Before Elise Hart recorded a melody, she spent twelve months listening to the spaces around it. Her portable recorder travelled through train stations, coastal…
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Why this artist spent a year collecting field recordings for her album
Female-Fronted Indie Rock for Late-Night Drives
A good late-night playlist should feel spacious without becoming sleepy. Female-fronted indie rock is particularly suited to that balance: echoing guitars…
Writing Music in the Language She Learned Second
When Mila Kovac begins a song, she does not reach for Serbian, the language spoken at home during her childhood in Novi Sad. She reaches for English, the…
The Banjo’s Quiet Revolution in Indie Folk
A banjo can change the emotional temperature of a song in seconds. Its bright, clipped notes may suggest a front porch, a mountain ballad or a square dance,…
Five Female-Fronted Indie Bands Born in Student Rooms
Before indie bands had polished press photos, international festival slots or a place on Triple J’s rotation, many began with cheap instruments, borrowed…
The Washing Machine That Powered a 2014 Electro-Pop Debut
A broken washing machine is usually the sort of household nuisance that ends with a repair bill, a trip to the laundromat, or a passive-aggressive note for the…
Where quiet songs find a room in Montreal
In Montreal’s Mile End, the line between coffee shop, neighbourhood bar and listening room can become pleasingly blurred. Café Résonance has long offered that…
Why This Indie Folk Singer Records Her Albums In A Single Take
For an indie folk singer, recording an album in a single take is less a technical stunt than a way of protecting the song’s original pulse. The approach leaves…
Hotel2Tango and Montreal’s Gift to Women in Indie Music
Hotel2Tango has long occupied a special place in Montreal’s independent music history. Tucked into the Mile End ecosystem, the studio became known for warm…
Why a Folk Artist Leaves Room for Silence on Every Album
A folk record usually arrives with the expectation of closeness: a voice near the microphone, fingers brushing strings, and lyrics shaped by ordinary life. Yet…
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