There is a sense of an old-fashioned, early ‘90s post-punk grandeur on Toronto’s Theo Vandenhoff‘s debut Heartache is an Empty Room: self-described as “post-punk pop”, the EP recalls the raucous New Model Army on a...
keep readingAlexander 23 — yes, he’s called Alexander; no, he’s not 23 years old — looks every inch the typical TikTok singer-songwriter. Perpetually clad in some kind of a hoodie in most of his promo pictures,...
keep readingLed by Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s, Humans Were Here’s Live Holiday Spectacular is a warm, intimate look at a label’s showcase under quarantine. The performances are pre-taped, but they still carry the...
keep readingDid you catch our list of favourite songs earlier this month? We couldn’t end the year without showcasing some of our favourite albums for you too. Not every album ranked, but a few that helped...
keep readingIn the wake of a decade defined by fringe alt-pop, there is a certain after-the-fact romanticism in what its artists were able to achieve: the esoteric but marketable work of Grimes, Purity Ring, iamwhoiam; the...
keep readingAfter a blurry formation in 2014 and a self-titled EP in 2018, Bitch Falcon has finally released their gorgeous debut LP Staring At Clocks, striding into form with frontwoman Lizzie Fitzpatrick’s furiously incandescent vocals and...
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