Albums
Dynamite Motel – Green Lights
5/10 Green Lights is an ironic title for the latest glacially-paced album by jazzy R&B solo act Dynamite Motel. The album’s strengths at first appear to be in its electronic and acoustic influences, but those […]
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Destroy Clocks – Reanimalize
8/10 Ottawa’s Destroy Clocks are an interesting band. In their bio, they write that they incorporate elements of jazz, doom, electro, and hardcore. That’s certainly the case on their Reanimalize record. It’s safe to say […]
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Fear of Noise – Vengeance
10/10 As soon as I saw the band name Fear of Noise followed by the EP titled Vengeance, my brain prepared itself for a generic ride based on the sound of said band name and […]
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Will Weston – Heart of the Order
6.5/10 Heart of the Order is the second full-length release by California native and singer/songwriter/guitarist Will Weston, this time supported by a tightly knit, six-man brass and percussion ensemble. Following the release and subsequent tour […]
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Evan Shay – Homeward EP
4.5/10 Several things come to mind when thinking of jazz; cafés, old films, and romance, to name a few. If there is one word that is not normally associated with the genre, nor should it […]
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Pacanomad – Restless EP
I was not familiar with London, Ontario’s Pacanomad until I had been introduced to their debut EP Restless. Upon listening to the album several times, I found singer Chantel Rivard to have a voice similar […]
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Pomptet – The View From Pompey’s Head
Repetition in a song can either make it catchier or make it completely frustrating. Repetition is a recurring theme in the album, The View From Pompey’s Head by Pomptet, and though it starts off as […]
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Isabelle Young – Sirens
I think it’s time I admit to myself that I am reading and watching too much Outlander… Not only does my internal dialogue have a Scottish accent, but I’m finding music and lyrics in songs […]
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Jazzotopes – Soulscapes
Growing up in Montreal, it is far from rare to hear a band playing songs in both French and English. Seldom, however, do we see trilingual bands. Founded in 2013, Montreal’s Jazzotopes are an English, […]
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Fear of Noise – Cockroachia
Instrumental albums often have a bad rap in our fast-paced society filled with catchy tunes and meaningless lyrics. Fear of Noise‘s debut EP Cockroachia proves that an instrumental album can be entertaining and even get […]