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The Weather Station Is Shadowboxing Herself on "Body Moves"
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PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2024
On "Body Moves," Tamara Lindeman is shadowboxing, dodging the swings and fakeouts of a form in rebellion. The latest taste of the luminous...
The Tragically Hip and Feist's "'It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken'" Carries the Spirit — If Not the Sound — of Gord Downie
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PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
The Tragically Hip have wisely not reunited since singer Gord Downie's tragic death in 2017, but they closest they came was doing a...
Montreal's Graham Steinman Communes with the Sublime on 'migration's only natural'
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PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
Being from the middle of nowhere doesn't necessarily mean you feel connected to nature in a way others don't. On the contrary, people like...
Julien Baker & TORRES Make the Country Pivot Fresh Again on “Sugar in the Tank”
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PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
I don't know about you, but I'm a bit fatigued by the pivot to country. Country music's sounds and aesthetics have been infiltrating...
Exclaim!'s Favourite Album Covers of 2024
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2024
Every year, Exclaim! publishes a list of the worst album covers of the year — and every year, people in the comments section tell us that w...
Sunshine Makers Ward Off the Cold with "There's a Light"
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PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2024
In early August, my partner and I were in Halifax, trying to find something to do on our final night there. After conceding to go back to ...
Yves Jarvis Makes the Moment Precious on "Gold Filigree"
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PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2024
Back in October, Yves Jarvis — the moniker of Montreal-by-way-of-Calgary musician Jean-Sébastien Yves Audet — made his debut release for ...
Yesterday’s Man Make Indie Rock Sound Classic on "Fleetwood mac"
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PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2024
Yesterday's Man describe their sound as "classic indie rock" — and Gal Av-Gay and Alie Lynch surely know a thing or two about classic indie...
