The magic of Canada’s “French as a second language” education is that most of us were never able to get that good with only a few hours of immersion per week (who knew??). Let me...
keep readingI need to hit a quota of songs I discover each year that belong on a coming-of-age movie soundtrack. Love You Later helped me cross that off my list early this year with their new...
keep readingLiving in Ontario for the last two years has been a dissonant experience. While the rest of the world got the show back on the road and settled into their “new normal”, we’ve been sitting...
keep readingWhen you’re going through a breakup, I feel like there’s no better feeling than hitting the “revenge” stage of grief. The healthiest point is when the pendulum comes back to a calm centre, of course....
keep readingI discovered Tor Miller’s debut EP, Headlights, on this very day eight years ago. It was four quick tracks, just over 16 minutes, but it was all I needed to get hooked and remain on...
keep readingDid ya miss us?? We took some extra time off to get Soft Sound Press all souped up for the new year. We always bring you new music we think you’ll love, but now we’re...
keep readingShould this list be considered SSP’s be-all-end-all die-on-this-hill standings for 2021 music? I cannot say that in good conscience — I sincerely believed half the entries below came out pre-COVID, so I’m sure there are...
keep readingOut of all the Ontario bands bursting onto the scene in the last few years, Nightwell is easily one of my favourites. I think it might be due to the short & sweet model they’ve...
keep readingPLEXXAGLASS — moniker for Alexxa Joan Rae — creates such a perfect ambience in their music, floating somewhere between alt pop and something darker, moodier. Their debut album, WHERE IS YOUR GOD, KNOWING WHAT YOU...
keep readingWith all of the wild music industry innovation that’s come from the digital age, touring seems like the one thing that’s stayed frozen in time. You book some shows, you announce the tour, you play...
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