“Two sips from the cup of human kindness and I’m shitfaced.” This is a no brainer. The songwriting genius of A.C. Newman, the ever amazing vocals of Neko Case and an all around brilliant collection of Vancouver area artists combine once again to form the best damn indie pop band on the planet. That […]
I stumbled across this band in the excellent CBC Radio 3 podcast a few weeks back. The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir is a four piece from Calgary that plays what they describe as a “a ferocious combination of traditional blues, Appalachian folk, and ragged gospel” and I can’t quite define it better than that. On […]
Attending school in Guelph meant Three Gut Records was a constant presence. The label’s roots are in that town, and it saw the formation of now internationally recognized acts like the Constantines and Royal City (Guelph being the “royal city”). One of my favorite acts on TGR’s roster was Cuff The Duke. I suppose the […]
Modern Thieves, the newly released full length from Portland’s Straitjacket, has spent quite a bit of time in my rotation these past few months. The band treads a lot of the same Buzzcocks / Undertones / Stiff Little Fingers-inspired territory as the Briefs, so if you’re at all a fan that energetic Pacific Northwest sound […]
What a bizarre little record this is. Baby Teeth’s throwback to 70’s top 40 pop and soul balances on a pin between enthralling and ridiculous. Truth be told, I was quite taken by The Baby Teeth Album for the first week or so it was in my possession. It’s one of those truly post-modern records, […]
It’s almost a shame that “Paranoia Cha Cha Cha” was the Soviettes’ contribution to the widely distributed Rock Against Bush compilations. While thematically hitting the nail on the head, compared to the bulk of their latest record the track is just tragically normal. Competent little punk rock tunes are one thing; the brilliantly energetic, multi-voiced, […]
