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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. [read more]
Articles by Brian Clarke
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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. [read more]
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CLementine’s Melancholic Folk Concept
Clementine’s latest album is beautiful and emotive. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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Review: Desolation Sounds is Beautiful and Melodic
Wade Macneil’s latest with Gallows is new territory — a beautiful beast. [read more]
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Review of To Pimp a Butterfly : The Poetry of Kendrick Lamar
New album runs high with emotion, aggression, and skillful writing. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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Review Bent By Elephants’ The Shore: Poetic Jazz Fusion
Wash up on your desert island with this disk. [read more]
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Review of Blame Mary : Short, Fast, and Dirty
Self titled ep has all the fuzzy goodness of an album recorded off the floor. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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Music Review: Montreal Band Noko Comes, Goes, and Gets Calm Too
New album spans the gamut from calm to crashing. [read more]
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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 with subtle acoustic guitar, haunting cello, [read more]
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Review: Anna Marie & Company Get Started with Kinfolk
Montreal band releases its first filled with blues, jazz, and southern songwriting. [read more]
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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. [read more]