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Djo's "Delete Ya" Is a Replay-Button Smash
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PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2025
"Then there's a lyric that, in context, stings," sings Joe Keery — a.k.a. Djo — as he reflects on visiting an old apartment in a city he no...
cootie catcher Make Smart Indie Pop with "Dumb lit"
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PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2025
When talking about music with friends, I've begun hyping up cootie catcher as Toronto's next trendy indie rock band, and the new single...
Jenny Hval Is in Full Bloom on "To be a rose"
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PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2025
The opening verse of Jenny Hval's "To be a rose" wafts like cigarette smoke and floral fragrance, drifting ephemerally on a cloud of...
Father John Misty Gazed into the Void in Toronto
Massey Hall, February 21
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2025
Father John Misty was way ahead of the curve in articulating the modern sense of despair. For more than a decade, he's been mingling...
Drake Does Mildly Successful Damage Control on '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U'
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2025
"Drake elimination, fake intimidation / Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience / 'Drizzy, you amazin', you the...
Nemahsis Triumphantly Overcame the Flu at Heartfelt Toronto Show
Danforth Music Hall, February 19
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025
Record-high levels of snow couldn't stop Torontonians from descending upon the Danforth Music Hall to see Nemahsis in concert. Last night...
Father John Misty's 'I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc.' Feels Like Real Love, Baby
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PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025
'I Love You, Honeybear' is Father John Misty's biggest and best album — but "Real Love Baby" is his biggest single, and the newly released...
Silverstein Continue to Up the Ante with 'Antibloom'
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025
In the mid-2000s, Burlington, ON-born post-hardcore heavyweights Silverstein often took hits from heavy music fans for being sweeter than...
