Friday, October 8 2010
The Top 100 Canadian Singles, by Bob Mersereau
Mersereau's likeable follow-up to The Top 100 Canadian Albums is another portrait of Canadian pop culture that's as eccentric as it is argument-instigating.
Friday, March 19 2010
20 Questions: Carole Pope
What does the original "anti diva" share in common with Orlando?
Wednesday, March 10 2010
The Morning Benders: Big Echo
Their arrival on the big stage of modern underground pop music feels lived-in and warranted, an inevitable yet overdue pay off for this zealously determined and persistent band of underachievers.
Thursday, March 4 2010
Pantha Du Prince: Black Noise
Ignore the Panda Bear collaboration and the swapping of Dial Records for Rough Trade; this is not Pantha Du Prince's indie voucher. It's as cold and arcane a space as ever, if not moreso.
Thursday, May 21 2009
British Sea Power: Man of Aran OST
Props for the effort, but the likes of Mogwai, Kinski, Mono, and Sigur Rós all do this kind of instrumental indie rock better.
Wednesday, February 13 2008
British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?
The implication, of course, is that if you do like rock music, you'll like this particular collection of songs.
