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Dirty Projectors return with a breakup album
An ex-boyfriend’s account of a public separation isn't what the world needs in 2017, but fortunately this is not a typical breakup album more
Choir! Choir! Choir! maps out holiday charity blitz
The open-participation community choir will also be on hand for the Eaton Centre's tree lighting on November 24 more
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HMV at the Eaton Centre to close
That leaves just one store left in downtown Toronto as of January 1 more
>>> Winter Wheat reminds us that John K. Samson is a singular voice in Canadian music
The songs on the Weakerthans frontman's second solo album feel like living historical artifacts more
Conor Oberst's Ruminations is packed with depression and despair
But things haven't gone completely dark for the Bright Eyes musician more
>>> Toronto musician L Con gets inspired by outer space on Moon Milk
And it's a challenging but satisfying listen more
>>> Album of the week: Drive-By Truckers' American Band
The Southern rockers churn out 11 intensely political tracks just in time for the presidential election more
>>> Vince Staples's Prima Donna bristles with paranoia, anxiety and anger
The young top-tier rapper powerfully rails against racist America more
>>> July Talk's second record, Touch, is full of swaggering radio rock
And it's elevated by the electric dynamic between the Toronto band's two singers more
Twist puts a refreshing spin on Creation Records-style fuzz pop
Spectral is full of nods to the 90s more
Dolly Parton's Pure & Simple album is an injection of sunshine
There's also plenty of cheese on offer more
>>> Album of the week: Lydia Loveless's Real
The Ohio musician isn't interested in that tired conversation about country music needing saving more
Toronto musicians weigh in on the Hip's mighty influence
"...their music evokes feelings of nostalgia, capturing a melancholy mood and vibration of timelessness in each bar." more
Now PUP have their own beer, too
The Toronto rockers team up with Great Lakes Brewery and Bar Hop for a tasty collab that's only available Friday more
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Photos from WayHome 2016 and what you missed at last weekend's fest
Arcade Fire, Metric, Chvrches, FKA Twigs, LCD Soundsystem and more more
