When an independent artist chooses recycled vinyl for an album, the decision reaches beyond coloured wax and attractive packaging. It touches manufacturing…
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Why This Artist Pressed Her Album On Recycled Vinyl
Five Montreal Songs That Let the Street Into the Music
Montreal has a recognisable acoustic personality: brakes hissing at a bus stop, voices spilling from a bar doorway, bicycle bells near the Plateau and the…
The Dream Stranger Who Became an Indie Song
Some songs begin with a guitar riff, a half-finished lyric or a voice memo recorded at 2 am. Others arrive from somewhere less deliberate. An indie artist…
The Rhythmic Power of Hand Claps in Female Indie Music
Hand claps can sound playful, primitive, intimate or defiant. In independent music, their impact rarely comes from technical complexity. A clap is a human mark…
The cellist turning indie folk into something orchestral
A bowed cello can make an indie folk song feel larger without taking away its rough edges. In the hands of Montreal cellist and arranger Camille Roy, the…
The 2014 Tour Linking Female Indie Musicians Across Canada
In 2014, independent music still depended heavily on personal networks. A band could build a loyal audience in Montreal, yet remain almost unknown in Toronto…
The Strange, Beautiful Pulse Behind A Montreal Debut
A theremin can make a first single sound as if it has arrived from somewhere just beyond the room. Its wavering tone, created without a keyboard, guitar or…
Ten Free MP3 Downloads from 2013 Featuring Female Indie Rockers
In 2013, finding new music still involved a little digging. Fans moved between blogs, Bandcamp pages, community radio sites and social feeds, looking for a…
Static Bloom Finds Beauty in the Tape Hiss
Mara Vale’s Static Bloom is a lo-fi indie record recorded on a four-track cassette recorder, but its appeal reaches beyond the equipment used to make it. The…
The Summer Festival That Put Women At The Centre Of Indie Music
In the summer of 2015, an independent music festival built around an all-female and female-fronted lineup offered something more meaningful than a themed bill.…
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