Halifax “fuzz aficionados” Kestrels have released “Vanishing Point,” the second single from their upcoming album and a decades-removed descendant of Dinosaur Jr. Looking like something that came off of some late-night Much Music programming circa 1994, the track’s accompanying video has no shortage of colourful, blurred images and, best of all, cats. Continue reading Music Video: Kestrels Pile on the Vintage Noise on ‘Vanishing Point’ →

Izra Fitch introduces herself in one fluid motion; a stellar pop track so polished and sleek it boldly declares she has arrived fully-formed as an artist. Her debut single, “The Hollywood Kids”, provides an instantaneous snapshot of Fitch also looking backwards. We’re able to see where she’s headed from the perspective of where she’s been through a glimpse of an idealized youth, a romanticized sense of Hollywood glamour, and the rose-coloured glasses of time. Continue reading Single: Izra Fitch Arrives With Sleek Debut ‘The Hollywood Kids’ →

Jah’Mila’s “Chant Their Names” is a weapon. Its purpose is to dismantle, disrupt and destroy systemic oppression that has preyed on North American Black communities with increasing insidiousness in its violence. With its beauty, its groove and its powerful message, it gives no place to hide to those who would prop up status quo politics and perpetuate violence in thought and action against the black community. Continue reading Music Video: Jah’Mila’s ‘Chant Their Names’ is a Weapon →