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2010 | Mar 06
Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
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Rating: n/a Reviewer: Garth Paulson
That’s right, not applicable. Though I’m usually apprehensive of assigning ...”
Jamie Cullum - The Pursuit
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Jamie Cullum's greatest attribute lays in deconstructing everything from ...”
02
The Ruby Suns - Fight Softly
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Kevin Hartford
Imagine Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion covered by Sigur ...”
| Feb 26
Shout Out Louds - Work
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
If you were going to criticize the Shout ...”
22
Zeus - Say Us
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Greg Hutton
Say Us, the full-length debut from Zeus, is composed ...”
20
Rocky Votolato - True Devotion
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Kevin Hartford
Most of the songs on True Devotion are little ...”
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Considering Charlotte Gainsbourg's third release, IRM was conceived while ...”
The Wooden Sky and Rural Alberta Advantage - 6/12, Broken City, Calgary
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Taking the stage for a second straight sold-out night at Broken City ...”
16
Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Eight years after his most recently released studio ...”
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - Dear Companion
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Kevin Hartford
Dear Companion is a folk album that sounds like ...”
12
Dan Mangan - Feb 6/10, The Gaitway, Calgary
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
With The Gaitway at SAIT set up as a seating only venue, ...”
08
Malachai - Ugly Side of Love
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Kevin Hartford
Malachai's Ugly Side of Love is a throwback, in ...”
02
Lil' Wayne - Rebirth
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Rating: 1 / 5 Reviewer: Jon Roe
It’s common practice in music these days to assuage ...”
01
The Album Leaf - A Chorus of Storytellers
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Greg Hutton
A Chorus of Storytellers, the fifth album by Jimmy ...”
| Jan 30
Retribution Gospel Choir - 2
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
When Alan Spearhawk launched Retribution Gospel Choir in 2007, ...”
26
Beach House - Teen Dream
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Teen Dream is just the third album in ...”
Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Bursting onto the scene with 2007’s Sticking Fingers ...”
25
Owen Pallett - Heartland
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Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Owen Pallett (formerly Final Fantasy) is an artist ...”
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andre Guimond
Astro Coast, the debut LP from West ...”
24
Crash Kings - Crash Kings
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Connor Turner
It takes a lot of gusto to lay ...”
22
Spoon - Transference
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
After fifteen years in the biz, Spoon’s sixth ...”
The Magnetic Fields - Realism
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Heather Laird
The Magnetic Fields’ Realism is a companion piece to ...”
19
Eels - End Times
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Greg Hutton
Mark Oliver Everett, front man and principle songwriter of ...”
14
Vampire Weekend - Contra
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
As is so often the case these days, ...”
13
Ray Charles - Sings for Lovers
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Celeste Seiferling
It is impossible to listen to Sings for Lovers ...”
Woodpigeon - Die Stadt Muzikanten
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
For Calgary-based indie darlings Woodpigeon, the start of ...”
11
OK Go - Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Jon Roe
What happened to the fun OK Go? They’re back ...”
05
Blockhead - The Music Scene
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Jon Roe
Tony Simon (aka Blockhead), the producer for Aesop Rock, ...”
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2009 | Dec 23
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - Timber Timbre
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Greg Hutton
Timber Timbre, led by vocalist and principle songwriter Taylor ...”
22
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - The Flaming Lips
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
As accidental rock stars go, The Flaming Lips ...”
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - Yo La Tengo
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Lukas Clark-Memler
As far as album titles go, Popular Songs sounds ...”
05
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - Melissa McClelland
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
On her 2009 release Victoria Day, Melissa McClelland ...”
| Nov 30
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - The Dudes
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Connor Turner
The temptation to write a review for the ...”
24
Kid Sister - Ultraviolet
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Kid Sister’s long delayed, once highly anticipated debut ...”
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - El Perro Del Mar
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
"Fragile, this side up" should be the warning label ...”
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - Iron & Wine
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Two years following the release of the highly ...”
17
Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Heather Laird
After four years of laying low while other members ...”
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle
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Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: Greg Hutton
Most Carolyn Mark records evoke images of a continuous ...”
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - The Antlers
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Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: Andre Guimond
Shrouded in the mystery of whether or not ...”
2009 RECORDS WE MISSED - Basement Jaxx
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Lukas Clark-Memler
Basement Jaxx, the genre-fusing South Londoners, have been making ...”
12
Wale - Attention Deficit
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
It’s a bit ridiculous to be talking about ...”
11
The Dojo Workhorse - Weapons Grade Romantic
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Dojo Workhorse’s self-described “soft rock” is proof ...”
Muse - The Resistance
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
‘Uprising,’ the first single off Muse’s new album, ...”
09
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer of Fear
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Relatively speaking, Summer of Fear is a pretty ...”
Blue Rodeo - The Things We Left Behind
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
After listening to the first two tracks (and ...”
08
The xx - xx
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Heather Laird
The UK never stops showing off its talent, and ...”
04
Weezer - Raditude
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Rating: 1.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Raditude is Weezer’s third consecutive album of confounding ...”
Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Jon Roe
If you’ve heard Wolfmother’s self-titled debut album, you know ...”
02
Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Throughout their careers, Tegan and Sara have written ...”
Karen O and the Kids - Where the Wild Things Are
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Lukas Clark-Memler
The album commences with a whispered request for a ...”
| Oct 31
Michael Jackson - The Remix Suite
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Like the endless array of trinkets that have ...”
29
Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
It’s not often in today’s reunion obsessed musical ...”
25
Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
I feel for these guys, I really do. ...”
24
Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Doug Martsch hasn’t exactly been prolific since forming ...”
Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Jon Roe
By combining soulful harmonizing and light guitar backing, the ...”
20
Grand Archives - Keep In Mind Frankenstein
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
The sophomore release from Seattle-based indie pop band ...”
The Trews - Friends and Total Strangers
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Releasing an album of live, stripped down interpretations ...”
Dustin Bentall - Six Shooter
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Vancouver native Dustin Bentall first stepped on to ...”
09
Valleys - Sometimes Water Kills People
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Sometimes Water Kills People, the debut album by ...”
06
Kris Kristofferson - Closer to the Bone
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Closer to the Bone, the follow-up to Kris ...”
Spiral Beach - The Only Really Thing
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Spiral Beach is a fun band. Their songs ...”
| Sep 29
Amy Millan - Masters of the Burial
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Amy Millan’s first solo release, 2006’s Honey From ...”
Why? - Eskimo Snow
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Lukas Clark-Memler
Why? is a Californian indie hip-hop band, determined to ...”
25
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - And The Horse You Rode In On
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
“I hope you catch syphilis and die alone.” ...”
24
Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer EP
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Following the success of Blitzen Trapper’s 2008 Sub ...”
22
Reverend Horton Heat - Laughin' and Cryin'
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Laughin' and Cryin' with Reverend Horton Heat is the ...”
12
Imogen Heap - Ellipse
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
The problem with reviewing an album like Imogen Heap’s ...”
01
Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Connor Turner
It would be nearly impossible to review Humbug ...”
| Aug 22
The Lovely Feathers - Fantasy of the Lot
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
In a lot of ways, Fantasy of the ...”
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Snake
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
On ‘My Heart,’ the triumphant closer on the ...”
19
Jeff Healey - Songs from the Road
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Coming a little over a year after his ...”
15
The Deep Dark Woods - Winter Hours
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
As the names of both the band and ...”
11
Son Volt - American Central Dust
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Regarded as one of alt-country’s foremost pioneers, Jay ...”
