Snappy Singles: February Feels
Sure, we may already be into the second week of the second month, but I won’t lie to you – these four hand-picked singles…
folk/roots
Review: John Pippus, “Hermosa Star Family Album”
For those of you unaware of Vancouver, BC singer-songwriter and guitarist John Pippus, his newest album, “Hermosa Star Family Album,” is certainly a good…
Review: Tennyson King, “Good Company”
The nomadic Hong Kong-born, and Canada-based indie-folk rocker Tennyson King releases his new full-length album, “Good Company,” today. I was pleasantly surprised to see…
First Spin-First Impressions: Andrea Ramolo, “Quarantine Dream”
We’re kicking off 2022 with what hopefully shall be our latest recurring feature – the “First Spin-First Impressions” series. The idea came after my…
Review: Clever Hopes, “Artefact”
“I sit in one of the dives / On Fifty-second Street / Uncertain and afraid / As the clever hopes expire” (W. H. Auden)….
Snappy Singles: New Tunes For The New Year
Welcome to the first installment of Snappy Singles for 2022, our recurring feature that promises to bring you four hand-picked singles for your enjoyment…
Review: Whitehorse, “Strike Me Down”
As we commence the New Year (with a smidgen of optimism that the ‘new normal’ is on the horizon), what better time to make…
Martin’s Top Four Canadian Albums Of 2021
Following my list last week that chronicled what I consider to be my twenty favorite albums from Canada through 2021, this year proved difficult…
2021 Team GDW Miscellaneous Honors
As Martin prepares to reveal his Final Four Albums of the Year tomorrow (and having already listed his Twenty Favorite Singles and Albums over…
Martin Noakes: 2021 Top Twenty Album List
As we approach the final week of 2021, my mind has a flashback to March 2020, when our lives were turned upside down. Daily…