Released at the end of October, the name Sainthood is taken from the title track of the Quin Sisters’ sixth full-length album. This recording also marks an important first for...

I have always been a fan of Canadian indie music and I tend to spend my time digging my way through the internet, searching for new artists to indulge in....

Whether you’re a honky-tonk fan or not, the beat and rhythms of these emotive and high-energy tracks will rope just about anyone in. The Schomberg Fair’s Gospel is just like...

When you read an album title like Let’s Blaze, you can’t help but expect the worse – hackneyed rap music about drugs, sex, and money. So I was relieved to...

Singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt calls this album “variety folk format”, and while he wouldn’t be completely wrong, he still seems to have missed the fact that “variety” denotes a variation or...

Stir The Blood is a lot like time traveling with New Order. I’ve never been a big fan of the New York five-piece, but their latest offering has shown an...

Being true rock and rollers, The Eagles of Death Metal released their third brilliant old school rock album last October and from what I hear on this disc, band members...

Awol One and Factor have teamed up to create a few decent beats, but not much else in a wholly unremarkable album. Owl Hours features the kind of low, slightly-sluggish...

A while ago, this Calgary-based band decided that being broody wasn’t for them. So, they shrugged off their dark skins and walked out into the sunlight again. Thank goodness they...

Spinnerette is a fairly new alternative rock band currently consisting of some brilliant musicians including Brody Dalle and Tony Bevilacqua (formally of the Distillers) also Jack Irons (formally of Red...