March 2025 Issue
Mae Martin's "Earnest Music" Is an Extension of What They've Always Done: "I Sound Like Myself"
The Exclaim! Questionnaire
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2025
'I'm a TV' is Mae Martin's self-described "earnest music album," and its forthright sincerity will doubtless come as a surprise for fans of...
Saya Gray Is Remaking Pop in Her Own Image
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025
"This is the first time in my life that I'm not chaotic," Saya Gray tells me without ceasing movement. She's pacing back and forth on Zoom...
Horsegirl Have Changed Everything, Except for "Friendship, Connection and Love"
PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2025
Horsegirl have moved on to greener pastures: the last couple of years have seen big changes for singer-guitarists Penelope Lowenstein and...
Questlove Fearlessly Humanizes a Musical Enigma in 'SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)'
Directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2025
After the massive success of his directorial debut, 'Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),' multi-award...
Owen Pallett Reflects on 20 Years of Final Fantasy's 'Has a Good Home,' Their Most "Unabashedly Pretty" Work
PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2025
The mid-'00s were the halcyon days of indie rock, when seemingly no instrumental idea was considered too over-the-top: it was a time when...
Dream Theater Rank Their 5 Best Songs
PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2025
As Dream Theater celebrate their 40th anniversary, the storied prog metal band have come full-circle: their 16th studio album, this year's...
From Floods to Fires, Spiritbox Brave the Storm
PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2025
The waters never seem to calm for Spiritbox. The Victoria, BC-founded group are one of the fastest-rising acts in modern metal, with their...
Sook-Yin Lee Honours Sex Work in "the City That Farts"
PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025
"I call Toronto the city that farts. As opposed to Vancouver — that is the city of urine. In Vancouver, all the back alleys smell like...
