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Orphx Combine Hamilton with Nature to Create Homemade Industrial Techno

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2018

On a quiet residential street in Hamilton, ON, some of Canada's best industrial techno is made. Who would've thought?   Orphx duo Christina...

Lindi Ortega

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2018

Lindi Ortega was born in Toronto and currently lives in Calgary, AB. Her new album, Liberty, is a concept album about a personal renaissanc...

Essaie Pas Explore Paranoia and Surveillance on 'New Path'

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2018

It's been a couple of years since Montreal duo Essaie Pas released their last album, Demain est une autre nuit ("Tomorrow is another night"...

Jack White Faces the Future With Synths and Drum Machines on 'Boarding House Reach,' Belying His Luddite Reputation

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2018

Jack White is in the midst of a band practice unlike any he's ever experienced.   When he answers Exclaim!'s phone call, he's in his home b...

Belle and Sebastian: From Twee Outsiders to Pop Icons

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2018

Belle and Sebastian's career is the ultimate underdog story. When they formed in Glasgow in the mid-'90s, they were a group of misfits and...

Ill Eagle Studio Houses a Toronto Pocket of Musical Family

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2018

Like so many things in rock, it started with the Beatles.   Dave Azzolini wanted to play some of their songs with his friends — 30 of them,...

U.S. Girls Achieve Balance Between Pissed Off and Buoyant on 'In a Poem Unlimited'

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2018

On her last album as U.S. Girls, 2015's Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted Half Free, Meg Remy's sample-based songwriting reached storytelling...

Zaki Ibrahim Faced Down Tragedy and Found Joy Making 'The Secret Life of Planets'

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2018

At its zenith, music is an emotional statement. For Zaki Ibrahim, the creation of her new album, The Secret Life of Planets, is neurochemis...