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Review: Jesus Is King is Kanye West's vision of heaven
The polarizing American musician's turn to Christian rap is moving, but his sweet hereafter doesn’t come without flaws and contradictions Read more
Review: Toronto's Maddee sounds stunningly beyond her years
On her debut EP Red Mind, the electro-soul artist's commanding voice can feel oddly tentative Read more
Review: Nunavut singer Riit is fully assured on her debut, Ataataga
Singing and throat singing synthy electro-pop in Inuktitut, she shows she knows exactly what she wants to say and how she wants to say it Read more
Review: AR Paisley aims for classic hip-hop on Timeless
The Mississauga rapper has big goals on this debut album, and though he doesn't always meet them, he hits a good sweet spot Read more
Colin Medley
Review: André Ethier continues his hot streak with Croak In The Weeds
The local songwriter releases his second full-length collaboration with producer Sandro Perri – together, the strongest, most compelling artistic vision he’s made Read more
Review: Angel Olsen offers a whole new version of herself on All Mirrors
On her exquisitely cinematic fourth album, the singer/songwriter embraces real change in both her lyrics and her sound Read more
Arden Wray
Review: Dwayne Gretzky struggle to translate their live appeal to record
After eight years, Toronto's hippest cover band has released their debut album, reinterpreting songs rather than playing them straight – but the new versions often feel like gimmicks Read more
Review: Canadian pop singer Begonia wrestles with big questions on Fear
Rather than Instagram’s disingenuous style of curated realness, Alexa Dirks's songs flow naturally and unpredictably, like internal monologues set to music Read more
Review: Octo Octa turns the dance floor into a safe space on Resonant Body
Maya Bouldry-Morrison celebrates the soft glow of party spaces as places racialized, queer, trans, female and differently abled bodies are free to be Read more
Review: Pretty Matty's self-titled debut is packed with crunchy power pop morsels
The Toronto-based project of Mathew Morand prioritizes sharp hooks and loud, distorted guitars above everything – joyous sunshine rock that sounds straight out of 1994 Read more
Review: Rae Spoon throws out a lifeline on Mental Health
Over eight songs, the Victoria-by-way-of-Calgary singer/songwriter expresses what it’s like to live with depression, anxiety and other mental health struggles Read more
Review: Lana Del Rey stares deep into the soul of America on Norman Fucking Rockwell
Drifting through L.A. looking for love and meaning, she shifts her kitschy patriotism, dropping her flag-draped persona and making peace with a more complex, dystopian reality Read more
Review: Sleater-Kinney's The Center Won't Hold is full of emotional depth
Despite the bogus breakup narrative around it, the band are fully formed on the album: vulnerable, yearning and furious Read more
Review: OBUXUM's debut album Re-Birth shows her story is just beginning
The Toronto electronic artist's restless and fluttering beats are like a pen scrawling across paper, telling numerous stories of Black women experience Read more
Review: Toronto's JindaLee undergoes a dramatic electronic makeover on Vela
After three albums that wavered between indie pop and folk, the singer/songwriter delivers a sparkling set of shimmering slow-burners and hypnotic ambient tracks Read more
Review: Toronto R&B singer Amaal's Black Dove EP is a multi-faceted introduction
Her debut, though short, is well-rounded, exploring her identity as a woman coming into her own Read more
Review: Young Guv's GUV I delivers scruffy, playlistable pop
Ben Cook's latest album as Young Guv is full of solid songwriting that's infused with more than a whiff of 90s alt-radio nostalgia Read more
Review: Purple Mountains is a stunning comeback from Silver Jews' David Berman
After a decade of musical retirement, one of indie rock's most brilliantly sardonic voices has risen like a phoenix from the ashtray Read more
Samuel Engelking
Review: The Big Day is Chance the Rapper's debut, but it suffers from the sophomore slump
On his first for-sale album, the Chicago rapper presents a bigger and slicker version of his nostalgic gospel-rap sound but buries it in excess Read more
Zachary Hertzman
Review: Richard Reed Parry's Quiet River Of Dust, Vol. 2 packs an emotional punch
The Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist's solo album is a meditative exploration into Japanese folk music, serene psychedelia and layered ambiance Read more