Articles by Bryon Hayes
New Chance Weaves Existential Meditations into Dancefloor Hits on 'Real Time'
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2021
Victoria Cheong continues to mature as a producer, lyricist and vocalist. As New Chance, she continues to draw inspiration from '80s and '9...
Colin Fisher Pushes Instruments in New Directions on 'Reflections of the Invisible World'
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2021
Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist Colin Fisher continually pushes his music in new directions. His guitar and saxophone are malleable in...
Liturgy Fulfil Their Grand Vision on 'Origin of the Alimonies'
PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2020
Hunter Hunt-Hendrix threads a complex mythology and an almost religious temperament through her work as Liturgy. She calls her unique world...
Cloud Nothings Go Jazz on Baldi/Gerycz Duo's Cathartic 'After Commodore Perry Service Plaza'
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2020
As the progenitor of the noisy, poppy, post-punk group, Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi doesn't immediately appear to be steeped in the America...
Luciane Cardassi Spans Continents and Generations on 'Going North'
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2020
Brazilian-Canadian pianist and artist Luciane Cardassi has been actively pursuing her creative vision within the contemporary classical wor...
Shabason, Krgovich & Harris Show Why Adult Contemporary Is So Cool on 'Philadelphia'
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2020
New age — as a musical genre, at least — has been given a second life this last decade, with musicians such as Laraaji, J.D. Emmanuel, and...
Vestals' 'Holy Origin' Opens Another Dreamy Chapter in a Career of Sonic Exploration
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2020
Los Angeles-based musician and songwriter Lisa McGee has been active in the U.S. West Coast underground for at least a decade. She is half...
Matmos Are Master Puppeteers on 'The Consuming Flame,' Their Most Ambitious and Gorgeous Album Yet
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2020
The concept seems simple: ask 99 potential collaborators to contribute sounds, with any rhythmic content pinned at 99 bpm. Yet the resultan...
