Ada Lea — ‘Woman, Here,’ 3.5/5
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Ada Lea’s debut record, 2019’s What We Say in Private, was a prickly and elastic rock composition, built from bent folk guitars and an itching stop-start rhythmic pulse.
Lea’s new EP, Woman, Here, is billed...
Music in the age of coronavirus
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Cody Goertzen and Adam Hill are keeping busy while the world burns outside, attempting to make the most of this collective isolation.
“We’re doing okay,” Goertzen said. “We’ve got a nice space — we’ve got...
Sarah Harmer — ‘Are You Gone,’ 4/5
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The world looks much different than it did the last time Sarah Harmer released a record. Ten years on from Oh Little Fire, Harmer returns with Are You Gone, a joyously melodic record that...
Juniper Bush — ‘Healing Through a Sonic Figure,’ 4/5
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The corrosive pink that colours Juniper Bush’s press photo is an accurate foretelling of the music the band creates.
The acidic shade has a deep history, recalling the dreamscape of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, the...
Basia Bulat — ‘Are You in Love?,’ 4.5/5
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To hear Basia Bulat sing is to be reassured — each note feels like a friend’s hand on your knee, understanding and encouraging.
Her music has always held a warm, hard-won wisdom, and Are You...
Cantor Dust — ‘Too Many Stars,’ 3.5/5
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As life on Earth grows endlessly louder and hotter, it’s hardly a surprise that the vast quietude of the cosmos seems to beckon. There’s a strange comfort in that expansive, chilling silence — perhaps...
SubCity Dwellers are getting back together for one weekend only
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Johannes Lodewyks always knew SubCity Dwellers would find themselves back together — it was simply a question of when.
“When we broke up eight years ago, we were all still really good friends, and we...
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