New releases for the week ending July 28th 2017

Arcade Fire - Everything Now “Everything Now” pushes further along that path. With its new songs, Arcade Fire insists that even the frothiest pop can still reach deep and perhaps even save lives. Arcade Fire [...]

By | July 27th, 2017|Categories: New Music|Tags: , , |42 Comments

ICYMI for Tuesday 25th July 2017

The Legendary No-Cover Music Night You’ve Never Heard Of From The Strokes to Thom Yorke, 'Nu Music Nite' at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern became an epicentre of rock in Toronto. (Noisy) YouTube star singer from [...]

By | July 25th, 2017|Categories: News|61 Comments

Goldtop – You Possess Me

One album that managed to evade us last week was by the Edmonton-based singer/songwriter duo Goldtop comprising of Alice Kos and Everett LaRoi when they officially released their full-length debut album, You Possess Me. You [...]

By | July 24th, 2017|Categories: New Music|Tags: |30 Comments

New releases for the week ending July 21st 2017

Basement Revolver - Agatha Well, this is just delightful. Basement Revolver’s ‘Agatha’ EP is a sombre affair, focusing on mental struggles and their physical manifestations, but there’s something sweet amongst the bitterness. Four tracks of [...]

By | July 20th, 2017|Categories: New Music|35 Comments

Ummagma – LCD

Who says that you shouldn’t meet your heroes? Ummagma did and the result is a stunning remix that also acts as the lead single for their forthcoming ‘LCD’ EP. After Robin Guthrie heard their track [...]

By | July 19th, 2017|Categories: New Music|Tags: |47 Comments

ICYMI for Tuesday 18th July 2017

Ziibiwan's "Winter's Child" Passes Down Native Knowledge for the Trap Era Anishinaabe producer Ziibiwan makes music at the cutting edge of dance but uses it to share tradition and convey the struggles of Canada's Indigenous [...]

By | July 18th, 2017|Categories: News|17 Comments

The New Haunts

Edmonton based progressive indie rock band The New Haunts are an unconventional mix of guitar riffs and detailed rhythms. They produce truly original music by combining influences from each member’s eclectic styles and musicalities. The [...]

By | July 17th, 2017|Categories: New Music|Tags: |32 Comments

New releases for the week ending July 14th 2017

Neil Young - Hitchhiker Hitchhiker is the rare archival release that can appeal to both rabid superfans and casual listeners. Recorded over the course of a single night in 1976, it captures Neil Young in [...]

By | July 13th, 2017|Categories: New Music|54 Comments

Emily Millard – Eisblumen

​Montreal-based singer/songwriter Emily Millard is set to release her latest collection of alt-folk gems, By Heron & By Season, on October 7. Formerly known as Miss Emily Brown, the new LP follows the Canadian Folk [...]

By | July 12th, 2017|Categories: New Music, Video Release|Tags: |24 Comments

ICYMI for Tuesday 11th July 2017

Contemporary Throat Singer Improvises a Harsh Vision of Canada Tanya Tagaq is a transformative performer. She herself transforms. Her music transforms. And, by the end, her audience transforms.(The Link) Project Soundcheck tunes into artists to [...]

By | July 11th, 2017|Categories: News|17 Comments