08
A Camp - Colonia
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Nina Persson’s new side project, A Camp, features ...”
| Jul 31
Cass McCombs - Catacombs
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Catacombs, the new album from Cass McCombs, may ...”
Cortés Alexander - Swell
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Anyone familiar with Cortés Alexander's association with such renowned ...”
Starlight Mints - Change Remains
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
The Starlight Mints are one of a handful of ...”
30
Discovery - LP
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Lukas Clark-Memler
Discovery is a musical collaboration of two very different ...”
Gentleman Reg - Jet Black
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Rating: 4.5 / 5
Reviewer: David Coats
“Gentleman” Reg Vermue (late of The Hidden Cameras) went through ...”
29
The Dead Weather - Horehound
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Rating: 3.5 / 5
Reviewer: David Coats
Jack White’s third concurrent band, The Dead Weather, sees White ...”
24
Apostle of Hustle – Eats Darkness
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Rating: 3/5
Reviewer: David Coats
2007’s National Anthem Of Nowhere saw Canadian indie rock veterans Apostle Of ...”
Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project
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Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Charles Spearin (Do Make Say Think, Broken Social ...”
| May 18
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Outer South is the new democratic mission statement ...”
| Apr 22
Tin Star Orphans - Yonder
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
The most conspicuous element of Tin Star Orphans' album ...”
19
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Who wanted this? Seriously? After cementing themselves as ...”
18
Death Cab for Cutie - The Open Door EP
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
A funny thing happened during the making of ...”
11
The Hold Steady - A Positive Rage
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For fans, A Positive Rage will serve as ...”
10
Joel Plaskett - Three
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Tyler Wolfe
They say good things come in threes. Or is ...”
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
The first two tracks of Dan Auerbach's solo ...”
| Mar 28
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
The Great Lake Swimmers seem to possess and ...”
...And you will know us by the Trail of Dead - Century of Self
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
By now, the story of …And you will ...”
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
It's been almost half a decade since U2 released ...”
27
Serena Ryder - 03/26/09 at Knox United Church
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
When Serena Ryder hopped onto the stage at the Knox United ...”
15
Say Hi - Oohs and Aahs
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
The most remarkable thing about Oohs & Aahs, ...”
10
Handsome Furs - Face Control
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Tyler Wolfe
When one of the key members of one of ...”
09
Julie Doiron - I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Julie Doiron’s latest, I Can Wonder What You ...”
08
Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Potty-mouthed, larger than life, campy pop divas are recapturing ...”
William Elliott Whitmore - Animals in the Dark
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
There is always something so soothing and captivating ...”
| Feb 28
Vetiver - Tight Knit
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Like seemingly every artist or group playing acoustic ...”
17
Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For Ben Kweller's entire career up to this ...”
14
Acres of Lions - Working
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
You know there's something amiss when a bombastic, high ...”
Matt & Kim - Grand
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
There are only so many ways to say ...”
07
Jason Bajada - Loveshit
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
Keeping listeners engaged to an album where the artist ...”
| Jan 31
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Steve Venegas
So the guys in Franz Ferdinand are back after ...”
27
Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell
The title of Fall Out Boy's fifth studio album, ...”
21
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
It’s hard to criticize a songwriter like Andrew ...”
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2008 | Dec 31
2008 RECORDS WE MISSED - Calexico
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Over the years, Calexico’s trademark blend of Southern ...”
28
Feist - The Reminder (Deluxe Limited Edition)
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Christmas 2008 actually came in May 2007 for ...”
27
2008 RECORDS WE MISSED - Brendan Canning
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Something For All Of Us... is the second ...”
2008 RECORDS WE MISSED - Flight of the Conchords
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Connor Turner
If you have any sort of interest in ...”
22
2008 RECORDS WE MISSED - Ryan Adams
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For the first time in his career, it ...”
2008 RECORDS WE MISSED - City And Colour
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
A website recently ran a poll asking which ...”
02
Matthew Good - Live At Massey Hall
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
In September 2007, the staff of Music-Critic.ca went ...”
| Nov 29
Pretty & Nice - Get Young
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
With a little more swagger, Pretty & Nice ...”
26
BOOK REVIEW -- Hot Burritos: The True Story of The Flying Burrito Brothers
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Avoiding any resemblance to a cohesive narrative, John ...”
The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Being signed to premier indie label Arts & ...”
17
No Age - INTERVIEW
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By: Steve Venegas
L.A.'s No Age has been enjoying a meteoric rise to critic fame in ...”
16
Eagles of Death Metal - Heart On
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Rating: 2.5 / 5
Reviewer: Connor Turner
I’m not sure who it was. Either it was ...”
Blue Rodeo - Blue Road
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
At a glance, the playlist for Blue Rodeo’s ...”
Bleeding Through - Declaration
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Kait Bohan
Declaration is Bleeding Through’s defining album, showcasing the darkest, ...”
Sex Pistols - There'll Always Be England - DVD
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Punk rock for the middle aged: filmmaker Julien ...”
12
Ray Lamontagne - Gossip In The Grain
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
If the first thing you do when you ...”
11
Lioness - Lioness
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Infectious disco beats provided by the former Controller ...”
09
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Only By The Night is the follow-up to ...”
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
The Sound of Animals Fighting aren’t the first ...”
01
Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Several years ago, a friend of mine noticed ...”
AC/DC - Black Ice
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Although the band scales back the overt sexism ...”
| Oct 18
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
On her debut solo release, Rabbit Fur Coat, ...”
04
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Steve Venegas
Calgary seems to be on a role in the ...”
Matt Mays and El Torpedo - Terminal Romance
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Two years after the release of his Juno ...”
| Sep 25
J.R. Shore - An Impeccable Shine
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
It has been a long road for Calgarian ...”
20
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
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Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
There are few things worse than most "price of fame" albums. ...”
15
Wovenhand - Ten Stones
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Ten Stones is the seventh release from the ...”
11
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Steve Venegas
Every generation has one overachiever that makes everyone else ...”
| Aug 28
Bloc Party - Intimacy
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Wade Oulette
Bloc Party have taken the increasingly popular step to ...”
27
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade is Dead
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Steve Venegas
There's something to be said about live albums; they ...”
20
The Walkmen - You & Me
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Back in 2004 The Walkmen made good on ...”
13
Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Back is producer Brian Ahern, the man who ...”
11
Marble Valley - Slash and Laugh
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Rating: 0.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
As the back of Pavement’s 1995 album so ...”
05
The Pinker Tones - Wild Animals
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme
The Pinker Tones’ latest album, Wild Animals, is weird, ...”
| Jul 21
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
After releasing the best rock albums of 2005 and 2006, expectations ...”
08
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Como Te Llama?
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Who would’ve thought back in 2001 that the ...”
| Jun 29
Sloan - Parallel Play
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Good news, kids – Sloan’s not done after ...”
Will Currie and the Country Fresh - A Great Stage
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
After resurrecting their long-dormant Murderecords label, Sloan’s Chris ...”
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme
Yoda once said “In life, friends you call, there ...”
21
Alanis Morissette - Flavors of Entanglement
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Alanis Morissette debuted as a bitterness-fuelled scorned lover ...”
20
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The music of the Silver Jews will always ...”
15
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme
Apparently, Fleet Foxes are from Seattle. But don’t ...”
14
Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Jakob Dylan must have balls the size of ...”
10
Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme
Martha Wainwright’s new album, I Know You’re Married But ...”
