Pete Yorn — Back & Fourth
Oh, Pete Yorn. So wise in the way of singer-songwriter balladeer types. After all, he's got the winning formula down pat: strum an acoustic guitar, sing in a soothing...
View ArticleDivine Heresy — Bringer Of Plagues
Even if you're not a fan of guitarist Dino Cazares' work, you have to at least appreciate the fact that he's always approached his bands with a level of...
View ArticleDepeche Mode Still Have It
Yes, they're still touring. Yes, it's the same original three guys. No, they probably don't need the money. But knowing that Depeche Mode are still playing because they love...
View ArticleDan Mangan — Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Dan Mangan sees the world differently. As if this wasn't evident enough on 2007's Postcards And Daydreaming and this year's teaser Roboteering EP, he shines a new light on...
View ArticleThe Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower — Love In The Fascist Brothel
The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower are California's answer to rock ‘n’ roll’s Swedish invasion. The band shred through 10 tracks with blistering intensity and a full-on...
View ArticleThe Junction — Another Link In The Chain
If the Junction know anything at all, it's how to write a catchy pop-rock summer jam. Their new album, Another Link In The Chain, goes as well with a...
View ArticleSet Your Goals — This Will Be The Death Of Us
It's always dangerous to name an album something like This Will Be The Death Of Us, especially when your album isn't really that good. Luckily, Set Your Goals have...
View ArticleRum Runner — What's The Music Mean To You?
Rum Runner formed in Calgary early this decade and have been getting folks to sing, dance and drink along with their Celtic-tinged melodic punk 'n' roll ever since. Singer/songwriter/guitarist...
View ArticleRob Thomas — Cradlesong
Say what you will about the frontman for Matchbox Twenty, but the proof of this songwriter's talent is in the music. The three-time Grammy winner has co-written songs with...
View ArticleMatisyahu — Light
Matisyahu began his career playing fairly straightforward reggae about God and Chasidic Judaism. His third album is an attempt to broaden his scope, and it comes at an interesting...
View ArticleThe Rural Alberta Advantage — Hometowns
Lo-fi roots-tinged indie rock is what The Rural Alberta Advantage are all about. The rawness of both the performance and the wonderfully ragged power of the material on Hometowns...
View ArticleThe Wooden Sky — If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone
The Wooden Sky seem to be on many best-band-you've-never-heard-of lists, but that status should significantly change when word about If I Don't... starts to spread. The participant list alone...
View ArticleBehemoth — Evangelion
Behemoth have been on one hell of a roll in the past couple of years after two decades in the underground — "hell" being the operative word here. The...
View ArticleGo Time! — Speak
The rock 'n' roll world is one of those places where the adage "don't judge a book by its cover" (or rather, don't judge an album by its cover...
View ArticleStill Life Still — Girls Come Too
Alright, let's get this outta the way. Still Life Still sound like Broken Social Scene — a lot like them. That they're both signed to the BSS-run Arts &...
View ArticleBig John Bates — Bangtown
With the passing of Lux Interior (and with him, The Cramps) onto that great cavestomp in the sky, it's comforting to know that guys like Big John Bates are...
View ArticleDavid Bazan — Curse Your Branches
David Bazan's output has been sparse at best since the demise of his Pedro The Lion outfit. Aside from a live DVD, he's produced just one disc — 2006's Fewer...
View ArticleFortunately Everything Dies — Censored
Everybody loves a mystery, whether they're a budding Hercule Poirot or Jessica Fletcher. And with this independently released electronic album by Fortunately Everything Dies, there's certainly some...
View ArticleBeatlemania strikes again with catalogue reissue
We review the remastered complete catalogue of The Beatles
View ArticleCobra Starship — Hot Mess
After Fall Out Boy introduced R&B tropes to their spit-shined pop-punk anthems, no band took the idea and ran with it like Cobra Starship. And while their previous two records...
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