This ain’t your dad’s Sufjan This might be the collaboration of Son Lux, rapper Serengeti, and perpetual cutie Sufjan Stevens, but the biggest mistake a potential listener could make going in is expecting this to fit neatly into the catalog of any of its...
Before their show at The Dunes on 3/21, Krill and Ava Luna stopped by the WVAU studio for a tantalizing duo of energizing sets. Krill, or, WVAU Hears the Krill in-studio and Bursts Into Tears: Krill’s latest release is titled Steve Hears Pile in Malden and...
Last Friday the announcement of The Black Keys’ newest album Turn Blue was made on boxing legend Mike Tyson's twitter account. Then, three days later, two videos were released, one being a teaser for the Turn Blue and another featuring The Black Keys’...
Originally from Liverpool, England, Matthew Barnes produces intricate soundscapes under the name Forest Swords. The former visual artist turned electronic musician creates his music from a highly visual background. His debut LP Engravings was released in August 2013...
Thanks to Drake and The Weeknd, this new contemporary/alternative R&B wave has hit Toronto hard. While many of the artists that have made a name for themselves are men, it’s important not to forget the women who are also making an impact on the scene in a...
Last Saturday, like most other Saturdays, I went to a show I won't name because it was mediocre, but I will mention the things I noticed there. A show that isn't holding your interest is the same as being in a class where the professor is droning on about nothing...
Too pop for punk, too punk for pop, The So So Glos have made a name for themselves with their melodic DIY punk anthems over the past few years. With the release of 2013’s excellent Blowout, many yearned for their out of print earlier albums. Now comfortable with...
If we're going to talk about super cool female-fronted collectives, there's really no way we can't discuss the sudden — and well deserved — rise of girly pop duo Chalk and Numbers. Hailing from the bizarre land of Brooklyn, NY, Chalk and Numbers is...
Last week's rainy day selection came from my good friend from home and was an album you'd expect to fit in with a rainy day: a jazz album (Speak No Evil). This week's Rainy Day Album comes from another old friend, Michael Venit, but it's an album that you...
Composed for some movie about people loving their phones (actually though, the movie's f*cking great), Arcade Fire's “Some Other Place” lets the band escape from their persona and style that has been hammered into our skulls all of last year. When we get away from...