By Sebastian Buzzalino
The inaugural gathering welcomes legends, newcomers, and music fans for a weekend of bending strings and breaking hearts.
Alvvays - Blue Rev
Celsius Girls
by Fraser Hamilton
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The return of Alvvays after a five-year hiatus feels like an explosion. Taking in the genres of shoegaze, synth-pop, and 80s balladry, Blue Rev is bursting at the seams with heartbreaking sadness and messy joy.
“Paradise, and I find myself paralyzed,” lead singer Molly Rankin states on the standout “Belinda Says,” a song about the many crossroads we find ourselves facing. “But I’ll find my way,” she concludes, gunning for hope. Rankin sings and sounds like she’s in a hurricane of feeling with her sharpest writing to date, and the band is all the better for it.
By Stephen Smysnuik
Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox on nostalgia, innovation, and the spirit of collaboration.
By Cam Delisle
On her new EP, the Montreal-based songwriter invites you to confront the tension between objectification and self-actualization.