08
Carolina Liar - Coming to Terms
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme
Carolina Lair has been described in a lot of ...”
The New Odds - Cheerleader
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
You may remember The Odds, the Vancouver based ...”
07
Music-Critic Does Virgin Festival Calgary
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Event: Virgin Festival - CalgaryDate: June 21/22, 2008 Reviewer: Trent Depue
“Can you imagine a world ...”
06
Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop and Roll!!!
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
As Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt ...”
05
The Young Knives - Superabundance
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
The Young Knives were a tad late to ...”
| May 29
Rebel Emergency - Rebel Emergency
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Reggae has long been the medium of choice ...”
28
The Replacements Twin/Tone Re-Issues
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Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Usually, trying to sum up a band’s prolific history in large, ...”
25
My Brightest Diamond – A Thousand Shark’s Teeth
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Multi-instrumentalist and former leader of Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoisemakers, Shara ...”
24
Madonna - Hard Candy
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Madonna’s eternal mission has been to assert herself ...”
23
Foals - Antidotes
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For a band releasing their debut album, Foals ...”
18
Counting Crows - Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
In the ninth grade, I had a teacher ...”
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Mudcrutch is, if nothing else long overdue, being ...”
17
Jim White - Transnormal Skiparoo
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
Jim White is proof that interesting people make ...”
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats
For the first half of album opener ‘Bixby ...”
14
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Given Atmosphere’s past artistic output, it’s easy to ...”
09
Four Tet - Ringer
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Keiran Hebden, the man better known as Four ...”
06
Barenaked Ladies - Snacktime
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Barenaked Ladies have spent so much time writing ...”
05
Lyrics Born - Everywhere At Once
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Lyrics Born’s latest effort, Everywhere At Once, is ...”
03
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Connor Turner
Someone in the Canadian hip-hop industry needs to ...”
| Apr 23
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The problem with any band renowned for their ...”
22
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
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Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Arguably, there are very few bands who have profited as ...”
20
Billy Bragg - Mr. Love and Justice
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
It doesn’t take more than a brief glance at the ...”
19
Animal Collective - Water Curses
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson
Animal Collective did a lot of things they've never ...”
16
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
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Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Nick Cave, in his 50th year, is still playing ...”
| Mar 29
Kathleen Edwards - Asking for Flowers
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: David Coats
Asking for Flowers is the third record from Canadian ...”
28
Daniel Lanois - Here Is What Is
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: David Coats
Daniel Lanois is one of the unsung heroes of ...”
26
DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling
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Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
DeVotchKa simply has to be heard to be believed ...”
19
Sarah Slean - The Baroness
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Baroness is Sarah Slean’s first studio album since ...”
10
Nada Surf - Lucky
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
After 1996’s novelty hit ‘Popular,’ Nada Surf have miraculously ...”
Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies
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Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
Recognized for their lyrical potency and electro-rock assault on ...”
09
Presidents of the United States of America - These Are The Good Times People
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It can be hard to keep track of all ...”
08
Dolly Parton - Backwoods Barbie
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
A few years ago country queen Dolly Parton decided ...”
| Feb 28
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Brighter than Creation’s Dark, the latest material from the ...”
13
Astra Heights - Good Problems
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
Good Problems is the ambitious debut album of the ...”
Aaron Nazrul - Butterfly Man
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Aaron Ross, the man who has taken on the ...”
10
Jason Collett - Here's To Being Here
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Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: David Coats
Last we heard from Jason Collett was on the ...”
Black Mountain - In The Future
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Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Andre Guimond
It would be pretty hard to blame Black Mountain ...”
09
Willie Nelson - Moment of Forever
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: David Coats
Continuing to get busier with age, Moment of Forever, ...”
04
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
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Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Magnetic Fields' Distortion is one of the early ...”
| Jan 15
OneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud
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Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For all of the inventiveness that Timbaland has brought ...”
14
The Cansecos - Juices!
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Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Andre Guimond
The Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Toronto FC and The ...”
11
Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
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Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Kate Nash is the new Lily Allen-approved version of ...”
09
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
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Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Connor Turner
Already anointed the next great Windy City saviour of ...”
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2007 | Dec 31
The Killers - Sawdust
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For a band with only two proper albums, The ...”
30
Classified - While You Were Sleeping
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
While You Were Sleeping is a collection of unreleased ...”
19
Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
In the summer of 1992, as Pearl Jam’s Ten ...”
10
Billy Talent - 666 Live
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Rating: 3/5Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
666 Live is a fans only affair from beginning to ...”
08
John Fogerty - Revival
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Rating: 3.5/5Reviewer: Trent Depue
“You can’t go wrong, if you play a little bit ...”
05
Raine Maida - The Hunter's Lullaby
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Rating: 1/5Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida takes a dour turn ...”
Angels & Airwaves - I-Empire
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Rating: 3.5/5Reviewer: Trent McMartin
At first glance, I-Empire would seem like a direct sequel ...”
04
Amateur Radio Operator - Sirens of Titan
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Rating: 3.5/5Reviewer: Trent Depue
It doesn’t take any longer than a few chords of ...”
03
Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
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Rating: 3/5Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s easy to write off Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! early ...”
| Nov 19
Goo Goo Dolls - Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 13, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Every once in a while a band ...”
17
LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
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Rating: 4/5Released: November 13, 2007Reviewer: Andre Guimond
Ever noticed how a full season of 24 ...”
15
The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 30, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
Long Road Out of Eden is the ...”
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
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Rating: 2/5Released: October 30, 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
The first 45 seconds of the latest ...”
14
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Follow the Lights
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 23, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
When Ryan Adams released Easy Tiger last ...”
11
Buck65 - Situation
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 30, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Buck65’s last album, Secret House Against the ...”
Digby - What's Not Plastic?
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 14, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
A sophomore release from Louisville, Kentucky’s Digby ...”
07
Cobra Starship - Viva La Cobra!
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: October 23, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
On Cobra Starship’s last album, frontman Gabe ...”
06
Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 23, 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
When Serj Tankian of rock-metal band System ...”
03
Castanets - In The Vines
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 23, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Castanets is the brainchild of San Diegan ...”
01
Kevin Michael - Kevin Michael
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 23, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Newcomer Kevin Michael is an energetic injection ...”
| Oct 25
Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 25, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
In the liner notes for his twelfth ...”
21
The Sadies - New Seasons
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 2, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
On their fall release New Seasons, The ...”
Matchbox Twenty - Exile on Mainstream
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 2, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
At the height of their popularity, there ...”
17
Radiohead - In Rainbows
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 10, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
It’s fitting that Radiohead would be the ...”
Faith Hill - The Hits
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: October 2, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Few female artists have had the impact on mainstream ...”
16
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 23, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
It’s sometimes easy to forget there was ...”
08
Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 9, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
There is one moment of absolute lucidity on Random ...”
07
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 2, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Bruce Springsteen has been devoting more time recently to ...”
06
Mick Jagger - The Very Best of Mick Jagger
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: October 2, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
To those fans out there wondering if Mick Jagger ...”
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
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Rating: 4/5Released: September 25, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
After a curious four year hiatus, it took The ...”
| Sep 28
The Payola Reserve - 200 Years
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Rating: 4/5Released: 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
On 200 Years, the follow up to The Payola Reserve’s praiseworthy ...”
26
Bob Wiseman - Theme and Variations
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Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Bob Wiseman’s eccentricities and experimental tendencies may lack mainstream ...”
25
Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: September 25, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
There are few bands who have churned out arena-ready ...”
24
Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - Spirit If ...
