Essential New Releases: Latest Vinyl Spins
In this new post-pandemic era, we’ve returned to our roots at GDW by devoting most of our editorial space to live music coverage, which…
reviews
Review: Emily Burgess, “Arrow”
Peterborough, ON singer-songwriter/guitarist Emily Burgess releases her third studio album, “Arrow,” out into the world today, and it’s a real cracker. Taking time to…
Review: Terra Lightfoot, “Healing Power”
Not that we are actively keeping score of how many artists we have caught live in concert following the two-year pause button that was…
Review: Jerry Leger, “The Time Flew By” EP
Toronto’s Jerry Leger is playing a big part in my life right now. I recently saw a few live clips on the GDW YouTube…
First Spin, First Impressions: Emm Gryner, “Business & Pleasure”
There must be something about discovering new vinyl releases with more than just a little retro-flair at this point in the year. Just 12…
Review: Justin Rutledge, “Something Easy”
Justin Rutledge didn’t make it easy to articulate the myriad of enchantments to be found on his new album, “Something Easy,”, his tenth, out…
Review: Great Lake Swimmers, “Uncertain Country”
Twenty years into his journey leading Great Lake Swimmers finds songwriter Tony Dekker reflective. As he put it, the band’s 8th studio album and…
Review: Denis Plante and Stéphane Tétreault, “Suite Tango”
Imagine, if you will, if Johann Sebastian Bach had encountered tango music or a bandoneón, would he have written in that style or for…
Review: Geneviève Racette, “Satellite (Deluxe Version)”
We might be a little biased here at GDW once in a while, and shamelessly so when it comes to learning of new music…
Find A New Favorite: Ryan Thomas Smelle, “In The Homestretch”
I’ve lost count of how many times I have included this old cliché in my articles, but time sure does fly when you’re having…