Album reviews for October 28, 2019

 Gauche — A People's History of Gauche (Washington, D.C.) In another wonderful punk-new wave spin-off of D.C.'s band Priests, Gauche takes a punk edge to much more danceable pop. With so many great harmonies and vocals rising throughout their album too, it's easy to headbang and shimmy around with reckless

Jim Bryson No Longer Waiting

 Photo credit: Remi Theriault It’s here! Ottawa’s Jim Bryson is releasing an EP on September 14 via Rae Spoon’s Coax Records / Headless Owl Records. Entitled Tired Of Waiting, it features 6 new songs, all written on the same $100 guitar as he was whiling away time between projects.  If you

Little Scream’s Creative Cult

 Photo by Zach Hertzman Laurel Sprengelmeyer (aka: Little Scream) thrives on creativity, maybe that's why she's been able to manage her supporting acts while touring her second record. The Iowa-Montreal transfer brought all her musical friends from Sharon Van Etten to members of Arcade Fire, The National and TV on the

Megaphono and Michael John Dubue Prepare a Chamber Feast

 Michael John Dubue is one of those artists dipped so deep in his versatility that if it were a pool you’d usually only get to see the top of his head and maybe a bit of his nifty black specs.  Juggling a touring schedule, recording sessions, performing and writing for