Album reviews / Self-released
With Indian Summer, Drezus mulled the courage to express the struggle of racial discrimination as a Native, but also managed to explain the struggle of humankind as a social recovery process of self-love and acceptance, family, and disregarding nay sayers.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
Toronto-born singer/songwriter Cas Stonehouse independently wrote, recorded, and produced her debut EP Puppeteer.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
Teethmark's sophomore release delivers their unique brand of sludge, hardcore punk, and stoner metal to Toronto’s eclectic metal scene.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
After a three year break in-between releases, Godstopper return with their EP Children are our Future.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
A staple in the Canadian Metal scene over the last fifteen years, and their brand of grindcore-meets-death metal has only gotten more potent with each subsequent release.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
AurorA is a husband and wife duo from Montreal featuring Ariel Engle, and Andrew Whiteman (Broken Social Scene/Apostle of Hustle). The album is based on the avante-garde poetry of Alice Notley from her collection Between the Pines. While there were moments that I enjoyed, I found the album to be a little hit and miss.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
For the better part of my teen years, I lurked Punknews.org and the Plan-It-X message boards from a basement in suburban Ontario.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)
Album reviews / Self-released
For their sophomore effort, Large LIVE n’ Direct dive into a world of heartbreak and sorrow. When It Rains is a short but sweet project, although sweet may not be the best word to describe it.
+ READ MORE or ADD A COMMENT (0)