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: September 18, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Watching Broken Social Scene perform, one can’t help but ...”
20
Bat for Lashes - Fur and Gold
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Rating: 3/5Released: July 31, 2007Reviewer: Garth Paulson
The recent North American release of Bat for Lashes’ ...”
17
KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 18, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
For KT Tunstall, the road to success has been ...”
13
Kanye West - Graduation
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: September 11, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Kanye West’s all-encompassing ego has become a thing of ...”
08
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
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Rating: 4/5Released: September 11, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Noise-rock has always been a slippery slope – it ...”
03
Hot Hot Heat - Happiness Ltd.
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 11, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Following several delays, in an effort to get the ...”
02
The Lonesome Valley Singers - Corpse Circus Revue
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Rating: 3/5Released: July 24, 2007Reviewer: Amanda Hu
The indie-bluegrass scene has picked up momentum over the ...”
01
New Buffalo - Somewhere, Anywhere
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 28, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Turn on any music video channel, and you’re likely ...”
| Aug 28
Caribou - Andorra
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 21, 2007Reviewer: Garth Paulson
The setting is an idyllic, green pasture. The sun ...”
23
Northern State - Can I Keep This Pen?
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 28, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s almost too easy. Music critics around the world ...”
22
Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 21, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Much more simple, glossy, and overtly pop than 2004’s ...”
20
The New Pornographers - Challengers
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 21, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
One of the main concerns entering the New Pornographers ...”
18
Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 21, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
These days, it’s not unusual for a band to ...”
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 14, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Radio City is the second live acoustic album put ...”
17
Bang Lime - Best Friends in Love
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: August 14, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Sliding in under the summer music release radar is ...”
15
Woodpecker! - f-hole
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 14, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
Every so often, there comes along an album that ...”
Transformers Soundtrack
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Rating: 2/5Released: July 3, 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
Throw together some Linkin Park, Disturbed, Goo Goo Dolls, ...”
07
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is
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Rating: 4/5Released: July 24, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Is Is is a five-song EP recorded in the ...”
05
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: August 7, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
“What gives this mess some grace unless it’s fiction?†...”
01
Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: June 26, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Originally recorded in 2000 and until now only available ...”
Wil - By December
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 22, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
Just a short two months after the release of ...”
| Jul 31
Matthew Good - Hospital Music
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: July 31, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Hospital Music could be described as the lowest of ...”
Mohawk Lodge - Wildfires
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Rating: 4/5Released: July 31, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
The beauty of the independent music scene ...”
Tegan and Sara - The Con
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Rating: 4/5Released: July 24, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s always a tricky thing to release albums while ...”
30
Emerson Hart - Cigarettes and Gasoline
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Rating: 4/5Released: July 17, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
For former Tonic front man Emerson Hart, this first ...”
26
Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton - What Is Free To A Good Home?
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: July 24, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
In the fall of 2006, Emily Haines, one of ...”
25
The Russian Futurists - Me, Myself and Rye
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Rating: 3/5Released: July 24, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Despite being Canadian himself, Me, Myself and Rye is ...”
17
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgesit
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Rating: 2/5Released: July 10, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Billy Corgan hasn’t changed. Even after the humbling experience ...”
12
Los Campesinos! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: July 3, 2007 Reviewer: David Coats
Los Campesinos! are the latest signing to premier ...”
11
Interpol - Our Love To Admire
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: July 10th, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
It’s been a long three years since Interpol ...”
07
Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: July 3, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
Trepidation abounded the moment Silverstein's latest album, Arrivals & ...”
Battles - Mirrored
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Rating: 4/5Released: May 22, 2007Reviewer: Connor Turner
What Battles have built with Mirrored is nearly impossible ...”
| Jun 30
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 26, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
With a year and a half between Ryan Adams ...”
Farewell to Freeway - INTERVIEW
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Danielle SuchetJune 29th, 2007
Being in a rock and roll band usually comes with a certain ...”
29
Paramore - Riot!
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: June 12, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
To see Paramore’s Hayley Williams, it’s awfully tempting to ...”
27
The Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys Collection
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 12, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
As far as the history of the rock super ...”
26
Lightning Dust - Lightning Dust
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 19, 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
In an endless sea of new and often lousy ...”
25
The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 5, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
The landscape of popular music can often be described ...”
24
Brant Bjork and the Bros - Somera Sól
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 29, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
As an original member of Kyuss and an early ...”
20
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: June 19, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
If Get Behind Me Satan was any indication, Jack ...”
Nathan Wiley - The City Destroyed Me
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 29, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
By the time the first half dozen notes have ...”
Daggermouth - Turf Wars
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 3, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
Daggermouth has been steadily gathering momentum on the melodic ...”
19
Big & Rich - Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: June 5, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Only a few short years ago, it seemed like ...”
10
Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band - Live in Dublin
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 5, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
In the liner notes of his acclaimed 2006 release ...”
09
The Used - Lies for the Liars
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Rating: 2/5Released: May 22, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Used have perhaps made as little of their ...”
| May 31
Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: May 15, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Much has been made of Linkin Park’s move away ...”
Bjork - Volta
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 8, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
With every release, Iceland’s Bjork just seems to get ...”
29
Stars - Do You Trust Your Friends?
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Rating: 4/5Released: May 22, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Do You Trust Your Friends, “a collection of remixes, ...”
Michael Buble - Call Me Irresponsible
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Rating: 1/5Released: May 1, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s probably a mistake that the chosen title of ...”
Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 12th, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme is ...”
The Doors - The Very Best Of
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Rating: 2/5Released: March 27, 2007Reviewer: Jason Morelyle
Greatest hits albums are like going through an old ...”
Wil - December 5
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 27, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
Made up of two tracks taken directly from his ...”
20
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 15, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Sky Blue Sky has accurately been described as Wilco’s ...”
18
Handsome Furs - Plague Park
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 22, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Tons of hypothetical bands are formed every day. Kids ...”
16
Various Artists - A Tribute to Joni Mitchell
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 24, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Even though this tribute record to legendary Canadian singer/songwriter ...”
15
Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 1, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The boys of Wolf Parade have been busy lately, ...”
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: April 10, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
One of the most anticipated releases of the year ...”
Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 13, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
Multiple Grammy and AMA nominations coupled with a Billboard ...”
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Ashtray Rock
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 17, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Ashtray Rock represents the reunification of Joel Plaskett with ...”
14
Paul Wall - Get Money, Stay True
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Rating: 2/5Released: April 3, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
The first thing that I suggest owners of Get ...”
Stevie Nicks - Crystal Visions ... Very Best Of
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 27, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
I can remember being six or seven years old, ...”
08
Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
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Rating: 4/5Released: May 8, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
From the opening notes of ‘My Rocky ...”
06
Feist - The Reminder
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: May 1, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
If it’s possible to be one of the most ...”
Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 27, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
When the Kaiser Chiefs released their first single, ‘I ...”
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: March 13, 2007Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
British singer/songwriter/party girl Amy Winehouse is one of the ...”
Young Galaxy - Young Galaxy
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 24, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
The latest signing to Canada’s most esteemed indie label ...”
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 20, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Formerly on Ani Difranco’s Righteous Babe label, now on ...”
05
X-Clan - Return From Mecca
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Rating: 3/5Released: January 30, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
For lyrical and vocal front man Jason “Brother J†...”
| Apr 25
Jesse Malin - Glitter in the Gutter
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 3, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
On Jesse Malin’s latest solo effort, Glitter in the ...”
