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Words by: Nadya Domingo | Photos by: Nim Mendoza – “We want to try to do this song right here, without microphones,” Klara Söderberg said to the audience. Klara and her sister Johanna Söderberg stood on the edge of the stage and looked wide-eyed at the audience from beneath their heavy hair. “I just want … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – The third album from Minneapolis folk rockers Dark Dark Dark entitled Who Needs Who, while not as visually intriguing as 2010’s Wild Go, which depicts a naked Nona Marie Invie (lead vocals, piano, accordion), it’s a strong follow-up with its eclectic mix of genres like, folk, pop, Americana and New Orleans … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – The five songs that create Dum Dum Girls’ new EP End of Daze, were originally recorded for their latest LP Only In Dreams, but these tracks are far from petty b-sides. The EP continues the musical journey that the band explored on Dreams, and many of the same themes are touched … Continue reading
By: Aesthetic Magazine – Without a doubt you can feel the Southern vibes on Band of Horses fourth studio album Mirage Rock. Picture yourself hanging out on a creaky porch swing at dusk with fireflies buzzing around your head with the heat so thick you can feel the dew on your skin. That’s what this … Continue reading
By: Sarah MacDonald – Is every twenty-something going through a very public, collective existential moment? Apparently they can’t (and maybe aren’t going to) get it together. But that’s okay because the struggle is part of life and musicians are exactly the kind of people to point out that no one has any clue about what … Continue reading
By: Sarah MacDonald – Dance driven pop rock bands aren’t hard to come by these days; the tricky thing is finding a band, a record, or even a song, that can rise above the music machine that can manufacture it so easily. Mother Mother is an Vancouver-based energetic dance pop rock outfit that captures attention … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – For much of its history, pop music was shiny and vacuous. Introspection was the exception to the rule. Ten years ago, Britney Spears and Nsync were at their peak. The music was vapid, yet still more successful than at any time before or after. But a tectonic shift occurred in pop … Continue reading
By: Chiara DiAngelo – Hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan, Rah Rah is less youthful on their new album The Poet’s Dead, instead opting to display more of a maturity in their sound, as well as the lyrical content of these 10 songs. However, the band luckily still maintains some semblance of the exuberance that makes them … Continue reading
By: Sarah MacDonald – There is a suitable way to appreciate the ever increasingly popular resurrection of grunge music and it isn’t donning your best plaid, ripped jeans, and scowl. It’s in loud, angry guitar riffs, taut drumbeats, and husky, gruff vocals. Of course, it helps to have been around before grunge and completely relevant and … Continue reading
By: Laura Stanley – Signing to the illustrious Canadian record label Arts & Crafts earlier this year, Toronto-based duo Snowblink are back with their sophomore album, Inner Classics. Filled with a similar lush folk sound and beautiful harmonies that made their debut album Long Live so appealing, Inner Classics will be what you turn to … Continue reading
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