Fusing industrial rap, R&B-inspired vocals and thought-provoking lyrics, the Polaris-winning GOOD LUCK is a striking debut. Friday’s journey from international DJ to artist has led to a genre-defying album that explores loneliness, heartbreak, and self-forgiveness, and her transformative work reveals a more introspective and confident Debby Friday. It’s a captivating and immersive musical expedition that’s […]
This haunting dream-pop record takes us along the ride of experiencing fleeting love before you come to your senses. You know it’s going to end, but you get “Married by Elvis” anyway. Begonia’spowerful timbre aptly expresses the angst of self-discovery and choosing yourself over everything, including stifling religion and bittersweet love. Life may not be […]
Devours is first and foremost a storytelling project. With their four albums, darkwave pop eccentric Jeff Cancade has been perfecting the art of recounting stories both whimsically real and poetically funny over an electronic backdrop. Their latest dials up their pop sensibilities to take a look at the person behind the extravagant character, tackling personal […]
A primarily instrumental collection of sun-warbled soul jazz, delivered with crisp early morning clarity. There’s a particular kind of warmness to Harrison’s note-rich chord phrasings and electric piano tone that, while not scientifically proven, may well dose you with enough Vitamin D to last a lifetime.
Cowboy and western culture in Alberta has been whitewashed since its inception, ignoring the vital contributions that countless BIPOC and Indigenous people have offered since the first settlers ambled westward across the prairies. Shane Ghostkeeper works within this reclaimed territory, bringing his own upbringing growing up in Northern Alberta Métis communities to bear on traditional […]
While still riding an effervescent wave of ‘60s-era Japanese surf music, Hagata finds Montreal septet TEKE::TEKE working well beyond the band-galvanizing influence of Takeshi Terauchi. On their sophomore full-length, they likewise incorporate psych-stoney hypnotism, cross-cultural yé-yé experimentation, distortion pedal-exploding punk-outs, and morning dew flautistry. Heady waters, but they hit it all with the greatest of […]
Boldly melding art-punk and new wave, the Montreal collective’s electrifying debut set their local music scene ablaze with its magnetic sound. This dynamic quintet, featuring musicians from esteemed local acts like Choses Sauvages and Laurence-Anne, showcases abundant musical prowess. Their album delves into the realms of self-actualization, feminism, and the bonds of friendship. La Sécurité […]
This is the best album to come out of Calgary in years. Ryan Bourne has long been known in art pop circles for keeping rarefied, experimental company (Chad VanGaalen, Ghostkeeper, Lab Coast), but as he steps out front into the fractaled, scattered limelight of his own stage, Plant City is the kind of psych-folk fever […]
Daniel Monkman, who performs under the moniker Zoon, has been steadily releasing different facets of their ‘moccasin gaze’ sound since their debut, Bleached Wavves, in 2020. But this highly-anticipated full-length follow-up somehow feels more orchestral, vulnerable, and open. These songs are powerful, dealing with the fear of loss—of the self, language, and Zoon’s Indigenous identity—but […]
The genesis of the BC-born DJ, environmentalist and activist’s latest is not only one of the year’s best stories of the year but it also makes for one of the best albums. Inspired by an 11-hour series of tapes, left behind by her late father and meant to leave his family advice based on his […]
