7.0
Living Hour
Softer FacesThere’s something about humble origins that breeds the loftiest dreams. Such is true in the case of South Winnipeggers Living Hour, who just as…
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8.0
Drift Code
Rustin ManThere’s 17 years between the two Rustin Man releases; 2002 saw the former Talk Talk bass player collaborate with Portishead’s’ Beth Gibbons on ‘Out…
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7.0
NOVEL
NOV3LWhat year is it? So says Vancouver-newcomers NOV3L’s Bandcamp page, and upon hearing their debut EP, NOVEL (releasing February 15th), one may be left…
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7.0
Far Out Dust
Talos‘Far Out Dust’ is the sophomore record by Irish Artist Talos, otherwise known as Eoin French; it’s a record that’s familiar in its aesthetic…
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8.5
Tip Of The Sphere
Cass McCombsCass McCombs is as prolific as he is stylistically versatile. On his 9th studio album in less than the nearly two-decades of his career,…
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6.5
Buoys
Panda BearThough Panda Bear brings out some truly wondrous ideas when they collaborate, their solo work ends up being a much more acquired taste. Through…
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8.0
VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR
HEALTHYou know you’re in for a hard-hitting record when the creators describe it as their “heaviest, most genre obliterating album” to date. That’s HEALTH,…
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7.0
Sunshine Rock
Bob MouldLate career rock records like Bob Mould is trying here can be polarizing, and often feel like a return to form rather than a…
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Let’s Try the After – Vol 1
Broken Social SceneBroken Social Scene fans seem to constantly wonder if the Canadian super group are still together. Even when BSS release a new album, fans…
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9.0
Stuffed & Ready
Cherry GlazerrFollowing up on 2017’s Apocalypstick, LA’s indie favorites Cherry Glazerr are back with mixed feelings. More than just introspective, the album is a sign…
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8.3
What Chaos Is Imaginary
Girlpool“An unfamiliar place where you’d rather stay…” The first lines on album opener “Lucy’s”, delivered by an unfamiliarly deep voice, promises that while this…
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8.5
bi/MENTAL
Le ButcherettesAs immediate and ferocious as Le Butcherettes punk-rock was on previous albums, they’ve grown in excitingly weird ways. While Le Butcherettes had split their…
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