Quick Picks
Winterruption Edition!
Jeff delivers a special Winterruption 2026 edition of the weekly “Quick Picks” column. Read his thoughts about four of the Canadian acts playing this years festival.
WHIMM, DOWN TOWN, ZOM ZOM ILLEGAL, and Red Mass
Our French volunteer, Louise Jaunet, delivers a special round of “Quick Picks”… En français!
La Sécurité, Born At Midnite, Reveal Yourself, and EarthBall
Jeff takes some time away from his holiday in France to deliver us four releases he’s been enjoying while away.
SPARKLE BLOOD, knitting, Taxi Girls, and Void Comp
Em Moore tackles this week’s Quick Picks column.
Cloud Cover, Glen Allan, June Thrasher, and Wish Whip
Wren takes over this week’s Quick Picks column and covers four acts from the prairies.
Hillsboro, Meltt, Birds of Prrrey, and Hydracat
Dave Barroqueiro takes over the Quick Picks column this week to deliver four reviews of releases you shouldn’t sleep on.
Nora Kelly Band, BIG|BRAVE, Mad Iris, and Jolene Marie
Jeff delivers four mini-reviews of albums he’s enjoying in our weekly “Quick Picks” column.
TFLOLAG, Nikolas L. B., Chad Honda, and Cut Teeth
A special (Jeff had a really busy week) version of the Quick Picks column that highlights four stand-alone singles.
Pasquale, k.burwash, Bog Bodies, and Johnny Zithers
Jeff delivers another round of short-form reviews with in this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Spencer Krug, Sook-Yin Lee, Skip Jr. Campbell, and Cassia Hardy
Matt Carr takes over this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Glissandro 70, Alaskan Tapes & Blu Miles, Khôra & Mas Aya, and Buildings and Food
Jeff delivers another round of short-form reviews with in this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Glass Dolls, Kue Varo & The Only Hopes, Blush., and Strawberry Punch
Wren Hale takes over this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Cola, Diamondtown, Ace of Wands, and Mort d'Homme
Khaleda Khan takes over this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
FRIGS, Dead Bob, Atsuko Chiba, and lushclot
Jeff delivers another round of short-form reviews with in this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Daniel Isaiah, Ping Pong Go, Pastel Blank, and blesse
Jeff delivers another round of short-form reviews with in this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Prism Shores, Hiroki Tanaka, lovelet, and MaSHeNKa
Jeff delivers another round of short-form reviews with in this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
MIINA, Loviet, the fencesitters, and Theo Vandenhoff
Khaleda Khan, our newest volunteer delivers her first work with Cups N Cakes in the form of four short-form reviews in this weeks “Quick Picks” column.
POPULATION II, Hearts of Palm, Ratpiss, and Mario2
Jeff delivers another round of short-form reviews with in this week’s “Quick Picks” column.
Sled Edition: Cell Press, Poolgirl, Kingdom of Birds, and Spec Realists
Jeff returns with a special Sled Island edition of his “Quick Picks” column.
Closed City, Holy Fuck, Arielle Soucy, and Bossanova Frankenstein
After a week off, Jeff returns with another four Canadian releases in our weekly “Quick Picks” column.