Articles by Rachel Sanders

Foam Lake

Force and Matter

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2011

Foam Lake's music has deep family roots. The four Ross brothers from Saskatoon, SK have come together to produce an album that grew out of...

The Gertrudes

Till the Morning Shows Her Face To Me

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2011

The Gertrudes deliver another eccentric selection of modern folk music on their second full-length. But the Kingston, ON mega-band have pul...

Dan Mangan

Oh Fortune

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2011

Vancouver, BC's favourite son made an astonishing splash with his 2009 sophomore album. Nice, Nice, Very Nice brought Dan Mangan critical p...

Cloudsplitter

Cloudsplitter

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2011

The debut album from Vancouver, BC's Cloudsplitter is a country folk treasure. It opens quite pleasantly with acoustic finger picking, stra...

The Deep Dark Woods

The Place I Left Behind

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2011

With effortless chemistry and an affinity for vintage folk, Saskatoon band the Deep Dark Woods have always created music of the warmest, mo...

Mike Angus

Hymns

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2011

As a member of brother-fronted Edmonton, AB band the Wheat Pool, Mike Angus has been pounding out gritty country rock since 2005. On his so...

Deep Dark Woods' Ryan Boldt Plots New Solo LP

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2011

Ryan Boldt has traditional folk music running in his veins. Despite its modern stylings, the music he makes with his band the Deep Dark Woo...

The Express

The Express

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2011

An idea that took years to blossom, the Express are a side-project from members of two of Canada's finest East coast bands. Fronted by cous...