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Port Juvee: Revenge EP
Port Juvee is Canada's version of the Strokes. Say what you will.
26 Oct 2014
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SoHo Ghetto: Thou Or I Or Both
Thou Or I Or Both is a thrilling start to what looks to be a promising career.
26 Aug 2014
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Tara Beier: Purple Trees EP
If you’re looking for something that’s one-of-a-kind in Canadian indie rock, Tara Beier is definitely worth hearing.
20 Aug 2014
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Rival Boys: Animal Instincts
Animal Instincts is a real treat in its best moments, and you’ll hope that the band adds a bit more force to its music from here on in.
16 Jul 2014
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Michael Rault: Living Daylight EP
If it’s said that Emitt Rhodes could out McCartney Paul McCartney at his best, then Michael Rault basically out Lennons John Lennon at the top of his game.
14 Jul 2014
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The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer: A Real Fine Mess
This is a streamlined collection of a standard sound with some sonic detours into pop territory, and it draws inspiration from both the classic and the contemporary styles of blues.
13 Jul 2014
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The Provincial Archive: Hide Like a Secret EP
If you’re into or even remotely interested in folk rock, this is the EP for you.
10 Jul 2014
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Bidiniband: The Motherland
The Motherland shows that, at the age of 50, Dave Bidini shows no signs of slowing, and we can all celebrate the fact that he’s still making music.
09 Jul 2014
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Gord Downie, the Sadies and the Conquering Sun: Gord Downie, the Sadies and the Conquering Sun
This will appeal to both the fans of Gord Downie and the Sadies, and possibly, quite possibly, everyone else who has yet to discover these two wonderful national Canadian treasures.
26 Jun 2014
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Reuben and the Dark: Funeral Sky
While it may have its share of faults and deficiencies, Funeral Sky is a record that looks into the future, and I would hope and pray that Reuben and the Dark only get much, more better than here from here on out.
27 May 2014
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Bryan Potvin: Heartbledwhite
This album is basically a producer’s showcase of what can be done in the studio with a deft hand in the songwriting department.
20 May 2014
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Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams
Timber Timbre have delivered one of 2014’s most potent and invigorating Canadian albums of the year.
08 May 2014
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Pick a Piper: Pick a Piper
Pick a Piper is not a bad statement for a debut full-length, one that sees the band exploring the intersection of electronica-based dance music with the more organic sounds of rock music.
08 Apr 2013
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Bob Wiseman: Giulietta Masina at the Oscars Crying
While Giulietta Masina at the Oscars Crying can be categorized as a bit of a "weird" record, one that traverses a multitude of musical styles to staggering effect, it is never difficult and is remarkably approachable, even if you don’t share Wiseman’s particularly leftist world view.
19 Mar 2013
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Hayden: Us Alone
Us Alone is a pretty good record from a neglected Canadian artist, one that should have him beating the comeback trail.
25 Feb 2013
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Big Wreck: Albatross
Here’s hoping that Albatross doesn’t just satisfy the band's large army of Canadian fans, but makes them huge American idols as well.
20 Feb 2013
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Boxer the Horse: French Residency
What French Residency proves is that the group has the slacker ambition and slurry indie rock guitars of Pavement married with the witty wordplay and character sketches of Ray Davies.
19 Jun 2012
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Long Distance Runners: Tracks
Tracks is a very strong and enjoyably delectable album of Canadian rock, even though the band isn’t exactly reinventing the wheel.
12 Jun 2012
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Skydiggers: Northern Shore
The fact that there’s so much variety and difference to be found on Northern Shore makes the record feel more like a collection of songs -- a lot of songs -- and the band was throwing a bunch of ideas at the wall to make them stick.
07 Jun 2012
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Eamon McGrath: Young Canadians
Young Canadians is simply a staggering statement from start to finish.
16 Apr 2012
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The Best Canadian Albums of 2011
Canadians seeking to understand the identity crisis which plagues the Great White North need look no further than the musical class of 2011.
Joshua Kloke
05 Dec 2011
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'Have Not Been the Same' Is a True CanRock Renaissance
If you appreciate Canadian independent bands of today such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene or the New Pornographers, Have Not Been the Same is an essential read.
10 Jul 2011
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We Are the City: High School EP
Experimentation sometimes gets in the way of the grandiose majesty at which these songs aim, and it sometimes gets the better of the Canadian trio We Are the City.
08 May 2011
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The Trews: Hope & Ruin
Parts of this Canadian band's record come off as Tragically Hip-lite with a dash of country and folk tossed into the mix.
03 May 2011
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Never Destroy Us: An Interview with Natalia Yanchak of the Dears
The only female member of the Dears takes a moment pre-tour to discuss the history of the band, its new material, and motherhood.
Jane Jansen Seymour
22 Mar 2011
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