High Violet is anxious, tense, laden with blurry visions that lead to crooked, lonely back streets to wander through while we try to grasp the emotion and reach of each song. It’s never a strain that becomes wearing or tiring, though; in fact, it’s exactly in that tension between depression and desire, anxiety and confidence …
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Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: Michelle Kennedy |
Kathryn Calder is the other female voice filling out The New Pornographers and prior to that she spent a good chunk of her early career singing with the haunting band Immaculate Machine; but Kathryn Calder is more than the sum of the cool bands she’s played in. » Read More
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Michelle Kennedy |
Spencer Krug deserves some mega kudos for pulling a reasonably good pop record out of the mire of a terrible first impression: Expo 86’s opening offering, ‘Cloud Shadow On The Mountain,’ is a bizarre song. » Read More
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Kevin Hartford |
The title track of # Zero With A Bullet is about a singer-songwriter struggling with failure, then struggling equally with the prospect of success. » Read More
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue |
Talkin’ On a Bus comes fresh off the heels of yet another Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriters Competition victory for J.R. Shore, and serves as the follow-up to his 2008 debut An Impeccable Shine. » Read More
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson |
Fuck Andre 3000. Okay, that might be a bit harsh. It’s not really his fault. Fuck everyone’s obsession with Andre 3000. Seriously, have you actually listened to The Love Below? It’s terrible. But that’s neither here nor there. What’s finally here is Sir Luscious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty, the official solo debut of Big Boi » Read More
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Kevin Hartford |
Your enjoyment of Scissor Sisters will depend heavily on your attitude toward disco music. If a novelty band with members named Ana Matronic, Babydaddy, Randy Real, and Del Marquis playing a tongue-in-cheek Pro Tools mash-up of the Bee Gees and Queen seems like it would be your cup of tea, you won’t be disappointed. » Read More
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Rating: 1 / 5 Reviewer: Michelle Kennedy |
Body Talk 1 is a strange album: despite it being total shit people seem to love it. Has ironic interest gone so far that irony can no longer truly exist? » Read More
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov |
Day two of Sled Island started with a groggy head and a severe lack of balance. It also started with yet more beers on the patio of Local 510, listening to the pleasant strains of Cavaliers! and My Gold Mask. » Read More
