arising from the ashes of Starling, this new Ian LeFeuvre project similarly mines the melodic Brit-rock veins but somehow comes out smelling...

Black Moth Super Rainbow Eating Us

Published May 24, 2009

With two previous charming, yet purposefully odd, albums under their belt Black Moth Super Rainbow made a hard decision with this recent eff...

White Rabbits It's Frightening

Published May 13, 2009

The sophomore album is a tricky balance. You want to show maturity and longevity, to prove to your fans (and yourself) you're in this for th...

M. Ward Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON April 27

Published Apr 30, 2009

Matt Ward is an odd fellow. Blessed with an aged voice and an inclination toward "older" music, he's a man out of time. Earlier solo appeara...

Immaculate Machine High On Jackson Hill

Published Apr 23, 2009

Is this the end of Immaculate Machine? This Victoria power trio have pumped out some memorable fast-paced pop over their last two albums (ch...

Lovers I Am The West

Published Apr 23, 2009

This musical project of Carolyn Berk sure sounds ramshackle at first but over the course of the album the minimum instrumentation and lo-tec...

Dog Day Desires

Published Apr 21, 2009

Music and complacency do not go well together, yet evolution is a tricky proposition. Artists are invigorated by their newfound leap while t...

Dog Day Record EP With Rick White

Published Apr 20, 2009

While Dog Day's newest album, Concentration, is in the can and waiting to be released on April 28, it hasn't stopped the Halifax foursome fr...

Barzin Notes To An Absent Lover

Published Apr 17, 2009

With a title like that, it's guaranteed this isn't going to be a laugh-a-minute kind of record. Indeed, true to his previous releases, Barzi...

Mono Hymn to the Immortal Wind

Published Apr 08, 2009

One of the most surreal concert experiences was having the audience shout requests for their favourite songs at a GY!BE show, knowing full w...

Howie Beck / Dan Griffin The Mod Club, Toronto ON April 1

Published Apr 03, 2009

While April Fool's Day is supposed to end on noon of that day, it got extended for the audience's benefit because, despite the excellent qua...

Marissa Nadler

Published Mar 30, 2009

Hailing from Boston, MA, Marissa Nadler doesn't really fit in any genre. Though she's been labelled freak folk more often than not (as she's...

Marissa Nadler Little Hells

Published Mar 18, 2009

Marissa Nadler is not "freak folk"; it's loathsome term that implies some kind of loopy hippy that's disconnected from the world and just fl...

Andrew Vincent Rotten Pear

Published Mar 18, 2009

Andrew Vincent has learned more than a few tricks over four albums and this, his fifth, is deceptively simple. Featuring sparse instrumentat...

Elvis Perkins In Dearland Elvis Perkins In Dearland

Published Mar 04, 2009

It's hard to believe that Elvis Perkins didn't seriously start playing music until he was at least 30. While his debut, Ash Wednesday, had a...

Howie Beck How To Fall Down In Public

Published Feb 22, 2009

While Howie Beck hasn't gotten the love from his home country that he's received in Europe, How To Fall Down In Public will hopefully change...

Charles Spearin The Happiness Project

Published Feb 17, 2009

While Spearin's success as Broken Social Scene's proudly moustached multi-instrumentalist may have allowed this album to debut in front of a...

Asobi Seksu Hush

Published Feb 17, 2009

This is an odd title, as if you've ever seen Asobi Seksu live or heard some of the more epic songs on their last album, Citrus, this dreamy...