Review: Lydia Persaud, “Let Me Show You”
We’ve been writing this site long enough now that we’ve had the great good fortune to see the tremendous development of a number of…
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Review: Leanne Hoffman, “What Remains”
Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Erin Costelo had quite a busy year in 2018. Along with the successful release of her own “Sweet Marie” album, she…
Review: Saint Lo, “We Could Be”
It was by pure chance that I recently encountered the music from Montreal folk band, Saint Lo, when needing just one more new song…
Review: wild/kind, “West Ends”
Vancouver’s wild/kind have created a flurry of flush, pop-rock tunes. Released at the end of January, but just now reaching the airwaves of my…
Review: Philippe Sly & Le Chimera Project, “Schubert: Winterreise”
I didn’t hear Schubert’s Winterreise cycle until I was in college. A friend had introduced me to the work of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the German…
Review: Schwey, “Schwey”
Wearing influences such as Prince and D’Angelo on their sleeves, Schewy have created a schweet and groovy self-titled debut album. There’s something magical about…
Review: Tim Moxam, “Marlborough Hall”
We’ve enjoyed music from Tim Moxam over the last few years, due in part to some rotation on the SiriusXM Canadian music stations that…
Review: Pretty Archie, “Hanging On”
Every now and then, when casually searching for new music, something completely new and unexpected crosses my path. Often cursed with a relatively short-attention…
Review: Psalm Trees, “Crystal, Coral, Fossil: A Collection”
A mystical type of melancholia and introspection from London, Ontario’s Psalm Trees. Brothers Shawn and Derek Durant have been quietly creating mesmerizing beauty under…
Review: Madison Violet, “Everything’s Shifting”
It is often said that time flies when you’re having fun, so one can only assume that for Madison Violet, this duo of Brenley…