Eolya and Julien Filion Reviewed
October 23, 2024
Eolya – Sál
All great artists are fated to, at one point or another, feel as if they’ve been hard done by fate and that they should have been born at a different time. Indeed, the perceived glory of the past is not something that belongs exclusively to artists.
Shane Rennison and Mt. Misery Reviewed
October 23, 2024
Shane Rennison – Long Road
A pop song is a pop song is a pop song. But, sometimes, against the odds, pop songs happen to be good. Sometimes, they do what they’re supposed to – instantly change your mood and the way your brain cells interact with each…
Kaleb Braun and Melanie A. Davis Reviewed
October 23, 2024
Kaleb Braun-Schulz x The Nightingale Band – Debts
They say that the eyes don’t lie, and a few hundred actors who’ve managed to crack the code, fool the cameras and earn a living saying someone else’s lines are merely the exception that proves the…
Spyderhuff - "Everybody Needs a Dog" Reviewed
October 19, 2024
One former U.S. president told reporters that it was precisely at the moment he moved into the White House that he realized that if he wanted to make any new, real friends in this capacity, he’d better get a dog.
Now, the majority of us reading this text have not been…
The White Stripes - "White Blood Cells" Reviewed and Revisited
October 19, 2024
The White Stripes could have just as well been a music critics’ fever dream. Fully indebted to early blues and garage-rock madness and arriving fully in tow with a clever, artsy presentation that made them popular with indie-rock fans, Meg and Jack took rock forward by…
Plastic Valley and Devin Johnson Reviewed
October 17, 2024
Plastic Valley – Joshua Tree
If you’re a musician looking to grow more in your ability, I really hope that you turn up early to all of your classes. If you’re serious about learning, you should be praised and encouraged to take as many classes and get as deep…
Les Nointers and David moore and the fachans Reviewed
October 17, 2024
Les Nointers – Underneath Silence
People should live beside neighbours if they want to grow up to be upstanding members of society. The ones who grow up with nothing but land between them and the rest of the world can’t help but grow up differently. They end up…
Michael Younker and Running Man Reviewed
October 17, 2024
Michael Younker – Bad News
People who don’t run fast enough from a terrible town that they grew up in, from terrible friends and family, or from an awful job are condemned to be stuck in it for life. It’s only the ones that would prefer to starve, to have nobody…
Sayed Sabrina and Nellen Dryden Reviewed
October 17, 2024
Sayed Sabrina – Grande Illusion
Pop and rock singers still get invited to late-night chat shows. That’s been happening for decades. But nowadays, most frequently, they’re asked to play silly games with the host. They might be on their heads, arm wrestling…