The Quaaludes’ New EP: This Is Your Future We’re Talking About
After mixing several genres to create quite a unique new EP, the Quaaludes head out on an August 2015 Tour – an occasion for “sad punk” not to miss.
Articles by Brian Clarke
The Little Things: Review of Bud Rice’s “Belfast”
New album by Bud Rice releases album of well composed songs with jazz, blues, R&B, and folk influences.
Silverstein’s Solid Comeback Through New Album
Silverstein’s newest album, I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, may be their most glorious work yet since the release Discovering the Waterfront.
Great Gardening for Summertime Sad Punks
A mix of math-rock, emo, technical wizardry, and pop punk, the new ep Backyard is perfect for summer on the dark side.
Review: Desolation Sounds is Beautiful and Melodic
Wade Macneil’s latest with Gallows is new territory — a beautiful beast.
Review of To Pimp a Butterfly : The Poetry of Kendrick Lamar
New album runs high with emotion, aggression, and skillful writing.
Review : The Cancer Bats Find New Sounds with Searching for Zero
While still keeping their post-hardcore sound, the Cancer Bats try catchy choruses and melodic riffs.
Review Bent By Elephants’ The Shore: Poetic Jazz Fusion
Wash up on your desert island with this disk.
Review of Blame Mary : Short, Fast, and Dirty
Self titled ep has all the fuzzy goodness of an album recorded off the floor.
Review of Jesse Stone’s Break of Day: Montreal to NY via Folk
Montreal Jesse Stone’s new album is an homage to countless American folk and country singers.
David Hodges Teaches Teens with The Lifeboat Project
Students from Lester B. Pearson collaborate with David Hodges on an educational project to create a polished album of radio-friendly hits.
Music Review: Montreal Band Noko Comes, Goes, and Gets Calm Too
New album spans the gamut from calm to crashing.
Review: Kris Begg’s Asleep On the Tracks
Asleep On the Tracks, the first album by Kris Begg is the best folk record I’ve heard this year. Throughout its thirteen tracks his gorgeous voice is expertly matched [read on]
Review: Anna Marie & Company Get Started with Kinfolk
Montreal band releases its first filled with blues, jazz, and southern songwriting.
Review: What Do You See? by Frantik & Dirty Dane
What Do You See? mixes brutal egoism, drug references and hip hop’s trademark misogyny with goofy childlike charm and vague self-awareness.