Review: Andy Shauf, “Neon Skyline”
Andy Shauf’s latest album evokes a 70s sound you long to hear on a jukebox in your local dive bar. Three years have passed…
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Review: Rose Cousins, “Bravado”
Following her highly acclaimed and incredibly successful 2017 “Natural Conclusion” album, JUNO Award and GRAMMY nominee Rose Cousins releases her much anticipated new album,…
Review: The Franklin Electric, “In Your Heart”
Following their milestone 2017 “Blue Ceilings” album, Montreal, QC indie-folk rockers, The Franklin Electric, return with a brand new EP today, titled “In Your…
Review: Sarah Slean & Hawksley Workman, “These Two”
Two of Canada’s finest performing artists, Sarah Slean and Hawksley Workman, release a brand new EP titled “These Two” today. The elegance of these…
Review: Tami Neilson, “CHICKABOOM!”
I really don’t like to be repetitive, and have lost count of how many articles have started out this way, but I heard this…
Review: Liam Corcoran, “Giving Tree and Other Songs”
An East Coast singer-songwriter endeavors to camouflage his natural pop-rock sensibilities. One gets the impression PEI’s Liam Corcoran is in a state of flux…
Review: Lynne Hanson, “Just Words”
Just Words, the newest album from Lynne Hanson, is a multi coloured mirror of styles and genres, reflecting on love and a relentless passage…
Review: Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan, “Focus”
In his debut album for Analekta, Adam Cicchillitti chose to highlight 19th- and 20th-century Spanish repertoire in a gorgeous project that remains on my…
Review: Jon Brooks, “Moth Nor Rust II”
“19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20.But lay…
Martin’s Top Four Canadian Albums of 2019
Following up from my list last week that chronicled my favorite twenty album releases this year, with so many fantastic albums to choose from,…