Jonathan Kawchuk doesn’t disappoint as he uses the tools in his toolbelt to craft an impeccable album inspired by nature.
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Squids is an Edmonton four piece that is hard to pin down. They exist in a realm of odd time signatures, reverb and electronic experimentation.
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Five years after Rollie Pemberton (aka Cadence Weapon) delivered his Polaris short listed Hope In Dirt City, we finally get another offering from Edmonton’s former poet laureate.
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Sometimes it can seem like folk-rock acts are a dime a dozen, on Heavy South, The Utilities rip apart that sentiment and rise to the top of the heap.
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Over the four songs found on this EP, The Mothercraft deliver heavy riffs over a thunderous rhythm section while peppering solos that call for bedroom air guitar antics.
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The return of the Wet Secrets helps fill a void for danceable, punchy, pop music in Canada.
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If hooks could kill, make sure your standing beside The Dudes when war breaks out.
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Caves’ new full band dynamic has propelled them to being one of the most exciting bands in Saskatoon.
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For years Edmonton’s Pigeon Breeders have fuelled the experimental scene within their city and beyond. They pushed the envelope by creating odd ambient soundscapes that are pleasing to the ears while sounding completely foreign.
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It’s extremely rare that a band’s first release is a statement of perfection in their genre. Such is the case with Beach Body’s debut EP entitled Plain Life.
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Crickets is the fifth release from Ora Cogan and is easily her most ambitious. It ventures into many territories, but could be best described as dark experimental-folk.
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Moving Bodies debut album thrusts this young Edmonton band to the upper echelon of the rock scene.
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Jazz has been stagnate for too long. The genre has been kept down by old musicians set in their ways and unwilling to the explore new ideas within the classic jazz ethos.
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Painted Fruit’s sophomore album PF II comes with the announcement that the band no longer exists. Bands come and go all the time but when a band shows intense growth between releases it’s hard not to feel cheated by their demise.
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After a five year hiatus, The Deep Dark Woods have risen from the grave with a new sound.
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Dan Bejar has never delivered a clear theme to any album. His lyrics are always open to interpretation so one inevitably relies on the instrumentation to set the mood for each Destroyer record.
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On the surface Wayne Death is a charming post-punk album, but when fully investigated it becomes an art-rock masterpiece.
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Calgary’s Krzysztof Sujata makes experimental music under the name Valiska. Using a Moog Sub 37 synthesizer he loops tape to develop warm analog drones reflecting on the relationship between the natural world and space carved out by cities.
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Anxiety and insecurity surrounding love are major topics found within Mauno’s sophomore album Tuning.
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Cassia Hardy has been making music as Wares since 2013 building a following with her frenetic live shows. She typically plays solo with just an electric guitar but sometimes, with the help of a full band, an audience will be lucky to see her turn the same songs into louder punk-rock statements. Her debut full length channels both sides of Wares and also features unexpected flourishes.
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