Chan Marshall reaffirms her place as a generational pillar

 Cat Power – Covers (Atlanta, GA) Though she’s certainly a great writer, Chan Marshall’s aesthetics and performances as Cat Power are such a unique force that her cover records are legends in themselves. Moody as ever, this is a confident swan-dive of a release that sees Marshall reaffirming her place

Album reviews — Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo, Alma and more

 Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side B (Mission, British Columbia) While her last B-sides EP was a surprise hit, it's insane to think Carly Rae Jepsen could follow up a record of single-worthy material with another LP's worth of solid tracks. Though it's a step below the might of 2019's

Ottawa Life Magazine’s Best albums of 2019

 #10: Amyl and the Sniffers — Amyl and the Sniffers (Melbourne, Australia) It's nearly impossible to cut a new niche in hard rock these days, but by golly, Amyl and the Sniffers found a way this year. The whole album is like the intensity of a flame somehow converted into

Album reviews: September 23, 2019

 Tove Lo - Sunshine Kitty (Stockholm, Sweden) Whether you've heard of Tove Lo from her Top 40 hits or her unabashedly explicit pop, it's undeniable how satisfying her grounded and uncensored brand of pop feels. So while she mixes dark radio pop with often radio-unfriendly subject-matter, Tove Lo proves that

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