By Graeme Wiggins Craig Finn – I Need a New War [ Partisan Records] Both as singer for Minneapolis bar rock…
Craig Finn
by Sebastian Buzzalino Julien Baker’s delicate folk songwriting feels like a long-forgotten favourite sweater. She is emotive and resilient, leaving…
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By Christine Leonard DOWN BY LAW – Redoubt [ Pine Hill Records] If you need a quick orientation to the work…
Down By Law
By Sarah Bauer Foxygen – Seeing Other People [Jagjaguwar] “We’re never gonna turn time back,” Foxygen’s co-creator Sam France admits…
Foxygen
By Joshua Sheppard Priests – The Seduction of Kansas [Sister Polygon] The Seduction of Kansas forms itself as a wide-ranging…
Priests
By Christine Leonard Teenage Bottlerocket – Stay Rad [Fat Wreck Chords] A bargain at any price, Teenage Bottlerocket’s newest LP…
Teenage Bottlerocket
By Jennie Orton The Cranberries – In The End [BMG ] In The End was always going to be a tough…
the cranberries
By Robann Kerr The Drums – Brutalism [ANTI-] Jonny Pierce is back with his fifth studio effort, Brutalism. Prior to…
The Drums
By Graeme Wiggins In League with Dragons by The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats – In League With Dragons [Merge…
The Mountain Goats
By Sebastian Buzzalino Ty Segall and the Freedom Band – Deforming Lobes [Drag City] It might seem unnecessarily flamboyant to…
Ty Segall
By Christine Leonard Wand – Laughing Matter [Drag City] Los Angeles art-rock band Wand have out done themselves with…
Wand
By Sebastian Buzzalino They may sound ultra-Canadian but Greek rockers Maplerun are making a rare cross-Canada tour this month, bringing…
Maplerun