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By: Adam Harrison – The immensely creative and imaginative New York-based progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria are back with their sixth studio album, The Afterman: Ascension. It is the first part of a double album, the second part being The Afterman: Descension, to be released in February. If you’re new to Coheed and Cambria, you … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – Death Cab For Cutie’s (DCFC) Ben Gibbard new solo album Former Lives takes his fans and critics on a road less travelled, as he reflects on past journeys throughout his career. Former Lives is Gibbard’s first solo album; his 2003 release “Home Volume V” was a split release with indie legend … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – The Black Keys’ latest EP release, Tour Rehearsal Tapes, is a genuine title and features six live tracks recorded from the studio in December of 2011, before going on tour for the better part of a year. When the introductory combination of drum and bass beats began, to the opening track … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – Victoria Bergsman, aka Taken By Trees, takes us back to summer with her new album Other Worlds. Inspired by a trip to Hawaii, Bergsman, along with producer Henning Fürst, create a very breezy and subtle record that benefits from tender melodies and just the right bit of versatility. Similar to Brooklyn duo … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – With their sixth studio album The 2nd Law, Muse has picked up where they left off from The Resistance and have created a sound that is radically different from its predecessor. While the first single “Survival” has a very poppy sound to it, and is something you can tell was made for commercial … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – For the first time in a decade, Montreal’s Godspeed You! Black Emperor have released a new album. The four-song, 53 minute epic was released at a show in Boston on October 1 without any announcement or pre-release media. Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! features two older, unreleased songs, now reworked and retitled, both resting … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino, the duo better known as Matt & Kim, are hoping that the fourth time is the charm, as their first three albums, Matt & Kim (2006), Grand (2009) and Sidewalks (2010) were all met with some success, but not enough to transition them from indie to … Continue reading
By: Chris D’Alessandro – There was never much doubt that the new Mumford and Sons would be any good. Babel could have just been twelve songs that sounded exactly like Sigh No More and 95 per cent of their audience sincerely would not mind. That 95 per cent would not have been fools either. Mumford and … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – The Tragically Hip are back with their 13th studio album Now For Plan A, and it’s a return to the Kingston-based quintet’s roots. The anthem of Now For Plan A is the first track, “At Transformation.” Throughout the song, lead singer Gord Downie releases a fiery tirade we haven’t seen since … Continue reading
By: Kayla-Jane Barrie – With their new album ¡UNO!, Green Day have reverted back to a Dookie-era ideology and have abandoned their ambitious, political-charged rock operas, but it’s not as bad as it sounds. The album begins with a classic reminder that Green Day still has it in them. “Nuclear Family” is a track that … Continue reading
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