By Yasmine Shemesh
A peer review featuring contributions from Cancer Bats, The OBGMs, Bif Naked, Comeback Kid, and Fefe Dobson.
Hot Garbage — RIDE
Ontario: Top 10 of 2021
by Daniel McIntosh
- Published on December 5, 2021
The debut album from these Toronto-based students of psych is a cavalcade of fuzzy guitars brimming with droning textures. During the breakdown of “Soft as Gold,” percussion builds into a wall of sound, then falls apart again. Hot Garbage collapses into itself again and again, leaving listeners with no choice but to follow them into the abyss.
By Ben Boddez
One of the past decade’s most prolific songwriters is stepping out from behind the pen with a new name and persona.
By Fraser Hamilton
With her third album, the singer-songwriter captures a sense of dread and makes it her own.
