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Gabriel Minnikin Delivers Theatric Canadiana with ‘Sweet Nothings’

Gabriel Minnikin knows how to keep a listener on their toes. “Under Her Heels”, his latest album’s lead single, paints a potential idea of what to expect from the bigger picture, but diving into the full picture of Sweet Nothings is a lesson in expecting the unexpected. Continue reading Gabriel Minnikin Delivers Theatric Canadiana with ‘Sweet Nothings’

Virginia Fudge Balances the Frustration and Joy of Relationships on Genre-Bending Album, ‘All These Little Games’

As the current trend of eschewing skinny jeans and side parts in favour of mom jeans and a coifed symmetry that would be the envy of Alfalfa Switzer both demonstrate, everything is cyclical. This is just as true of music as it is of fashion; everything that was old is new again.

This is abundantly apparent on All These Little Games, the new release from Newfoundland’s Virginia Fudge. Take your ears off the ball at any point during the 6-song, 23 minute EP and you might find yourself in another decade. Continue reading Virginia Fudge Balances the Frustration and Joy of Relationships on Genre-Bending Album, ‘All These Little Games’

POSTDATA Releases Love Songs for the Apocalypse, ‘Twin Flames’

Where Wintersleep is a juggernaut capable of cranking out massive anthems, POSTDATA, the solo project of frontman Paul Murphy, is a personalized, handcrafted scalpel. While Murphy is no less capable of turning out the hits by his lonesome, his third and latest album, Twin Flames, contains the sort of specific authenticity that might be only capable of someone writing in the solitude of a pandemic. Continue reading POSTDATA Releases Love Songs for the Apocalypse, ‘Twin Flames’

Dance Movie’s ‘Containment’ is a Dynamic and Pensive Drive

After the first single release of “Charm & Circumstance”, we knew that Dance Movie was bringing a wealth of buzzing, lovelorn energy to their latest album Containment. But the Haligonian indie-rockers elevate this infectiously introspective mood to new heights with the full album. At the core of this release is a clear, yearning heart, but the pieces that orbit around it swing between reckless abandon and a deep malaise. Continue reading Dance Movie’s ‘Containment’ is a Dynamic and Pensive Drive