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May. 15, 2013 / 917: The Roadtrip Issue

Thr!!!er

!!!

3

I've never listened to !!!, (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) but literally three seconds into this record I was sold. Read more »

May. 15, 2013 / 917: The Roadtrip Issue

Clover

Jadea Kelly

3

Jadea Kelly built a name for herself singing backing vocals for bands like Canadian metalcore outfit Protest the Hero, but her sophomore album is all Kelly, pure and…. Read more »

May. 15, 2013 / 917: The Roadtrip Issue

Demos

Arrowz

4

OK, this isn't so much a proper release as it is a small batch of demos that happen to be available on the Internet right now, but with…. Read more »

May. 01, 2013 / 915: Grand Exit

Siberia Acoustic

Lights

3

Without a synth or electronic beat to be found, Lights offers up a sonically juxtaposing incarnation of her 2011 release Siberia. Read more »

May. 01, 2013 / 915: Grand Exit

The Golden Age

Woodkid

3

Yoann Lemoine, who has directed music videos by the likes of Katy Perry ("Teenage Dream"), Taylor Swift ("Back to December) and Lana Del Rey ("Born To Die"), couldn't…. Read more »

May. 01, 2013 / 915: Grand Exit

Obsession II EP

Moon King

3

Moon King's Obsession II EP is a pleasantly raucous bit of noise-pop. Read more »

May. 01, 2013 / 915: Grand Exit

Baphometic Chaosium

Lightning Swords of Death

2

Why wouldn't you want to listen to a band named Lightning  Swords of Death? The name suggests something totally fucking rad, like naming your band The Fucking Champs. Read more »

May. 01, 2013 / 915: Grand Exit

I’m in Love with the City

Wilfred N & the Grown Men

4

For a set of three songs, the latest record from Wilfred N & the Grown Men sure covers a lot of territory. Read more »

Apr. 18, 2013 / 913: Death: Proto-Punks Emerge From The Shadows

The Chronicles of Marnia

Marnie Stern

4

Marnie Stern makes epic, bombastic and slightly spazzy guitar rock in a way that's wholly her own. Read more »

Apr. 18, 2013 / 913: Death: Proto-Punks Emerge From The Shadows

The Low Highway

Steve Earle

4

Steve Earle's been a bit of a musical wanderer the last few years, moving from the loudest band he's ever had in the early to mid 2000s, through…. Read more »

Mar. 27, 2013 / 910: The Twelve Labours of Penelopiad

Anthems

Anthrax

3

Anthrax has always had fun in the downtime. Read more »

Mar. 27, 2013 / 910: The Twelve Labours of Penelopiad

We Swore We’d See the Sunrise

The Matinée

4

This is an album that's been a long time coming for Canadian roots-rockers The Matinée, who has been logging serious miles across the country since its beginnings in…. Read more »

Mar. 27, 2013 / 910: The Twelve Labours of Penelopiad

The Homeshake Tape

Homeshake

2

Long ago—or maybe it was only a few years ago but growing up on Much Music and transitioning to the Internet has given me a warped sense of…. Read more »

Mar. 07, 2013 / 907: Garbage Goes Green

White Paint

Hollerado

3

White Paint displays a sense of maturity and polish from Hollerado, despite its often lo-fi sensibilities. Read more »

Mar. 07, 2013 / 907: Garbage Goes Green

Matt Costa

Matt Costa

3

It's hard not to get into Matt Costa's third full-length and self-titled album right from the first track, "Loving You. Read more »

Mar. 07, 2013 / 907: Garbage Goes Green

Pegasus

Eamon McGrath

3

`Started the day Jack Layton died, recorded in a week in 2011 then summarily shelved and forgotten about, Eamon McGrath's now unearthed Pegasus gives us a Nebraska-like peek…. Read more »

Feb. 27, 2013 / 906: Tegan and Sara - Pop goes their world

Honky Tonk

Son Volt

2

On the aptly named Honky Tonk, Jay Farrar's Son Volt turns in a set of authentically dusty country tunes that settle into a relaxed groove. Read more »

Feb. 27, 2013 / 906: Tegan and Sara - Pop goes their world

Us Alone

Hayden

4

Four years after his last album, The Place Where We Lived, hearing Hayden's Us Alone is like a visit from a melancholic friend you haven't seen in a…. Read more »

Feb. 27, 2013 / 906: Tegan and Sara - Pop goes their world

Thumbtacks and Glue

Woodpigeon

3

"Rock out with your glock out," went the tagline on some Woodpigeon band merch a few years back; the glock in question is a glockenspiel, not the safe-action…. Read more »

Feb. 27, 2013 / 906: Tegan and Sara - Pop goes their world

Chelsea Light Moving

Chelsea Light Moving

3

The best and worst thing about Thurston Moore is you never, ever, know what you're going to get. Read more »