Albums
Dylan Cooper – Dylan Cooper
8.5/10 Before I had done any substantial travelling outside of my home province of “Onterrible,” and had the opportunity to experience the charm of the Prairies myself, someone once told me that the most lively […]
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Mary Kate and Trashley – Make a Record
7.5/10 Imagine yourself sitting in your living room alone, there’s carpeting and a collection of records. You’re sipping a cold brew and it’s a peaceful evening. You pop in Mary Kate and Trashley’s debut album […]
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Black Creek Reign – Excommunicado
8.5/10 Warning! Black Creek Reign’s Excommunicado is an EP that, when played, will immediately cause involuntary movement from the waist down. It doesn’t matter where you are, what mood you are in, or if you […]
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Shotgun Sawyer – Bury The Hatchet
8.8/10 Haven’t I heard this album before? Bury The Hatchet (released April 5th, 2019) by the Auburn, CA trio Shotgun Sawyer is undoubtedly and wholeheartedly a blues rock album. If you’ve ever listened to Led Zeppelin, […]
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The Gays – B-sides and Rarities
7.5/10 You’d hardly be blamed if you thought the name The Gays implied that it was the effort of a full band. So, you might be as surprised as I am to learn that, in fact, […]
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The Lost End – Without Being Anything
8.5/10 Without Being Anything, the latest release from Oklahoma boys The Lost End is, ironically, really something. These guys really know how to make rock music that sounds huge without adding too many unnecessary bells […]
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Le Butcherettes – bi/MENTAL
5.5/10 Straight out of Mexico, Le Butcherettes came out with their fourth studio album bi/MENTAL, and it’s as artsy as you expected. This album was my first impression of the band and to be quite […]
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Halogens – Happy Hour
7.5/10 Oh Jersey, you’ve had my heart from a wee tender age. As I write these words after a week of ad nauseam replays of this gorgeous little emo effort, I find that New Jersey […]
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Distorted Evidence of Distortion (D – E – D) – Bad Chemistry
6/10 Distorted Evidence of Distortion, D – E – D for short, is a self-described “masterminded collaboration, a faceless entity playing to the capabilities of your imagination.” What does all that mean? Well, on Bad […]
Albums
Gratuitous Platypus – I Don’t Really Like Getting Out of Bed
9/10 Straight out of Calgary, Alberta comes Gratuitous Platypus, a three piece with a very diverse sound. Though I am still asking myself questions about that band name, I have already made up my mind […]