Clay Geddert reviews Too Hot to Sleep from Daniel Romano’s Outfit, calling it a “collection of ferocious, driving tunes that are guaranteed to increase your average speed by at least 10km/h”.

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

Harman Burns reviews Scorpion Deathlock from The Golden Age of Wrestling, calling it “a truly spellbinding listening experience that is one-of-a-kind.”

Harman Burns reviews Soapsud Clown from ACR, praising the EPs “scrappy, do-it-yourself spirit, and a rapidfire Dadaist sense of humor”.

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”.

Ava Glendinning reviews THE PSYCHICS ALBUM from Paige Drobot, saying it is “delivered with impressive musicianship and adventurous songwriting style”.

Josiah Snell reviews BURY THE SORROW from Montreal’s Das Mörtal.

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

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

Harman Burns reviews Fruity Delights from Vancouver’s Void Puppet, an “auditory pleasure as infectious as it is gruesome”.