Pick 6: Overlooked Albums From the First Half
Aug25

Pick 6: Overlooked Albums From the First Half

I can’t recall another year from this decade that has been this consistently good, across the board, among all genres in music.

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Dinosaur Jr: Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
Aug17

Dinosaur Jr: Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

They’ve put together four albums since the now legendary reunion, and in my opinion it is their latest, Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not, that is the crowning achievement on top of a massively influential catalog.

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Owen: The King of Whys
Aug10

Owen: The King of Whys

Lyrically, Kinsella has always had a knack for finding insightful, hard-hitting personal plateaus, and The King of Whys is absolutely one of his best outings as a writer.

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Essential Albums Turning 20
Jul08

Essential Albums Turning 20

Some, none, or maybe all of these may widely be considered noteworthy records from the class of 1996, but they are most certainly the most essential choices from my personal canon of appreciation.

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Moonface & Siinai: My Best Human Face
Jul02

Moonface & Siinai: My Best Human Face

If I was forced to pick a specific lineup of my favorite Canadian singer/songwriters since the turn of the decade – a “Mount Rushmore”, if you will – then I would find it impossible to keep Spencer Krug off the list.

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Andy & Rob talk Joanna Newsom
Jun15

Andy & Rob talk Joanna Newsom

In the first installment of the garrulous and altogether decent “Rob & Andy Talk…”, your two music editors discuss, ad neauseam, Joanna Newsom’s impact on modern film, art, and record making.

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Whitney: Light Upon The Lake
Jun06

Whitney: Light Upon The Lake

The biggest reason they should emerge as one of the most exciting current bands is because they aim for – and actually pull off, with flying colors – the ability to form a sound that is simultaneously an homage to the great folk/pop artists of old, and a stampeding charge in the direction of the future.

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Jessy Lanza: Oh No
May29

Jessy Lanza: Oh No

It is in a three song stretch, starting with the true banger “It Means I Love You”, that we’re not only witnessing a vocalist and artist finding herself, but one who is charging ahead with energy and gravitas.

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Anohni: Hopelessness
May20

Anohni: Hopelessness

It’s almost a weirdly timed shame that this album released during the whirlwind of surprise drops from Beyonce, James Blake, and Radiohead, because it is every bit as good (and really, better) than all of them.

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Pick Six: Memorable Songs in TV & Film
May10

Pick Six: Memorable Songs in TV & Film

There are certain moments when watching any kind of entertainment, whether it be on the big or small screen, that tend to make a permanent, moving imprint on the memory of its specific viewer.

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