Julian Taylor – Beyond the Reservoir
Julian Taylor released Beyond the Reservoir through his label Howling Turtle on Oct. 14, 2022. “Moonlight” is a sweeping opener in the style of Leonard Cohen, referencing Canadian places in baritone while telling a story that’s all Julian’s. It sets ...
Elise Boeur and Adam Iredale-Gray – Fiddle Tunes
Elise Boeur and Adam Iredale-Gray have been playing fiddle tunes of one sort or another for over 20 years. In that time, their musical journeys have taken them off, separately and together, in all sorts of directions. Stops along the ...
Dâvi Simard – Violoneux
Multi-instrumentalist Dâvi Simard is one of the most magnetic musicians I have ever seen. I simply cannot keep my eyes off him when he performs, he has such virtuosity, energy and vivacity, and every bit of that charisma is heard ...
Madison Violet – Eleven
What do you do when you see an advertisement for an old Airstream trailer that comes complete with a recording studio? You immediately jump into your car, cheque in hand, to follow your dream. This is the story that Brenley ...
Sultans of String – Sanctuary
There are places in the world where for reasons that are beyond logic, you cannot visit or even contemplate living a life of safety and calm. War, politics, terrorism, poverty, crime, environmental degradation and persecution are just some of the ...
iskwe and Tom Wilson – Mother Love
iskwe and Tom Wilson release their first album together, Mother Love, tomorrow. They sing brilliantly throughout the album as it ranges from the blues to sweet indie folk to crushing Americana ballads. Tom is the main singer-songwriter on Mother Love. ...
Harrison Kennedy – Thanks for Tomorrow
Thanks for Tomorrow is an outstanding album. Arguably, it is Harrison Kennedy’s greatest in a long line of wonderful projects. T.F.T. has a little bit of everything from country blues to R&B and is supported by Jesse O’Brien, Colin Linden, ...
Wilco – Cruel Country (dBpm)
Scroll to the bottom of this review for Wilco’s upcoming Canadian dates When it was announced that Wilco’s new album would be a return (at least in spirit) to their origins as a band that deconstructed country music from a ...
The Gold Rush is now: Neil Young’s Official Bootleg Series ...
It’s a good time to be a Neil Young fan. Since the 2009 launch of his Archives project, each ensuing year has unearthed new live and studio recordings. Throughout his 50-plus year career, he has added revealing new perspectives on his famously ...
Abigail Lapell – Stolen Time
There is a sense of melodicism that leads the way on everything that Abigail Lapell does. Her songs follow a harmonic logic that reassures with its certainty, even though her lyrics may confess dark doubts and attempt to negotiate impossible ...