Articles by Chris Whibbs

The Soiree

Minor Details

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

I love a band that know how to set the tone. Sure, that low and slow opening lets one savour and anticipate but sometimes you just want to...

Laura Barrett

Victory Garden

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2008

The eternal sprite that is Laura Barrett has entranced everyone with her unassuming mastery of the African thumb piano, or kalimba, and bew...

TV on the Radio

Dear Science

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2008

The most exhilarating and frustrating thing about this Brooklyn band is trying to describe the sound to others. Some people say "post-doo w...

Okkervil River

The Stand Ins

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2008

Will Sheff, the main man behind Okkervil River, knows how to write a grower of a song. It took many listens and emotions to fully grasp the...

Human Highway Detour

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2008

When you first set eyes upon the cover art to Human Highway’s similarly alliterative debut, Moody Motorcycle, a look of confusion may dawn...

Ida

My Fair, My Dark EP

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

After the slight experimentation and spacious Lovers Prayer, this EP is like a crisp sorbet for Ida fans. They still partake in understated...

Snailhouse

Lies On the Prize

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

I have a secret: I’m not much of a lyrics man. It’s the music that comes first. Lyrics must always take a backseat, or they must be shaped...

Bruce Peninsula / Muskox / Timber Timbre

St. Andrews-by-the-Lake Church, Toronto Island, ON July 20

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2008

Celebrating the release of their spectacular seven-inch, Lift Me Up/Jack Can I Ride?, Bruce Peninsula found themselves an old wooden gothic...