By Melissa Brassard
From Chippy Nonstop to cinematic unions and cyber-goth grooves, the Ottawa multi-arts festival goes all in on the unexpected.
by Liam Dawe
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Montreal-based Hua Li’s ripe fruit falls but not in your mouth is a lush, genre-bending exploration of vulnerability and power. Blending silky R&B melodies, experimental pop textures, and introspective rap verses, the album is both audacious and intimate.
Standout tracks like the hypnotic “Sanctions of the Heart” and the unapologetically raw “Part Time Muses” showcase both Hua Li’s versatility and maturity as a vocalist/lyricist. With its evocative storytelling and intricate production, ripe fruit falls fits comfortably on our shortlist this year.
By Ben Boddez
The singer and cellist’s latest single blends dream pop textures with meditations on listening in a noisy world.
By Johnny Papan
From leather-bound poultry to intergalactic dance parties, BC’s biggest electronic festival delivered a new level of strange this year.
