Comprised of angular synth stabs, swirling and undulating electronics, skittering percussion and hot flashes of cymbals paired with plaintive vocals that sonically bore a resemblance to Beacon and I Love You It’s Cool-era Bear in Heaven, “The Line,” the first single […]
Tag: Canadian synth pop
New Video: Once A Tree’s Plaintive and Atmospheric “Lie To Me”
Comprised of Jayli Wolf and Hayden John Wolf, the Toronto-based electronic music duo Once A Tree have developed a reputation for pairing lyrics that come from deeply personal and hard-fought experience with a sound that defies […]
Late last year, I wrote about TIO, a Toronto, ON–based electro pop act, whose first single “Lips Like Wine” was an atmospheric song that consisted of an usual pairing of ethereal and cascading synths with […]
Comprised of the sibling trio of Allie, Jaclyn and Trevor Blumas, the Toronto. ON/Montreal QC-based electronic act Doomsquad. With the release of their debut full-length effort, Kalaboogie, the Blumases won attention across their native Canada and […]
As I’ve frequently mentioned here, I’ve received an increasing number of emails from a number of labels. PR firms, band managers and artists from all over the world – and it makes my endeavors to […]
If you’ve been a following JOVM over the last month or so, you may have come across a post on the Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Xavier Cafeine. Cafeine’s first two albums, Mal Eduqué Mon Amour and Giselle were released to critical praise in […]
HUMANS is a Vancouver, BC-based electronic music production and artist duo comprised of Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq. “Follow” the latest single off the duo’s forthcoming debut effort, Noontide was recently released to critical praise from […]
Comprised of long-time friends and musical collaborators, Daniel Woodhead and Maddy Wilde, the Toronto, ON-based duo of Moon King released their Obsession 1 and Obsession 2 EPs to critical praise across the blogosphere for a wall of sound-based, […]
Teen Daze began under some rather humble circumstances – as a bedroom recording project based in Abbotsford, British Columbia; however, over the last two years, as Teen Daze has released three full-length efforts, a number […]
The Canadian production and music duo of Majid Jordan, comprised of Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman, met while they were both students at the University of Toronto. They released their debut EP, Afterhours under the name […]
Toronto, ON-based avant garde pop artist Valery Gore began her musical career with formal training at the piano when she was 8. Gore’s classical training was further developed into conceptual songwriting when she studied jazz at Humber College. But much […]
Evy Jane is a Vancouver, BC-based duo of singer/songwriter, Evelyn Jane Mason and producer, Jeremiah Klein. And the sound they’ve crafted, as you’ll hear on “Worry Heart,” the first single off the band’s forthcoming EP […]
The Toronto, ON-based trio of Matt King (vocals, drums), Moshe Rozenberg (synths, drums) and Mike Claxton (bass, synths) formed Absolutely Free from the aftermath of cult art-punk band DD/MM/YYYY’s break up. And with their new project, […]