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.
JEEN - Gold Control
Ava Glendinning reviews Gold Control from JEEN, calling it “an album that shines with substance, emotion, and classic pop catchiness”.
ACR (Aaron Charles Read) - Soapsud Clown
Harman Burns reviews Soapsud Clown from ACR, praising the EPs “scrappy, do-it-yourself spirit, and a rapidfire Dadaist sense of humor”.
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”.
Paige Drobot - THE PSYCHICS ALBUM
Ava Glendinning reviews THE PSYCHICS ALBUM from Paige Drobot, saying it is “delivered with impressive musicianship and adventurous songwriting style”.
Ghostwoman - Hindsight is 50/50
Harman Burns reviews Hindsight is 50/50 from garage-psych purveyors of the “all important vibe”, Ghost Woman.
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.
NOBRO - Set Your Pussy Free
Ava Glendinning reviews Set Your Pussy Free from Montreal’s NOBRO, calling it a blend of “garage- and classic rock sound with punk fervour, a Riot Grrl ethos, and a whipsmart sense of humour.”
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.”
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.
Patrick Krief - Skylines
Krystle McGrath reviews the new record Skylines from Montreal’s Patrick Krief.
Void Puppet - Fruity Delights
Harman Burns reviews Fruity Delights from Vancouver’s Void Puppet, an “auditory pleasure as infectious as it is gruesome”.
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”.
Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains
Julie Maier reviews Astral Plains from Peace Flag Ensemble, an album that “is carefully composed, joyous, unpretentious, and altogether elegant”.