Album Reviews

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  Weezer's 'SZNZ: Spring' Is as Annoying as Renaissance Faire Cosplay

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2022

  There's something entertaining, even admirable, about the way Weezer leader Rivers Cuomo continues to follow his weirdest whims. The result...

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  Lisa LeBlanc's 'Chiac Disco' Is a Dance of Humour and Homage

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2022

  Along with pioneers Radio Radio and up-and-coming acts like Les Hay Babies and P'tit Belliveau, Lisa LeBlanc has been at the forefront of t...

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  Steve Dawson's Sheer Talent Unites the Many Sounds of 'Gone, Long Gone'

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2022

  After what feels like an exceptionally long, cold winter, Steve Dawson offers a glimmer of sunshine with Gone, Long Gone, a pandemic-record...

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  Charli XCX Makes a Messy, Exciting 'CRASH' into Her Own Legacy

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2022

  It's here! Five months, some mild Twitter beef and a surprisingly late-in-the-game (for a Charli XCX album, anyway) leak later, CRASH has f...

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  Benny the Butcher's 'Tana Talk 4' Is a Quality Capstone to His Mixtape Series

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022

  Benny the Butcher, who recently inked a deal with Def Jam, could be on the brink of going mainstream. But he's always been major. If a big...

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  The Golden Age of Wrestling's 'Crossface Chicken Wing' Puts a Pop-Friendly Spin on Ambient Music

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

  Vancouver songwriter and producer Jeff Cancade is probably best known for the electronic pop he makes as Devours — but as the Golden Age of...

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  Ghost Give Up Satan for Arena-Sized Ambition on 'Impera'

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

  As Ghost's popularity rose over the past decade, it was obvious there would come a day when the Swedish occult-metal outfit would move away...

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  Jenny Hval Deconstructs the Myth of Creation on 'Classic Objects'

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

  "Look at these trees / Look at this grass / Look at those clouds," intoned the Observatory's Vivian Wang at the outset of Jenny Hval's 2019...