24
Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back
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Rating: 4/5Released: April 24, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Few artists are as legendary for their contributions to ...”
13
Gruff Rhys - Candylion
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
A collection of acoustic in English, Welsh and Spanish, ...”
09
Money Mark - Brand New By Tomorrow
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 27, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
Most fans of the Beastie Boys, Beck, or the ...”
06
The Book of Lists - The Book of Lists
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: April 10, 2007Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
Like a rainy Vancouver afternoon, the latest album from ...”
04
The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
Marking the tenth anniversary of the violent shooting death ...”
Finger Eleven - Them vs. You vs. Me
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
Finger Eleven has made a habit of constantly evolving ...”
02
Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Jason Morelyle
It’s always a delight to have an album like ...”
01
Ry Cooder – My Name is Buddy
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
Ry Cooder, known throughout his long career for his ...”
Arctic Monkeys - Favorite Worst Nightmare
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: April 23rd, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Most people agree that the most important formative ...”
| Mar 27
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 20, 2007Reviewer: Connor Turner
2004’s Good News For People Who Love Bad News ...”
23
Bright Eyes - Four Winds
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
On ‘Stray Dog Freedom,’ off of his new EP ...”
Dustin Cole and the Specialest - Try and Love Me
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 27, 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
Plop down in a soft couch overflowing with cushy ...”
22
The Reason - Things Couldn't Be Better
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 20, 2007Reviewer: Connor Turner
Things Couldn’t Be Better is a transitional record for ...”
The Stooges - The Weirdness
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 7, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
It’s easy to dismiss The Weirdness, The Stooges first ...”
17
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: March 13, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
In the wake of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s ...”
Black Lips - Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 20, 2007Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
The translated title for Black Lip's first live album ...”
11
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
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Rating: 4/5Released: January 30, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Neon Bible is one of the most anticipated and ...”
10
Keller Williams - Dream
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 6, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
On Dream's opening track 'Play This,’ Keller Williams playfully ...”
Dear and the Headlights - Small Steps, Heavy Hooves
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 6, 2007Reviewer: Delaney Seiferling
Let’s be honest: Dear and the Headlights doesn’t roll ...”
05
Les Georges Leningrad - Sangue Puro
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Rating: 0.5/5Released: November 14, 2006Reviewer: Connor Turner
In the realm of Music-critic.ca, Les Georges Leningrad are ...”
03
Madonna - The Confessions Tour
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: January 30, 2007Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
It's a good thing Madonna’s new CD, The Confessions ...”
02
Comeback Kid - Broadcasting ...
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 20, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Hardcore bands have always had a tendency to flood ...”
Joel Kroeker - Closer to the Flame
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 13, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
On his major label debut Melodrama, Joel Kroeker first ...”
Serengeti - Noticeably Negro
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
“Bush is a drug dealer, Cheney is a criminal / White ...”
| Feb 25
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 20, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
If playing your guitars out of tune and singing ...”
Damiera - M(US)IC
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Rating: 1/5Released: January 23, 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
Prog-rock can be a beautiful thing. The concert ...”
Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
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Rating: 4/5Released: February 6, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Loney, Dear is Emil Svanängen, a Swedish born singer-songwriter ...”
24
Wu Tang Clan & Friends - Unreleased
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: February 6, 2007Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Just when you thought the Wu-Tang well had dried ...”
18
Lucinda Williams - West
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 13, 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
West comes in a time of personal loss for ...”
17
Bloc Party - Weekend in the City
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 6, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
2007 is all set up to be indie rock’s ...”
15
New Years Day - EP / The Cinematics - Break
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Rating: New Years Day: 3/5 The Cinematics: 2.5/5Released: 2007Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
When naming your band New ...”
14
The Spares - Beautiful and Treacherous Thing
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Rating: 3/5Released: January 2007Reviewer: Trent Depue
At times pure country, at others roots and bluegrass, The ...”
10
The Dirty Novels - Pack Your Pistols
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Rating: 2/5Released: 2007Reviewer: Suzanne Goldman
When you peel back the plastic of Pack Your Pistols, it’s ...”
07
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
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Rating: 4/5Released: January 30, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Still in her early 20s, Lily Allen has already ...”
05
Trick Daddy - Back by Thug Demand
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: December 19, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Trick Daddy’s seventh and latest release, Back by Thug ...”
Kasabian - Empire
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: September 19, 2006Reviewer: Tyrone Castanho
The sophomore album is the most critical album for ...”
The Beatles - Love
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Rating: 4/5Released: November 21, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Produced by George Martin and his son, Giles, Love ...”
| Jan 25
Stars of Track and Field INTERVIEW
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Music-critic's Interview with the Stars of Track and FieldBy Danielle Suchet
When Jason Bell, guitarist for ...”
24
Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas
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Rating: 4/5Released: November 21, 2006Reviewer: Dave Coats
Continuing to capitalize on the popularity of his seminal ...”
23
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
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Rating: 4/5Released: January 23, 2007Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
When The Shins were given their now famous shout ...”
22
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: December 19, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Nas’ 1994 debut Illmatic is widely regarded as one ...”
20
Neko Case - Live from Austin TX: Austin City Limits
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: January 9, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Predictably, the highlight of this recording of Neko Case’s ...”
N.O.R.E. - Y La Familia ... Ya Tu Sabe
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: Connor Turner
For the most casual of listeners N.O.R.E’s Y La ...”
Johnny Cash - Live From Austin TX
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Rating: 4/5Released: January 9, 2007Reviewer: David Coats
Live From Austin TX is the audio CD version ...”
17
The Golden Dogs - Big Eye Little Eye
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 22, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
If you could only use one word to describe ...”
16
JJ Cale and Eric Clapton - The Road to Escondido
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 7, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
The Road to Escondido brings together Eric Clapton, who ...”
14
Ray Lamontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 29, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Approaching its release date, the expectations were high for ...”
02
Aerosmith - Devil's Got A New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 17, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Aerosmith has never been shy about cashing in on ...”
01
Polydream - Rigid Shard of Balance
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Rating: 2/5Released: July 25, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Forming in the land of cheese and the Green ...”
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2006 | Dec 17
Music-critic's Top Five Records of 2006
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Ludacris - Release Therapy
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 26, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
The king of Atlanta hip hop, Ludacris – a.k.a ...”
Metallica - The Videos: 1989 - 2004 DVD
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Rating: 3/5Released: December 5, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
According to Metallica’s website, the band has been getting ...”
DJ Shadow - The Outsider
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 19, 2006Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
After listening to the final cut of The Outsider, ...”
Swan Lake - Beast Moans
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 21, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
With the Canadian indie-rock scene as inclusive and community-based ...”
Brian McKnight - Ten
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Rating: 2/5Released: December 5, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Brian McKnight’s goal is clear just seconds into his ...”
An Other Cup - Yusuf
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 14, 2006Reviewer: Delaney Seiferling
You have got to give him props for surviving ...”
12
Great Big Sea - Courage & Patience & Grit
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Rating: 4/5Released: November 21, 2006Reviewer: Delaney Seiferling
Great Big Sea’s newest release, a CD/DVD package, marks ...”
Brazilian Girls - Talk To La Bomb
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The only thing sexier than being spoken to by ...”
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 31, 2006Reviewer: Darcy Wood
Get out the black makeup and tight jeans: My ...”
04
Stars of Track and Field - Centuries Before Love and War
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: November 1, 2006Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
Stars of Track and Field’s Centuries Before Love and ...”
| Nov 28
The Who - Endless Wire
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: October 31, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
The Who stand among the upper echelons of rock’s ...”
