You’ve GOT to Hear This: Midlake – “Antiphon”
Spring is finally here, and although I won’t be missing the cold, the changing of seasons always makes me a little nostalgic. Thinking back to some of my go-to winter albums, I can remember many...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: SOHN – “Tremors”
SOHN, the moniker of London musician Christopher Taylor, has been bubbling around the electronic scene for a while now, releasing an EP and a handful of singles over the past couple of years, including...
View ArticleConcert Review: SOHN and Mr. Little Jeans @ The Horseshoe Tavern
Torontonians are resilient people, not letting anything get in the way of what they wanna do. That would explain the packed Horseshoe Tavern on a gloomy Wednesday night to see SOHN. Or it could be...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: The Gentlemen Thieves – “Uncertainties”
The Gentlemen Thieves released their EP Crafting Lies three years ago, a predictor of all of the catchy riffs and lyrics in their recently released debut album, Uncertainties. Uncertainties opens with...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Wye Oak – “Shriek”
When I first heard that Wye Oak’s new album, Shriek, would be a lot less guitar-centred and more electronic than their previous releases, I was a little anxious; Jenn’s guitar playing in some of the...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Foo Fighters – “Sonic Highways”
Lean and mean, Foo Fighters’ ‘Sonic Highways’ is hardly just a rock album. Recorded in eight different US cities, rich stories and a vast array of influences are injected, attempting to create...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Superfood – “Don’t Say That”
Diverse and quirky, jangly beats, and dreamy lyrics makes Superfood’s debut album ‘Don’t Say That’ induce a nostalgic coma. Having supported the likes of Peace and Wolf Alice, the Brummie quartet seem...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Tove Lo – “Queen of the Clouds”
With artists such as Icona Pop, Robyn, and top DJ’s and producers Swedish House Mafia, Sebastian Ingrosso and Avicii, it’s no surprise that Sweden have produced yet another indie/eletcro-pop...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Peace – “Happy People”
With an eclectic mix of tracks overflowing with 90’s influences, ‘Happy People’ sees Peace return with more of that bubbly indie, which with a nostalgic twist lifted them off the ground in 2013....
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Angels and Airwaves – “The Dream Walker”
Front man of Blink-182 Tom DeLonge has never held back when it comes to his passion and ambitions for his other band Angels and Airwaves. Before the bands first album debut back in 2006 DeLonge claimed...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Shawn Mendes – “Handwritten”
I know I’m a little late to the party, but I can explain! I was apprehensive to give Shawn my full listening attention until recently. I was unsure of the true art that could come of it since he’s a...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to Hear This: Gill Landry – “Love Rides A Dark Horse”
Different musical genres seem to possess particular qualities dictating the appropriate time of day they can be played. Putting on a Napalm Death album early on a Sunday morning would be frowned upon...
View ArticleYou’ve GOT to See This: Lissie – “Blood and Muscle”
It was Lissie’s third album, My Wild West, that brought the Illinois singer to AMBY’s attention. Tracks like the resolute Daughter, the dynamic Stay and the Fleetwood Mac stylings that drift amidst...
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