The Menzingers Hello Exile

Published Oct 02, 2019

In one of the more profound moments in sitcom history, fictional Andy Bernard says, in the finale of The Office, "I wish there was a way to...

Blink-182 NINE

Published Sep 18, 2019

After years of uncertainty and a seemingly unthinkable yet inevitable member shakeup, it was a bit of a surprise when Blink-182 — a band mor...

Somos Prison on a Hill

Published Sep 10, 2019

After a brief hiatus, Somos have returned reinvigorated and newly inspired. After making two solid albums occupying that nexus of indie rock...

The Drew Thomson Foundation The Drew Thomson Foundation

Published Sep 03, 2019

The frontman of one of Canada's most sneering, volatile hardcore punk bands has made an album of earnest, straight-talking power pop. Drew T...

​Elliot Maginot and Joe Bel Premiere 'In the Morning' Video

Published Aug 15, 2019

Quebec singer-songwriter Elliot Maginot has teamed up with French recording artist and actress Joe Bel for a duet version of "In the Morning...

Peaer A Healthy Earth

Published Aug 14, 2019

It takes a certain mix of humour, aspiration and cynicism to name an album A Healthy Earth in the grips of humanity's existential threat of...

The Hold Steady Thrashing Thru the Passion

Published Aug 13, 2019

It's been five years since the last Hold Steady album and 15 years since the first, and things have changed a bit. To spare the details, the...

Bon Iver i,i

Published Aug 12, 2019

The story arc of Bon Iver is one of artistic struggle and triumph; Justin Vernon would find himself at an uncertain crossroads, and respond...

Young Guv GUV I

Published Jul 31, 2019

How do you make a record that could camouflage with the music of the '60s, yet still sounds perfectly refreshing and contemporary in 2019? Y...

Russian Girlfriends In the Parlance of Our Times

Published Jun 19, 2019

"Coke" by Russian Girlfriends is probably about as close as you'll get to a perfect, archetypal punk song in 2019. The New Mexico band's sop...

Mannequin Pussy Patience

Published Jun 19, 2019

Since she picked up a guitar, music has been a form of therapy for Marisa Dabice. On her third album as leader of Philadelphia group Mannequ...

Bad Books III

Published Jun 12, 2019

For their first record in seven years, Bad Books made sure it was worth the wait, and not a side project worth forgetting. Helmed by singer-...

New Swears Night Mirror

Published Jun 12, 2019

New Swears have a reputation. They've demolished their homes and themselves in pursuit of the partiest music video, declared war on giving a...

We Outspoken State of the Art

Published Jun 11, 2019

The year is 2004. You've spent the weekend playing Tony Hawk's Underground on the original Xbox, and you can't get enough of the soundtrack....

Dumb Club Nites

Published Jun 05, 2019

Here's a band that pump out material like the world is about to end (which it is). Vancouver's snarky indie rockers Dumb are already on thei...

Eluvium Pianoworks

Published May 30, 2019

Over the course of almost two decades, Matthew Cooper has mainly taken one of two approaches to his Eluvium output: as a painter of expansiv...

pronoun i'll show you stronger

Published May 22, 2019

Now here's a debut. Following a four-song EP called there's no one new around you (with its title an ode to the lonesome Tinder user) three...

Pile Green and Gray

Published May 02, 2019

The legend of Pile lives on, and it has entered a new chapter. The band's cult status is well-documented, earning them the nickname of "your...

Jesse Mac Cormack Now

Published May 02, 2019

Montreal singer-songwriter Jesse Mac Cormack took the long, gradual and likely rewarding path to the pivotal point he's reached today. A wel...

Brutus Nest

Published Mar 27, 2019

At the very, very least, Brutus are intriguing. The up-and-coming act from Belgium — not to be confused with the Canadian rock band from the...