The Midway State - Eponymous EP
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
As 2006 draws to a close it can be ...”
27
Big Shiny Tunes 11
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Rating: 0.5/5Released: November 14, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Welcome to the Christmas season cash-grab. Big Shiny Tunes ...”
The Yoko Casionos - These Are The New Old Times
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 26, 2006Reviewer: Trent McMartin
The debut album from Vancouver's Yoko Casionos is a ...”
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 31, 2006Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
Lady Sovereign has created a character for herself that ...”
22
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
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Rating: 2/5Released: October 24, 2006Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
If the Deftones were trying to finally achieve mainstream ...”
20
Sarah Slean - Orphan Music
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 14, 2006Reviewer: Delaney Seiferling
Many of the songs on Sarah Slean’s new album, ...”
15
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s easy to imagine listening to The Crane Wife ...”
11
Grayson Capps - Wail & Ride
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 26, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
After being driven from his home in New Orleans ...”
09
Safe Home - The Wide Wide World and All We Know
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
At first, Safe Home’s The Wide Wide World and All We ...”
08
Paolo Nutini - These Streets
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Danielle Suchet
We are all a little cautious when we see ...”
02
Mute Math - Mute Math
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 26, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Just about everything that could have gone wrong for ...”
01
Greg Keelor - Aphrodite Rose
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 10, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
The most engaging characteristic of Greg Keelor’s third solo ...”
| Oct 27
Cobra Starship - While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: October 10, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For a guy with virtually nothing going for him, ...”
24
Justin Beckler - Oh! My Troubled Mind
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Based on the album’s name, one can quite safely ...”
20
Jet - Shine On
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Rating: 2/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
If there were ever two bands that had nothing ...”
Shout Out Out Out Out - Not Saying/Just Saying
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: July 25, 2006Reviewer: Connor Turner
The make up of Shout Out Out Out Out ...”
18
Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 19, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Having released several albums considered to be some of ...”
16
Jim Cuddy - The Light That Guides You Home
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
In 2005, Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor and the rest ...”
Beck - The Information
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Beck’s eclectic career has been well documented. He’s dabbled ...”
14
The Killers - Sam's Town
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
For months leading up to the release of Sam’s ...”
The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Pieces of the People We Love is a melodic, ...”
Ani Difranco - Carnegie Hall 4.6.02
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: April 4, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Recorded barely six months after the September 11th attacks, ...”
04
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Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 19, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Lupe Fiasco has a lot of hype to live ...”
03
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic
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Rating: 4/5Released: September 19, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Forming ten years ago for a Willie P. Bennett ...”
| Sep 30
Skittish - Tragedy of the Commons
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Rating: 4/5Released: 2006Reviewer: Jason Morelyle
With Tragedy of the Commons, the Minneapolis-based Skittish has released a ...”
26
Emily Haines - Knives Don't Have Your Back
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
As the singer for Canadian buzz band Metric, Emily ...”
Lillix - Inside The Hollow
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 29, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s easy to take shots at Lillix. It would ...”
23
Roxanne Potvin - The Way It Feels
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Rating: 4/5Released: March 14, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
As one of Canada’s most sought after producers, Colin ...”
22
The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: October 3, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
If every great song were traced back to inception, ...”
19
Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Me
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 12, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It's expected for a band to mature over a ...”
17
The Sadies - Live In Concert: Volume 1
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 8, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Last winter, when it was announced that The Sadies ...”
14
Cham - Ghetto Story
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Rating: 2/5Released: August 15, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Jamaican Dancehall star Cham (formerly Baby Cham) has proven ...”
13
Memphis - A Little Place in the Wilderness
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 15, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont were first in a ...”
11
Paris Hilton - Paris
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Rating: 2/5Released: August 22, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Paris Hilton may be the most reviled celebrity in ...”
08
Tom Petty - Highway Companion
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Rating: 3/5Released: July 25, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Highway Companion is more than just Tom Petty’s first ...”
06
G. Love - Lemonade
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 1, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
G. Love, the world’s foremost purveyor of blues based ...”
05
Prince - Ultimate Prince
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 22, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince; these are ...”
| Aug 26
Alexisonfire - Crisis
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 22, 2006Reviewer: Connor Turner
With the release of Crisis, the most common question ...”
24
James Keelaghan - A Few Simple Verses
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Rating: 4/5Released: June, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
On A Few Simple Verses, Winnipeg native James Keelaghan takes ...”
19
The Dears - Gang of Losers
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 29, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Largely overshadowed by the release of You Forgot It ...”
16
Less Than Jake - In With The Out Crowd
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Rating: 2/5Released: May 23, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
“Classic rock is so outdated.†These are the words ...”
10
Yesan Damen - The Never Beginning Story
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: February 28, 2006Reviewer: Connor Turner
The Never Beginning Story is an enigma of sorts; ...”
06
The Ditty Bops - Moon Over The Freeway
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 23, 2006Reviewer: Laura Broski
The second album by The Ditty Bops, Moon Over ...”
05
Loose Fur - Born Again in the USA
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 21, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Loose Fur is basically a Wilco side project; all ...”
04
Billy Talent - Billy Talent II
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Rating: 3/5Released: June 27, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
After the runaway success of their 2003 debut, which ...”
03
Jurassic 5 - Feedback
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: July 25, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
On Feedback’s opening track, Jurassic 5 proclaim that “I ...”
Bruce Cockburn - Life Short Call Now
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: July 11, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
The pull between realism and idealism, pessimism and hope, ...”
Feist - Open Season
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Rating: 3/5Released: June 6, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
As Feist continues to plot the path for the ...”
| Jul 22
Eagles of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: April 11, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It seems that the new in thing in rock ...”
The Wreckers - Stand Still, Look Pretty
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: May 23, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
For best friends Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, making ...”
12
Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways
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Rating: 4/5Released: July 4, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
In his final months, Johnny Cash, grieving the passing ...”
11
Cabin Dogs - Electric Cabin
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 28, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Music from Big Yellow? This could easily have ...”
10
Johnny Cash - Personal Files
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 23, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
When an artist is as prolific as Johnny Cash, ...”
| Jun 17
Neil Young - Living With War
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Rating: 4/5Released: May 9, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
As legendary author Kurt Vonnegut proved when he broke ...”
The Wailin' Jennys - Firecracker
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 6, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
With their new release Firecracker, The Wailin’ Jennys successfully ...”
16
Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: April 25, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The first thing you will read in every article ...”
10
Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: July 11, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
In 2005, Sufjan Stevens became the darling of the ...”
03
Paul Simon - Surprise
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: May 9, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
On his newest effort Surprise, Paul Simon is joined ...”
Amy Millan - Honey from the Tombs
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 30, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Amy Millan is one of Canada’s best and most ...”
02
Sea of Is - Honest(l)y
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Sea of Is is a solo project disguised as anything but. ...”
01
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 13, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Throughout Begin to Hope, Regina Spektor toys with every ...”
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of...
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Rating: 2/5Released: February 21, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
On their debut album, The Secret Life Of…, The ...”
| May 30
Kinnie Starr - Anything
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 30, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Kinnie Starr does what she does best on her ...”
26
Ron Sexsmith - Time Being
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: May 23, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Long considered one of Canada’s best songwriters is the ...”
20
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
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Rating: 4/5Released: May 9, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The more things change, the more they stay the ...”
