Anna Calvi Hunter

Published Aug 26, 2018

Anna Calvi may be indie rock's most accomplished pleasure seeker. The British songwriter is a bravura singer and a virtuosic guitarist, but...

Uniform The Long Walk

Published Aug 14, 2018

No one could mistake Uniform for a subtle band. The industrial punk duo bury grim character studies beneath monstrous programmed beats, snar...

Let's Eat Grandma Tackle Gender, Mental Health and Technology on 'I'm All Ears'

Published Jul 11, 2018

Stasis doesn't suit Let's Eat Grandma. On their first album, I, Gemini, the UK experimental pop duo wrote their own songs and played over a...

Let's Eat Grandma I'm All Ears

Published Jun 26, 2018

When it comes to transmuting specific moods into pop music, Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton are wise beyond their years. Under the monike...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

Published Jun 04, 2018

Sometimes everything comes together to create a perfect evening. As Yeah Yeah Yeahs walked onto the darkened Garrison Stage, the sporadic sh...

Japandroids Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

Published Jun 04, 2018

For most of their set, Japandroids seemed determined to drive away the pouring rain through sheer force of will. Wrapping up a month-long No...

Allie X Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

Published Jun 04, 2018

Taking the Garrison Stage beneath a muted, overcast sky, Allie X brought a splash of colour to Field Trip on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't jus...

Cuco Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

Published Jun 04, 2018

Despite his fun-loving demeanour, Cuco (Omar Banos) seemingly couldn't catch a break on Sunday afternoon. Rain fell throughout the 19-year-o...

Metric Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 2

Published Jun 03, 2018

Fantasies was an undeniable game-changer for Metric. Their previous three albums and dalliances with Broken Social Scene had all been slow-b...

Noname Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 2

Published Jun 03, 2018

"I'm going to be honest with y'all," Fatimah Warner said midway through the second song of her Field Trip set. "I drank a lot of whiskey bef...

Pierre Kwenders Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 2

Published Jun 03, 2018

It takes extraordinary talent to both sing and rap capably in four different languages. To do so while dancing for 45 minutes is especially...

Partner Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 2

Published Jun 03, 2018

Perfectly complementing a sunny Saturday afternoon, Partner's rock theatrics and endless relatability shone brightly from the Fort York stag...

Jenny Hval The Long Sleep

Published May 22, 2018

Few artists will have a more productive 2018 than Jenny Hval. In March, the genre-defying Norwegian artist released a twelve-inch in two par...

Loma / Jess Williamson / JoJo Worthington Garrison, Toronto ON, May 9

Published May 10, 2018

Loma's self-titled debut is the kind of wholly original work that already feels familiar. Between its lived-in ambient sounds and Shearwater...

Iceage Beyondless

Published Apr 30, 2018

It goes without saying that Iceage are not a cheerful band. Ever since their brutal debut, New Brigade, the Danish post-punks have bombarded...

A Place to Bury Strangers Pinned

Published Apr 09, 2018

Oliver Ackermann is as much a facilitator as he is a frontman. Four albums and a fearsome live show have enshrined his band, A Place to Bury...

Wye Oak The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs

Published Apr 03, 2018

Maturity can pose tough questions for seasoned musicians. At what point does music cease to be a calling and instead become a career? Do the...

Preoccupations New Material

Published Apr 02, 2018

You shouldn't judge a song by its title unless you're listening to Preoccupations. Choose any one-word synonym for alienation and you'll lik...

The Messthetics The Messthetics

Published Mar 19, 2018

Fugazi have been on hiatus for nearly as long as they were around, but that hasn't stopped fans from living in hope of a reunion. It seemed...

Ought Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, March 7

Published Mar 08, 2018

Ought are the kind of band that can wring desperate poignancy from humdrum sentiments. On their first two albums, they found change through...