By Cam Delisle
Vancouver felt the full force of the Florida-born rapper’s Saturday night takeover.
by Daniel McIntosh
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Western Canada’s best kept secret, Teon Gibbs, delivers an eclectic blend of soul, R&B, and hip hop on The Calm Before. Gibbs’ expanding artistry feels newly energized on the tightly-wound record.
The production draws to mind the renaissance of West Coast rap, while a range of new melodies and big swings with his vocal treatments leave an impression of an artist trying to stretch the label of rap at its seams.
By Ben Boddez
Frontman Will Toledo’s ambitious concept album invokes Spanish long poetry, Mozart, and the Canterbury Tales to tell the story of a contentious college.
By Matthew Teklemariam
On their sophomore LP, the NYC quartet trade indie sheen for no-wave chaos and ecstatic, queer catharsis.