18
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
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Rating: 4/5Released: May 16, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Offering further proof that Jack White is among music’s ...”
11
My Chemical Romance - Life on the Murder Scene
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: March 21, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Never before has such a comprehensive package been released ...”
Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 4, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Even before the release of their fourth studio album ...”
10
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: May 9, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Welcome to one of the most bizarre and rewarding ...”
09
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
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Rating: 4/5Released: April 25, 2006Reviewer: Dave Coats
...”
Mobile - Tomorrow Starts Today
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 18, 2006Reviewer: Dave Coats
Offering further proof that Montreal is the current epicenter ...”
07
T.I. - King
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 28, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
King is Atlanta rapper T.I.’s fourth album, and is ...”
Stephen Fearing - Yellowjacket
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 11, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
It has been three years since Blackie & the ...”
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Music-critic.ca Spring 2006 Redux
“You'll notice Music-Critic.ca has a new more colorful layout and feel to it. Yes, with ...”
| Apr 27
The Payola Reserve - One Long Apology
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Rating: 4/5Released: April 4, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
On their debut album, Baltimore based The Payola Reserve ...”
15
Jeff Martin - Exile and the Kingdom
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: April 11, 2006Reviewer: Dave Coats
In the fall of 2005, one of the last ...”
14
Jethro Tull - Aqualung Live
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 25, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
It was with hesitation that Jethro Tull front man ...”
Sam Roberts - Chemical City
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: April 11, 2006Reviewer: David Coats
Sam Roberts emerged as a household name in Canada ...”
A.J. Rosales - Resistor
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Rating: 4/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Jason Morelyle
Resistor (2004) is A.J. Rosales’ third release, and follows the Earth ...”
Rick Temporao and the New Low - Down in Front
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Rating: 2/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Jason Morelyle
Before going into details on Rick Temporao and the New Low’s ...”
13
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - All The Roadrunning
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: April 26, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Seven years in the making. Given that this ...”
11
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: March 28, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It was more than a little disconcerting to find ...”
10
Danko Jones - Sleep Is The Enemy
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 21, 2006Reviewer: Connor Turner
Being a Canadian and following Danko Jones is difficult. ...”
09
The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
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Rating: 4/5Released: April 4, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Imagine you are Flaming Lips leader Wayne Coyne. Four ...”
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad of the Broken Seas
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 7, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Ballad of the Broken Seas, the full length follow ...”
02
Adrianne Lenker - Stages of the Sun
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: December 31st, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
Stages of the Sun is a window into the ...”
| Mar 30
Hailey Wojcik - Jealous Sees
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Rating: 3/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Jason Morelyle
In this golden age of flash-in-the-pan pre-packaged pop and glorified karaoke ...”
28
David Gilmour - On An Island
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Rating: 3/5Released: March 7, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Eight months after the fan fare of an unexpected ...”
27
Matthew Thomas - Overrated Life
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Rating: 2/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Ho Hum. The dullness that is Matthew Thomas’ debut album, 2005’s ...”
20
Collective Soul - Home
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Rating: 3/5Released: February 7, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
There’s something inherently frightening about that time in a ...”
14
Nathan Lawr - Secret Carpentry
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 25, 2005Reviewer: Trent Depue
Toronto singer/songwriter Nathan Lawr shines with his sophomore release ...”
11
Johnny Berry and The Outliers - Fegenbush Farm
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Rating: 3/5Released: 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Johnny Berry possesses the deep baritone that made Johnny Cash so ...”
04
Our Mercury - From Below
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 28, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The idea of a punk band comprised of early ...”
| Feb 22
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: February 14, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s nothing new for the British media, and NME ...”
02
The Apparitions - As This is Futuristic
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Rating: 2/5Released: January 24, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Apparitions second full length CD, As This is ...”
01
The Band - A Musical History
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Rating: 5/5Released: September 27, 2005Reviewer: Trent Depue
How many CDs worth of material does it take ...”
Colin Linden - Easin' Back to Tennessee
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: January 10, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue
Following a busy year in 2005, including such projects ...”
| Jan 21
Ryan Adams - 29
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Rating: 4/5Released: December 20, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
After the lackluster reception of 2003’s Rock N Roll ...”
12
The Rolling Stones - Rarities: 1971-2003
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: November 22, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
One thing the Rolling Stones will never be accused ...”
08
Dave Matthews Band - Weekend on the Rocks
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: December 6, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Another year, another live Dave Matthews Band record. While ...”
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Top 5 of 2005
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Sevendust - The Best of Sevendust (Chapter One: 1997-2004)
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Rating: 3/5Released: December 27, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Another best-of collection hitting stores in the month of ...”
Cream - Royal Albert Hall 2005: Live
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 5, 2005 Reviewer: Trent Depue
Almost forty years after their last concert performance ...”
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins - Rabbit Furcoat
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Rating: 4/5Released: January 24, 2006Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Jenny Lewis’ career to date has been anything but ...”
Mary-Jane - What I Came Here For
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Rating: 3/5Released: December 5, 2005 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
What I Came Here For is an introductory ...”
Sylvie - An Electric Trace
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 25, 2005 Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Growing up in the post-Nirvana era, many of ...”
Death From Above 1979 - Romance Bloody Romance
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 25, 2005 Reviewer: Connor Turner
The fact that an album with only remixes ...”
Leon Vest - So Blue
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Rating: 2/5Released: Reviewer: Trent McMartin
Part lounge, part blues, part adult contemporary; So Blue, the debut ...”
Sounds Like Fall - The Wolf Is At The Door
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Rating: 4/5Released: July 4, 2005Reviewer: Trent McMartin
After we at Music-Critic.ca released our individual lists of ...”
Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 15, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Since the release of Wilco’s instant classic Yankee Hotel ...”
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Colin James - Limelight
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 4, 2005Reviewer: Trent Depue
On Limelight, Colin James’ ninth album of original material ...”
Nirvana - Sliver: The Best of the Box
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Rating: 2/5Released: November 1, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: releasing ...”
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Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding A Mosaic
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 2, 2005Reviewer: Paul Flanagan
Hearing Sounding a Mosaic, you would never guess that ...”
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Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 4, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Extraordinary Machine comes after a six-year hiatus for Fiona ...”
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City and Colour - Sometimes
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: November 1, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
Simple, sensitive, subtle, soft, quiet and tender – hardly ...”
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Bruce Cockburn - Speechless
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 27, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Speechless is Bruce Cockburn’s first instrumental record, basically a ...”
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Johnny Cash - The Legend of Johnny Cash
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Rating: 3/5Released: November 1, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
The late fall and early winter are notoriously a ...”
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The Fiery Furnaces - Rehearsing My Choir
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: October 25, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Definitely one of the strangest and most challenging releases ...”
| Oct 28
Switchfoot - Nothing is Sound
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 13, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
After three records, gospel/mainstream crossover rock band Switchfoot finally ...”
25
Rodney Crowell - Outsider
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 16, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
Rodney Crowell is an impeccable lyrist and an excellent ...”
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Robbie Williams - Intensive Care
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: October 24, 2005Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
When Robbie Williams’ Intensive Care first started playing, I ...”
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The Dandy Warhols - Odditorium
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 13, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
The Dandy Warhols first emerged on the international scene ...”
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Elliott Brood - Ambassador
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: October 4, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Elliott Brood’s new LP, Ambassador, is a dark jaunt ...”
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 11, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
In 2003, Toronto’s Broken Social Scene, a collective of ...”
