Review: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ Carnage is a monumental triumph
The frequent collaborators give a troubled world a place to turn on their surprise album
Mike Usinger
March 1, 2021
The frequent collaborators give a troubled world a place to turn on their surprise album
On her fifth album, the Toronto-born, Montreal-based musician gives us 13 exuberant folk-pop songs delivered with clarity, colour and conviction
The Ontario R&B/soul/hip-hop/jazz artist’s sophomore album is a warmly hypnotic escape that arrives when we need it most
The Scarborough-bred pop phenom gets into 80s synth-pop sounds but stays true to his moody R&B roots
The South Korean boy band’s new album Map Of The Soul: 7 is a savvy move into post-genre experimentation and a map of where they might go next
Dan Snaith has an uncanny ability to communicate emotion in tone, lyric and structure
The Los Angeles-via-Toronto pop singer/songwriter throws everything at the wall, with not all of it sticking
Obsessions with Claire Boucher’s personal life and perceived authenticity often overshadow what should be self-evident: her beautifully ambitious and singular pop music
Kevin Parker has said he has ambitions to be the psychedelic Max Martin, but his new album could use more memorable hooks and melodies
The stream-of-consciousness songwriter set out to make “computer music” on his 13th album, but it carries his familiar strange storytelling swagger
While their famous friends in Arcade Fire have changed with the times, this band’s sound is preserved in indie rock granite – but the cultural tide has flowed back in their direction
Written and performed wholly by Shauf, The Neon Skyline is wistful, but also sweet, philosophical, self-deprecating and very relatable – especially if you live in Toronto