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TRACK: Sophie Jamieson – ‘Forward’: confessional folk elegance

SOPHIE JAMIESON took a time-out from her career after a great beginning; and five years away from ‘the biz’ has left her stronger, more aware, ready to slam some finely…

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Track: Snooch Dodd & The Pro-Teens – I flip my life every time I fly

Sometime Karate Boogaloo drummer Hudson Whitlock and his mysterious studio project the Pro-Teens are gearing up for the release of their album, out on September 4th via College of Knowledge…

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SEE: Matt Costa – ‘Slow’: songwriting swoon full of doowop classicism

MATT COSTA is of that stripe of really gifted songwriters, like Liam Hayes (aka Plush), Andy Shauf, Patrick Watson, Eric Matthews, who quietly whittle away at some very classic songcraft…

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Film Review: Babyteeth

Over the years, Australian cinema has shown time and time again that when it comes to tackling teenage drama and family tragedy it has a fairly unique spin on things.…

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Track: Alexia Avina – Fit Into Released Through Lost Map’s Postmap Club Subscription.

A brand-new signing to Lost Map Records, Alexia Avina is an American singer-songwriter previously based in Montreal, now living in rural Massachusetts, whose heavenly music is rooted in ambient, folk and dreampop traditions.…

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See: Jamie Webster’s acoustic pop rallying cry, ‘Common People’

HE’S got that big Liverpudlian heart, has singer-songwriter Jamie Webster – like Gerry & The Pacemakers, like The Mighty Wah!, The Pale Fountains, so many others, he has that understanding…

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TRACK: Bill Callahan makes it seven over ‘Breakfast’

DRAG CITY aren’t too far off the mark when they say that “over the past month, we suddenly love Monday … the best part of waking up is a new Bill…

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ALBUM REVIEWS: Andrew Elaban – ‘Variegated Tributary’/Claire Rousay – ‘Tuufuhhoowaah’: by turns, handsomely dronesome and fiercely plunderphonic

WHITED SEPULCHRE is one of those loving little curators of out-musics that play nuanced and important roles in our lives: their guiding light is that these creations are out there,…

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Fantasia Festival Preview

Since its inauguration back in 1996, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has been pushing boundaries by showcasing the best in new international genre cinema. Now in its 24th year, the…

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EP Review: Dana Gavanski – ‘Wind Songs’: covers remoulded, lauded, brought into the light

MORPHIC resonance is one of those curious little theories out on the borders of the scientifically credible that nevertheless contain intriguing possibilities. Simply put, it states that once something enters…

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TRACK: Sophie Jamieson – ‘Forward’: confessional folk elegance

Track: Snooch Dodd & The Pro-Teens – I flip my life every time I fly

SEE: Matt Costa – ‘Slow’: songwriting swoon full of doowop classicism

Film Review: Babyteeth

Track: Alexia Avina – Fit Into Released Through Lost Map’s Postmap Club Subscription.

See: Jamie Webster’s acoustic pop rallying cry, ‘Common People’

TRACK: Bill Callahan makes it seven over ‘Breakfast’

ALBUM REVIEWS: Andrew Elaban – ‘Variegated Tributary’/Claire Rousay – ‘Tuufuhhoowaah’: by turns, handsomely dronesome and fiercely plunderphonic

Fantasia Festival Preview

EP Review: Dana Gavanski – ‘Wind Songs’: covers remoulded, lauded, brought into the light