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The Darkness's 'Dreams on Toast' Are Stale but Endearingly Saucy
PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2025
At the turn of our innocent century, who would've guessed that 2025 would bring an eighth studio album from the Darkness? The infectious...
Lucette Reintroduces Herself as a 'Nice Girl from the Suburbs'
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PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2025
If this is your first time coming across her name, let it be known that Edmonton's Lucette and her career have led many lives over the...
Japanese Breakfast's 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' Sees Swooning Beauty in the Sorrow
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PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2025
The title is objectively cringe, and the two pre-release singles breezed past without making much of an impression — so I'm as surprised as...
Eliza Niemi Finds the Magic in Mundanity on 'Progress Bakery'
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PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2025
"Quirky" has developed a bit of a negative connotation lately. Or maybe it's always had one? Either way, I feel bad that it seems the...
Superheaven Reach a New Peak on "Stare at the Void"
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PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2025
Admittedly, I hadn't heard of Superheaven until their viral "Youngest Daughter" moment following the 10th anniversary of that song's mother...
Wares' Cassia Hardy Makes Edmonton Sound Just Like Heaven on "Empress"
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PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2025
Wares leader Cassia Hardy has released a solo single paying tribute to the Empress Ale House, an Edmonton pub and venue that shut down back...
jasmine.4.t and Phoebe Bridgers Offer an Effortless Exercise in Contrasts on "Guy Fawkes Tesco Dissociation"
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PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2025
Phoebe Bridgers announced plans to "take a massive step back" in 2024, and she's been true to her word — but she unassumingly emerged from...
Shiv and the Carvers Were Powerful, Playful and Pissed Off in Toronto
The Baby G, March 14
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2025
From pounding blasts and whip-smart ragers, to sensual, rhythmic rockers, Toronto's Shiv and the Carvers blend numerous genres seamlessly...