Tag: Toronto

My Divider, Dinosaur Bones debut landed on this site’s Best of 2011 list because of complex material that possessed time signature changes and broke away from the verse-chorse-verse, bridge, chorus structure of most pop songs. And yet, […]

The Toronto, ON-based quintet of Alvvays (pronounced like always) like most bands can trace their origins to their teens – Molly Rankin (vocals, guitar) and Kerri Maclellan (keyboards) grew up as next door neighbords in […]

Based in Montreal, QC, Wake island’s members hail from Lebanon, Canada and the US. While touring in Lebanon during a European and Middle Eastern tour, the band recorded  a new single “Submarine.” Much like their […]

http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n41394 Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers listeners a […]

Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers […]

VII which will see an October 1st release through Vagrant Records is the aptly titled seventh full-length effort from renowned Americana act Blitzen Trapper. What has made them beloved by both critics and fans is the fact that vocalist […]

Sandra Vu has played drums for the likes of the Raveonettes, Boredoms, Dirty Beaches and the Dum Dum Girls but with her side project, SISU, Vu steps out from the drum set to be a frontperson. This Tuesday will mark SISU’s full-length […]

Throughout their three years of existence, the members of the Toronto, ON-based band Animal Parts have relentlessly toured North America, and that dizzying experience of continuously being on the road has heavily informed the second […]

Bed & Bugs which Sub Pop Records released yesterday is the Brooklyn-based quartet Obits’ third full-length release. “Spun Out,” is the first single from the new effort, and it’s an intense, fidgety bit of anthemic garage rock — with […]

Originally formed in 2011, the Toronto, ON-based band HSY has gone through a few lineup changes before settling on their current lineup as a quartet. And with that lineup, the band holed themselves up in […]

VII which will see an October 1st release through Vagrant Records is the aptly titled seventh full-length effort from renowned Americana act Blitzen Trapper. What has made them beloved by both critics and fans is the […]

Toronto, ON-based band HSY formed back in 2011 and now that they appear to have a permanent lineup, the band retreated to the Toronto suburbs to record the material that wound up on their self-titeld debut EP, […]

Matt Preston, a.k.a., Phaeleh, the acclaimed Bristol, UK-based released his sophomore effort, Tides earlier this year. The new effort continues Phaeleh’s reputation for crafting an electronica that has an icy sheen, while being incredibly cinematic. it often sounds as […]

Bed & Bugs which Sub Pop Records will release on September 10th, will be Brooklyn-based quartet Obits’ third full-length release. “Spun Out,” is the first single from the new effort, and it’s an intense, fidgety bit […]