reviews

On 'Playing Favorites,' Sheer Mag Do Their Best Work on the Dance Floor

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2024

Simply put, 'Playing Favorites' is Sheer Mag's best work yet ...

'Upgraded' Could Be the Best 2000s Rom-Com of the 2020s

Directed by Carlson Young

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2024

Upgraded is about the hijinks that ensue when an air traveller is upgraded from economy to first class — which is an apt metaphor for the f...

A Solid 'SNL' Overcame So-So Showings by Shane Gillis and 21 Savage

February 24, 2024

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2024

Despite the uproar over 'Saturday Night Live' booking Shane Gillis to host this episode after they infamously hired and then days later...

Elephant Stone Go Deep on 'Back into the Dream'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

'Back into the Dream,' finds the four-piece diving head first into the nighttime hallucinations we all experience...

Gulfer Change Course on 'Third Wind'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

'Third Wind' is yet another triumph for Gulfer, its hooks and melodies benefitting from more languorous rhythms...

Laetitia Sadier Finds Quietude in Groove on 'Rooting for Love'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

Perhaps the greatest achievement of Laetitia Sadier's career, reached alongside ex-partner and Stereolab co-founder Tim Gane, was the inven...

Apollo Ghosts Find Comfort Despite Crisis on Surprise Mini-Album 'Amethyst'

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PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

Vancouver underground heroes Apollo Ghosts have always specialized in bringing humour and sweetness to difficult subject matter...

Shaina Hayes Reaps the Fruits of Her Labour on 'Kindergarten Heart'

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2024

An album that’s as soft and tender as it is bold, Kindergarten keeps two feet in the soil and its head in the clouds ...