DVTR - Live aux Foufounes
Live aux Foufounes is not derivative or tired or formulaic. It’s fresh and alive and pulsating. The music still contains some of the straight-time fury of punk, with bombastic, short songs played fast and loud. But they are also played really, really well.
Brock Geiger - Some Nights
Some Nights is a fresh, interesting, and satisfying listen; so says Chris Lammiman in his review of Brock Geiger’s debut record.
Yves Jarvis - All Cylinders
“Something like a tapestry or a mosaic - weaving together a seemingly million different styles and threads to reveal a picture that’s greater than the sum of its parts.”
Prism Shores - Out From Underneath
Chris Lammiman reviews Out From Underneath by Montreal band Prism Shores, a breath of cathartic fresh air that simultaneously pulls you both inward and up and out of yourself.
Stucco - LP1
Chris Lammiman reviews the debut LP from Calgary’s Stucco, the aptly named LP1, “a gem of an album well worth a spin on your way through the streets”.
OMBIIGIZI - SHAME
Chris Lammiman writes about the new record Shame from OMBIIGIZI, a record that creates a “sense of expansive welcome that does offer invitation into catharsis and beauty”.
Jennifer Castle - Camelot
Chris Lammiman writes a review of Ontario songwriter and yes, national treasure, Jennifer Castle’s latest record Camelot.
Aladean Kheroufi - Studies in a Dying Love
Chris Lammiman reviews the debut record from Edmonton’s Aladean Kheroufi, which offers “both a warm embrace and an invitation onto the dance floor”.
Empanadas Ilegales - Creepy Mambo: Rooftop Sessions
Chris Lammiman reviews the new live record from British Columbia’s Empanadas Ilegales, Creepy Mambo: Rooftop Sessions.
METZ - Up On Gravity Hill
Check out Chris Lammiman’s review of METZ new record Up On Gravity Hill, an LP that is “the result of a band that trusts itself enough to evolve”.
Sunglaciers - Regular Nature
Calgary scene staples Sunglaciers have released an album that synthesizes (in more than one sense) the spring-like power of mutability, liminality, and metamorphosis to create something fresh, exciting, and dynamic.
Hot Mud - Rehab Rock
Chris Lammiman writes about the debut record from Ottawa’s Hot Mud, singing the praises of “a very honest and human record that is both witty and cathartic”.
Faith Healer - The Hand That Fits The Glove
Chris Lammiman writes about Faith Healer’s “rare gem” of a record, The Hand That Fits the Glove.
Shane Ghostkeeper - Songs for my People
On this Thursday’s Pick of the Week, Chris Lammiman reviews Shane Ghostkeeper’s new record Songs for my People, calling it a “tender homage from someone clearly deeply steeped in the [country music] genre”.
Colin Stetson - When we were that what wept for the sea
On this Tuesday’s Pick of the Week, Chris Lammiman reviews When we were that what wept for the sea from saxophonist Colin Stetson.
The New Pornographers - Continue as a Guest
Check out Chris Lammiman’s review of the latest record from The New Pornographers.