The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
Music // ReviewBrill Bruisers takes the nimbleness of classic hits and bulks them up enough to knock out even the most complacent of
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Adult Jazz – Gist Is
Music // ReviewA playfully experimental take on pop amalgamating prog, folk and electronic music making for an beautiful, inviobale and risk-taking debut
Naomi Punk – Television Man
Music // ReviewArmed with a slightly more polished sound, Television Man delivers a sonic beatdown which should appeal to the noise-addicted sonic masochists out
Soft Walls – No Time
Music // ReviewNo Time is filled with enough hypnotic motorik grooves and sedative drones to captivate and succeed at making the passage
Viet Cong – Cassette
Music // ReviewWith its intricate guitar melodies, propulsive rhythms, skewed pop sensibility and impressively broad sonic scope, it’s safe to say that
Lydia Ainsworth – Right From Real – Pt. 1
Music // ReviewThe Toronto artist’s skillful, disciplined arrangements neatly intermingle neoclassical flourishes, sumptuous synthesizers, tight pop melodies and her own powerful voice. By
Matt Kivel – Days Of Being Wild
Music // ReviewDays of Being Wild’s overall vibe is much mellower than its title suggests, and Kivel actually impresses me most when
Rodrigo Amarante – Cavalo
Music // ReviewLike a musical horse whisperer, Amarante manages to tame these varied elements and coax them into performing a sonic dressage
Peter Matthew Bauer – Liberation!
Music // ReviewEnough bracing, anthemic rock’n’roll to leave you feeling spiritually cleansed and ready to face whatever life’s gonna throw at you
Hamilton Leithauser – Black Hours
Music // ReviewFeaturing contributions from members of Vampire Weekend, the Shins, Dirty Projectors and more, Black Hours is a star-studded, lushly orchestrated
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat – Party Jail
Music // ReviewRather than sound shackled by their minimalist set-up, Schrader and Rice find freedom in simplicity, and on Party Jail they
Lust For Youth – International
Music // ReviewInternational is a revelation not only because of its greater clarity, but also because it makes clear there were sythn-pop