Find a New Favorite: Terence Jack
We picked up a copy of the 2016 release “Never Get Back” recently at the Philadelphia Folk Festival after hearing a few tracks performed…
reviews
Review: Great Lake Swimmers, “The Waves, The Wake”
Tony Dekker, lead singer and songwriter for Great Lake Swimmers, has long been a master of musical introspection. The band’s previous albums have explored…
Review: Basement Revolver, “Heavy Eyes”
Grungy, fuzzed-out guitars and breathy, reverb heavy vocals make it easy to compare Basement Revolver to Alvvays and Snail Mail. There’s no reason “Heavy…
Review: Little Kid, “Might As Well With My Soul”
Toronto’s Little Kid have created a perfect carousel of gentle, quirky, alt-rock sonic pleasures with “Might As Well With My Soul.” At times relaxed……
Sparkling, Ephemeral Sounds Orbit the Simple Uncomplicated Beauty of Astral Swans’ Latest Release
What first struck me in Astral Swans’ “Strange Prison” was the intimacy in Matthew Swann’s vocals. It sounds like he’s affectionately speaking, directly to…
Review: Lindi Ortega, “Liberty”
As I relax and listen to the brand new album from Lindi Ortega in the summer of 2018, I do so with a very…
Review: Stephanie Ratcliff, “Land in Unknown Places”
For her third album, Vancouver singer-songwriter Stephanie Ratcliff decided to focus on connections – “specifically about the kinds of connections we have with each…
Review: Eamon McGrath, “Tantramar”
According to Wikipedia, the name “Tantramar” is derived from the Acadian French tintamarre, meaning ‘din’ or ‘racket’, a reference to the noisy flocks of birds which feed…
Brookside Mall: A Pulsing, Soaring, Anthemic Gem
Fredericton, New Brunswick-based Brookside Mall’s self-titled album is a bombastic, enthusiastic collection. These fellas seem ready to raise the rafters of your hometown arena. …
Snappy Snippets: Hadley McCall Thackston, Espanola, Claire Coupland, Jory Nash
2018 continues to be a banner year for new music. Here at Great Dark Wonder, we continue to be overwhelmed with the influx of…