Montreal musicians share their ups and downs during this peculiar year
Most musicians feel constant pressure to be creative and make music. Montreal being in a red zone for…
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QUICKSPINS: Omar Apollo – Apolonio
Apolonio brings us one step closer to figuring out what kind of artist Omar Apollo wants to be.…
QUICKSPINS: Fleet Foxes – Shore
On Fleet Foxes’ Shore, Robin Pecknold shakes off some of the idealisms of his younger self in order…
Punisher: helplessness in the face of the apocalypse
On Phoebe Bridgers’ sophomore album, she predicts her version of the end of the world and the dissociation…
QUICKSPINS: Black Lips – Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart
Black Lips take a walk on the twang side Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart might tell…
A night with Taylor Janzen, Quinn Christopherson, and Lucy Dacus
All in all, L’Astral had a Monday evening filled with passionate artists doing what they love and know best. The performances felt refreshingly honest. Taylor Janzen, Quinn Christopherson, and Lucy Dacus provided voracious listeners their indie-fix and gave everybody in the crowd a night to remember.
Montreal indie staple Homeshake delivers a performance more vague than entrancing
Lo-fi lethargy “Feels like a loosely-packed living room in here,” said Peter Sagar, Homeshake’s frontman. The crowd didn’t…
Fans of all ages come out for Teenage Fanclub
When you are a band that Kurt Cobain consistently cited as one of his favourites, your reputation can…
Mother Mother dances and cries
Vancouver indie-pop outfit reaches out to L’Astral’s crowd A familiar riff breaks the chatter at L’Astral in the…
QUICKSPINS: Homeshake – Helium
A raw-built beat with chiming synths pulsates throughout the Montreal-based band’s new release Helium. After parting from Mac…
QUICKSPINS: Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
Sharon Van Etten released a shrouded, messy and eclectic album with Remind Me Tomorrow; it is a chaotic…
QUICKSPINS: Future – The WIZRD
Future has returned with his first solo studio album since releasing back-to-back number-one debuts in back-to-back weeks with…