Album Reviews: Gorillaz, Angel Olsen, Casper Skulls

 Gorillaz - Meanwhile EP (London/World) Damon Albarn seems to be thriving musically during the pandemic, perhaps able to tap into collaborations more than ever. As a wondrous taster release, this smaller release is the project's first of this nature in a while, but thrives in its ability to focus on

A year in music — the best albums of 2020

 10. U.S. Girls — Heavy Light (Toronto/Chicago) To evolve the ideas she crafted on In a Poem Unlimited, Meg Remy has found a lot more groove than grow in her new record. This doesn't shake out the same level of pressing art-pop she got before but it merges narrative, abstract, and

Album Reviews: Gorillaz, Laura Veirs, Ela Minus

 Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (London, U.K.) Trapped inside while everyone else is too, Damon Albarn has somehow managed to craft one of the sharpest Gorillaz records in a while. Whether you need the quirky tones, dancing energy, worldly collaborations or just amazing songwriting, this record delivers

Ottawa Life’s Top Albums of 2017

 10. Protomartyr - Relatives In Descent (Domino) No record snarls quite as much this year as Protomartyr's latest, but the band's absolutely unpredictable sense of composition is what makes Relatives In Descent such a rush of a journey. Rollicking drums and horrifying drones blare through "A Private Understanding" while the

Album Reviews May 1, 2017

 Gorillaz – Humanz (UK) If there was any doubt that Damon Albarn could keep the momentum of Gorillaz going after all these years away, this monster of an album will surely dispel any fears in its 20 song runtime. Pulling in as many collaborators as there are songs, Albarn’s masterful