Album Reviews

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  Hot Chip Dance Through Depression on 'Freakout/Release'

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2022

  Pop music is a complex beast. It has the power to uplift or obscure, to transcend or digress. Many uncomfortable truths have been exposed o...

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  Joey Bada$$ Earns His OG Status on '2000'

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2022

  Some albums can transport you to a time and place, and it's true of Joey Bada$$'s 1999. Released in 2012 when the Brooklyn rapper was only...

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  Nate Husser's Magnetic Personality Powers His Work to an 'All Time High'

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2022

  In 2022, you would be hard-pressed to find a Montreal artist as beloved by the city as Little Burgundy's own Nate Husser. Starting his care...

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  Danger Mouse & Black Thought Punch In the 'Cheat Codes' for Hip-Hop Harmony

  PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2022

  With all the tools — a reputation as an all-time great wordsmith and daily visibility on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon included —...

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  On 'Reset,' Panda Bear and Sonic Boom Map New Paths with Old Sounds

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2022

  For over 20 years, Noah Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear) has been known primarily for his work with experimental indie act Animal Collective, anc...

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  Nutrients Find the Sublime in Common Things on 'Different Bridges'

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022

  Toronto's Nutrients strike a magical sort of balance on their sophomore full-length Different Bridges, managing to be both cool as Paul New...

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  Marci Makes Pop Music Her Own Way on Her Sparkling Self-Titled Debut

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022

  When Marta Cikojevic says she's making pop music, you have to understand the implied influence of Montreal on her view of the genre — the Q...

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  Two Decades Along, the Flatliners Are Still Taking On the World with 'New Ruin'

  PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2022

  Somehow, someway, the Flatliners are already celebrating 20 years as a band. It's a huge milestone for any group, but especially one that s...