

HOMESHAKE - CD WALLET
Sophie Noel reviews the latest “warm and candid” record from Ontario’s Homeshake, the 9-track CD Wallet.

Scenic Route to Alaska - Lasts Forever
Josiah Snell writes about Scenic Route to Alaska’s new record Lasts Forever, a record that “balances its melancholy and hope with an easy confidence”.

Royal Tusk - Altruistic
Alex Brassard reviews Altruistic from Edmonton’s own Royal Tusk, admiring the album’s “heavy riffs and colossal drums that necessitate headbanging”.

Slipped Through the Cracks 2023 - The Dog Indiana & Test Card
In lieu of our usual Friday Quick Picks column, this week, we’re highlighting a couple releases that Slipped Through the Cracks in 2023. This week, Harman Burns writes about albums from The Dog Indiana and Test Card.

Pallmer - Swimming
Penelope Stevens reviews Swimming from New Brunswick duo Pallmer, saying it “stands tall as their best release by far, a cohesive and compelling album that can’t help but transport the listener through memory, imagination, and back to the present, quiet moment”.

Fever Feel - Family Milk
Nigel Young review Family Milk, an “example of true musicians continuing to do what they do best” from British Columbia’s Fever Feel.

Das Mörtal - Bury the Sorrow
Josiah Snell reviews BURY THE SORROW from Montreal’s Das Mörtal.

Land of Talk - Performances
Penelope Stevens reviews Performances by Land of Talk, their “most direct, cathartic, and devastatingly personal record to date.”

Patrick Krief - Skylines
Krystle McGrath reviews the new record Skylines from Montreal’s Patrick Krief.

Nora Kelly Band - Rodeo Clown
Gregory Torwalt reviews Rodeo Clown from the Nora Kelly band, “a joyful and pleasing collection of songs”.

Hannah Georgas - I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care
Ben Lock reviews “I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Care”, the new “emotionally layered and sonically textured” album from Hannah Georgas.

Rae Spoon - Not Dead Yet
Harman Burns reviews Not Dead Yet, the “tenderly triumphant album” by Rae Spoon.

Sasha Cay - Spin
Ben Lock reviews Spin by Sasha Cay, which he calls a “beautiful, moody and honest record”.

Haley Blais - Wisecrack
Kyra MacFarlane reviews Wisecrack from Haley Blais, “a memorable, and hard-hitting album”.

Hillsboro - HILLSBORO
Kyra MacFarlane reviews the new self-titled record from Hillsboro, a “polished and perfectly produced album”.

Atomicos - Fins Up!
Nigel Young reviews the new record by Lethbridge’s Atomicos, which comes out this Friday, September 15th.

Stacy Lloyd Brown - Rhubarb Pie
Kyra Heneghan-Smith publishes her first review for the Cups N Cakes Network, recommending Stacy Lloyd Brown’s fantastic new record for “anyone going through a change or needing a moment of peace”.

Myst Milano - Beyond the Uncanny Valley
Frankie Undseth reviews Beyond the Uncanny Valley by Toronto rapper/producer/DJ Myst Milano, calling it an album that “pushes the boundaries of where genres meet and intermingle”.

ce qui nous traverse - Particules Sainte-Barbe
Ben Lock reviews Particules Sainte-Barbe by the Quebec based band ce quis nous traverse, “one of the most exciting experimental acts in Canada”.
