Album Reviews: Sharon Jones, Ane Brun, Marie Davidson

 Marie Davidson & L'Oeil Nu — Renegade Breakdown (Montreal) Finding a wonderful middleground between aggressive disco and experimental music, Marie Davidson continues to chart into waters all her own with L'Oeil Nu. Cinematic, dark, but often dance-ready, this record is a trip to take in. "Renegade Breakdown" serves as a heavy

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: November 29, 2017

 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Soul Of A Woman  (New York) While Sharon Jones passed just a year ago, the anniversary of her passing brought with it one of the finest albums of her entire career. The best goodbye record an artist could ask for, Jones' final record straddles