Articles by Lisa Sookraj

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  Strange Wilds

  Subjective Concepts

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2015

  Strange Wilds' debut full-length is rife with the fury Sub Pop's beginnings are associated with. Their Northwest hardcore sound may be deri...

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  Mourn

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, July 16

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2015

  Mourn's success is the result of a combination of talent, commitment and a bit of luck. Picking a word from the dictionary at random result...

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  White Reaper

  White Reaper Does it Again

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2015

  White Reaper's debut full-length delivers power-pop-tinged garage rock in the vein of past revivalist bands (the Hives, Strokes, Supergrass...

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  Failure

  The Heart is a Monster

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  Failure's 1996 space-rock masterpiece, Fantastic Planet, didn't receive considerable recognition at the time, but certainly has since. Meti...

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  The Velvet Teen

  All is Illusory

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  The Velvet Teen's first four releases, from 2000-2002, were their take on emo of the day; then, they audaciously leapt from the pretty bass...

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  Counterfeit Jeans

  Counterfeit Jeans EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2015

  Though the three members of Edmonton's Counterfeit Jeans have been making music in various projects for some time, they've been a unit for...

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  Kinski

  7 (or 8)

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2015

  Kinski's last full-length, 2013's Cosy Moments, was more direct, more emphatic than their earlier work; 7 (or) 8 is a continuation of this....

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  Ash

  Kablammo!

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2015

  Kablammo! is Ash's first full-length since 2007's Twilight of the Innocents. Though they made their mark as a part of the Britpop movement,...