Swimming - Old
Artemis Peaslee Artemis Peaslee

Swimming - Old

Artemis Peaslee reviews Old from Newfoundland band Swimming, a nine-track LP that exceeds the high expectations set on their 2021 record That’s Okay.

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The Burning Hell - Ghost Palace
Ava Glendinning Ava Glendinning

The Burning Hell - Ghost Palace

Ava Glendinning writes about The Burning Hell’s Ghost Palace, a mischievous and defiant celebration of hope and humanity in the face of armageddon.

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The Weather Station - Humanhood
Harman Burns Harman Burns

The Weather Station - Humanhood

Harman Burns reviews Humanhood from The Weather Station, an essential album brimming with the pure force of human spirit in the face of existential threats.

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Prism Shores - Out From Underneath
Chris Lammiman Chris Lammiman

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. 

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Motherhood - Thunder Perfect Mind
Ava Glendinning Ava Glendinning

Motherhood - Thunder Perfect Mind

Ava Glendinning reviews Thunder Perfect Mind from New Brunswick’s Motherhood, an album notable for both its comic-book momentum and its value as a work of fantastical sci-fi poetry.

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Stucco - LP1
Chris Lammiman Chris Lammiman

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”.

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Holy Void - All Will Be Revealed In Time
JD Ormond JD Ormond

Holy Void - All Will Be Revealed In Time

Longtime Cups N Cakes writer JD Ormond returns with his first review in years, a negative odyssey on the subject of the new Holy Void record, All Will Be Revealed In Time.

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Hildegard - Jour 1596
Ava Glendinning Ava Glendinning

Hildegard - Jour 1596

Cups N Cakes is back from our holiday break with Ava Glendinning’s review of Hildegard’s October 2024 album Jour 1596.

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OMBIIGIZI - SHAME
Chris Lammiman Chris Lammiman

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”.

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Jennifer Castle - Camelot
Chris Lammiman Chris Lammiman

Jennifer Castle - Camelot

Chris Lammiman writes a review of Ontario songwriter and yes, national treasure, Jennifer Castle’s latest record Camelot.

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Sean Davis Newton - Bird Brain
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Sean Davis Newton - Bird Brain

Penelope Stevens reviews the debut album Bird Brain from Edmonton’s Sean Davis Newton, an album that “would be as well-suited on a 2008 indie film soundtrack as in a 1930s cabaret”.

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