There is a particular electricity in a band built around siblings. The chemistry is already there before the first rehearsal, shaped by shared references, old…
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Three Sisters Turn Garage-Rock Energy Into a Family Affair
Where Heartbreak Finds A Home In Indie Folk
Indie folk has a particular talent for making private pain feel like a shared address. Its songs often begin with a small, recognizable image: a coat left on a…
Interview: The Multi-Instrumentalist Who Plays Every Part on Her Album
Mara Venn’s new record began with a quiet decision: if a song needed a bass line, a harmony, a handclap, or a strange electronic pulse, she would find a way to…
How a 2013 free download changed one Montreal singer’s career
In 2013, a free MP3 could travel further than a carefully printed press kit. For an independent singer in Montreal, a song placed on the right music blog might…
Five Female-Led Indie Albums That Should Have Won the Polaris Prize
The Polaris Music Prize has become one of Canada’s clearest measures of artistic ambition. Each year, its jurors gather around a shortlist that reflects the…
The Electro-Pop Producer Who Builds Instruments From Scrap Metal
In a city full of polished synths and laptop-made loops, one electro-pop producer is finding a different kind of melody in discarded metal. Bent brackets,…
Uncovering the Lost Indie Rock Anthems of 2014 Toronto
Toronto’s independent music scene in 2014 was restless, crowded, and gloriously difficult to summarize. Guitar bands shared bills with synth-pop duos, garage…
From busker to headliner: a bluegrass artist’s five-year rise
At first, the stage is a patch of pavement, a borrowed microphone, and a small circle of strangers who pause long enough to hear one more song. For a bluegrass…
When French Becomes the Most Direct Language of the Song
For an English-speaking audience, a French-language record can initially seem like a deliberate barrier. Listeners may expect to miss the plot, the punchline,…
When Montreal’s Metro Becomes Part of the Song
A train arriving underground can sound like a piece of electronic music before anyone adds a drum machine. The brakes hiss, the tunnel hums, doors chime, and a…
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