The Road Hammers - The Road Hammers
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Rating: 2/5Released: October 18, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Road Hammers like to drive. They like cars, ...”
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Green Day - Bullet in a Bible
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: November 15, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Okay – hands up if in 1994 you thought ...”
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Default - One Thing Remains
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: October 11, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It was around the turn of the millennium, modern ...”
Fall of Troy - Doppleganger
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: August 16, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
The greatest thing about screamo is the pretentious and ...”
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Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Jacksonville City Nights
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Rating: 4/5Released: September 27, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Say what you will about Ryan Adams’ antics, whether ...”
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Corb Lund Band - Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: September 6, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
Corb Lund has become somewhat of a golden child ...”
| Sep 29
Brad Paisley - Time Well Wasted
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 16, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Creatively, traditional country and western music has been on ...”
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The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
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Rating: 3/5Released: September 6, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
To say that A Bigger Bang is the Rolling ...”
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Matthew Good - In A Coma: 1995-2005
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Rating: 4/5Released: September 20, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge at ...”
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Ok Go - Oh No
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: August 30, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s been three years since Ok Go first made ...”
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
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Rating: 4/5Released: October 4, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
If Franz Ferdinand lacks one thing, it's modesty. ...”
19
Our Lady Peace - Healthy in Paranoid Times
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 30, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Dating back over a decade, Our Lady Peace has ...”
14
Willie Nelson - Countryman
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Rating: 3/5Released: July 12, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It seems like a paradox at first that Willie ...”
02
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 30, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Indie kids the world over held their breath when ...”
01
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 23, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
At this point, it’s somewhat pointless to debate A.C. ...”
| Aug 31
Luke Doucet - Broken (and other rogue states)
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Rating: 4/5Released: September 20, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Luke Doucet's new album, Broken (and other rogue states), ...”
25
Daniel Lanois - Rockets
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 14, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Long considered one of Canada’s best, if largely unknown, ...”
23
Goldfrapp - Supernature
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: August 23, 2005Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
What do you get when you cross a Felt ...”
22
Buck 65 - Secret House Against the World
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 28, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
“I look like a dandelion and feel like a ...”
18
Tim Miller - Out of the Box
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: 2004Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s easy when listening to Tim Miller for the first time ...”
15
July-2nd - This Winter Was Mine
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: May, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Chris Elsasser is July 2nd, and his first proper solo ...”
13
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 14, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Still among the world’s most popular rock bands, Foo ...”
12
Kanye West - Late Registration
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 30, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Kanye West’s 2004 debut, The College Dropout, was a ...”
Under heavy construction
“One more thing to add to Sunday's WE HATE CANACA.COM post...
Our site development environment is ...”
Daniel Lanois - Belladonna
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Rating: 3/5Released: June 12, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Daniel Lanois, among the most influential, respected, and perhaps ...”
11
Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 10, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
It’s been a long road for the Dave Matthews ...”
Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 31, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Don’t Believe The Truth again proves that Oasis, despite ...”
Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 3, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Despite questionable industry standards dictating that every album that ...”
10
Joel Plaskett - La De Da
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 22, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
La De Da is the first official solo record ...”
Weezer - Make Believe
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: May 10, 2005Reviewer: Connor Turner
In mid-February I wasted 2 valuable hours watching a ...”
Audioslave - Out of Exile
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 24, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
By now everyone knows the story of how vocalist ...”
MXPX - Panic
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Rating: 3/5Released: June 7, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
After dangerously veering away from punk territory with ...”
Sufjan Stevens - (Come On Feel The) Illinoise!
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Rating: 5/5Released: July 5, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Sufjan Stevens is in the midst of one of ...”
Backstreet Boys - Never Gone
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: June 14, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
After being the poster boys of the late 90s ...”
Mutant Radio - Cash N Burn
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 21, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Originally from Detroit, and now calling Los Angeles home, ...”
Vee Device - Autobiography of a Dying Band
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: June 21, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Vee Device, a three-piece based out of Colorado, has ...”
The Wallflowers - Rebel, Sweetheart
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 24, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
There is one thing that will be mentioned in ...”
Arden Kaywin - Quarter Life Crisis
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Rating: 3/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
It’s not easy being a piano-pop songwriter these days. With modern ...”
Ben Folds - Songs for Silverman
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Rating: 3/5Released: April 26, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
After a string of internet only EPs, Ben Folds ...”
The Bluefoot Project - Brave
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 14, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The Bluefoot Project have set a perilously high standard ...”
Jason Collett - Idols of Exile
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 14, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Idols of Exile is Jason Collett’s second solo effort, ...”
Coldplay - X&Y
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Rating: 3/5Released: June 7, 2005Reviewer: David Coats
After creating an outstanding, monster of a record in ...”
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
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Rating: 2/5Released: May 3, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Trent Reznor is the master of the hype machine. ...”
09
The All-American Rejects - Move Along
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Rating: 2.5/5Released: July 12, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Every now and then, a band comes along with ...”
Boy - Every Page You Turn
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: 2005Reviewer: David Coats
Boy is Steven Noel Kozmeniuk, originally from Whitehorse, Yukon, a most ...”
08
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 7, 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
The new White Stripes album, Get Behind Me Satan, ...”
07
A minor set back...
“Hi everybody,
if you are seeing this, we've hit a minor set back. You see, ...”
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2004 | Aug 09
Beady Belle - C.E.W.B.E.A.G.A.P.P.I.C.
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: August 9th, 2004 (North American)Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Complex. Easy. White. Black. ...”
| Jun 11
The Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
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Rating: 2/5Released: June 15th, 2004Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Thomas Jefferson once said, “In matters of style, swim ...”
| Apr 15
Morph - Morphsville
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Rating: 3.5/5Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
When the ‘Spice Girls’ first hit the scene in 1996, it was ...”
| Jan 16
The Crystal Method Interview
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I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking to Scott Kirkland of The Crystal ...”
13
The Crystal Method - Legion of Boom
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Rating: 4/5Released: January 13th, 2004Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Remember that first time you had Pizza? Do ...”
07
Kelis - Tasty
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Rating: 4/5Released: December 9th, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Remember that crazy lady in that music video walking ...”
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2003 | Sep 16
Alien Ant Farm - TruANT
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Rating: 3/5Released: August 19, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
In 1996, with the release of their first EP, ...”
05
Nappy Roots - Wooden Leather
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Rating: 4/5Released: August 26, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
During the year of 2002, the governor of Kentucky, ...”
| Jul 22
311 - Evolver
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Rating: 1.5/5Released: July 22, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
It Seems Uncertain that these Creatures (For A While) ...”
07
Ramasutra - El Pipo Del Taxi
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: May 20, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Intelligent Dance Music often refers to Trance or Techno ...”
| Jun 25
Bonobo - Dial M for Monkey
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Rating: 4/5Released: June 17th, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
There comes a time in every man's life when ...”
| May 23
Marylin Manson - Golden Age of Grotesque
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: May 13th, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
As everyone's favorite Goth/Glam Rocker's newest brainchild opens with ...”
| Mar 27
Barenaked Ladies - Everything to Everyone
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Rating: 3/5Released: October 20, 2003Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov
Ever since 1992, when Gordon was released, the Barenaked ...”
| Feb 20
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: February 6th, 2003Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Now I generally don’t like rap music. I ...”
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2002 | Jul 16
Morcheeba - Charango
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: July 16th, 2002Reviewer: Jason Zalmanowitz
Smooth, sexy, stylish. Pick any three of those ...”
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