Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton’s “Choir Of The Mind”

In Metric, Emily Haines specializes in glossy, synth-centric pop. In her occasional stints as one of Broken Social Scene’s many

November 28, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Some artists believe so thoroughly in the imaginary worlds they create, the listener winds up being convinced of their existence,

November 26, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Jolie Holland’s eclectic solo career has largely overshadowed the fact that she was a founder of one-time folk sensation the

November 25, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Over the years, these Toronto darlings have been compared to the concrete (punk, hardcore, noise rock, grunge) and likened to

November 23, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Apparently, Tommy Stinson fancied himself a songwriter—just not under the auspices of his cantankerous Replacements CEO. So when a frustrated

November 21, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

It’s ironic that Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin hails from the famed folk lineage of Canada’s Rankin Family. Because, only two

November 19, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Brooklyn’s Antibalas is a multiethnic, multicultural collective that takes its inspiration from Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, while adding a bit of

November 18, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania