Mac DeMarco, ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ — 3/5 Stars
Over the past 10 or so years, in the shadow of the ’00s indie boom, by my estimation only two artists from the sphere have…
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Broadway fairy fantasy brought to life
One of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim’s most popular and enduring works is also one of his silliest on paper. The fairy tale mashup musical Into…
The best Canadian albums of 2022
Alvvays — Blue Rev Alvvays has reclaimed its rightful spot as indie-pop royalty. Since its first record in 2014, the band has pumped out perfect…
In defence of snobbery
Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer, leading philosophers of the group of researchers known as the Frankfurt school, defined their idea of the culture industry…
The link between music and our memories
When I was visiting my cousins this summer in Tours, France, my favourite overplayed song was “Please Do Not Lean” by Daniel Caesar featuring BADBADNOTGOOD….
’Toban tracks — a holiday miracle
Holiday music — the trash they pump through mall speakers from October through December as they try to hype up shoppers and passersby to buy…
Dangler, ‘Sunny Day Lake Music’ — 4.5/5 Stars
Sunny Day Lake Music is both a completely apt and ironic way to name the debut compilation EP from Dangler. There is a sort of…
UMFM show spotlight: ‘Signal Distortion’
Growing up in the world of rhythm gaming and the online forums surrounding it, computer engineering student Luc Mayor built an interest in the unique,…
meadows, ‘walking music’ — 4/5 Stars
What do you think about when you go for a walk? For me, a walk is how I make sense of things, the time when…
Julianna Riolino, ‘All Blue’ — 4/5 Stars
On her first album, Julianna Riolino is already entering her blue period, looking at her past and the musical past with a newfound clarity. Up…