Gazing into a distant sun, a sad galactic siren overlooks her crumbling kingdom. Grimes’ new release Delete Forever fell to Earth last week, leaving a meteorite blast zone in its wake for long standing fans and new revellers alike. Acoustic elements and bare-bone vocals open the track, echoing grunge era influence- an apt choice for […]

The voice of a decade recently gone resurfaces in Lost In Yesterday. It’s been nearly five years since Tame Impala released a full length album, but that doesn’t mean Kevin Parker’s hands have been idle. Between managing his numerous musical endeavours, getting married, and working on a new Tame Impala album, the quintessential millennial psych […]

It’s 2020, and what do we have to show for it? Consumer friendly jetpacks, teleportation devices, space travel? Nadda. Sci-Fi writers can be blamed for setting undue expectation in the form of fantastical inventions as the cure to the modern condition. The future is here, and we want them now. We have not a single […]

“Christmas is a drag sometimes,” Dallon Weekes croons while wearing a string light noose and definitely nailing this whole spirit-of-the-season thing. December has arrived, and Christmas carols are playing though PA systems, car radios, and your favourite dive bar sound system. Your radio station has forgotten the importance of variety in their undying enthusiasm for […]

The prodigal son of sampling Dj Shadow returns to throw some shade. If the title doesn’t tip you off, new album release Our Pathetic Age aims for dissonance – but falls short of disharmony. The massive double LP is split in two; Side 1 serving as an exploration into atmospheric instrumentals while Side 2 stunts […]

Once in awhile, a song comes along that is so unique it becomes entrenched in the collective zeitgeist and transcends the age that spawned it. Almost a decade on from it’s release, AWOLNATION’s Sail has been certified six times platinum and has been used to sell anything from cellphones to active wear. The song itself […]

The punk storytellers known as Rare Americans aren’t American at all. Vancouver bro duo Jared and James Priester with friend guitarist Lubo Ivan have dubbed themselves “crooked and catchy.” They claim to see the world on a tilt, cheering on characters that choose to live life far off the straight and narrow. Taking inspiration from […]

Manchester native and comer-upper Harrison Armstrong is bringing a cheeky charm to the UK rap game. Like so many young musicians, Aitch (name taken from the first letter of his name) planted the seeds of his fandom on Youtube. His style reflects his roots, a schoolyard rapper with a jumpy flow. Recently hitting a million […]

Ruel doesn’t shy away from the big questions. Ruel Vincent van Dijk makes it easy on us and goes by Ruel. A popstar from the other side of the planet, he started his music career at 13 years old, making it easy to draw a parallel to America’s wunderkind counterpart Justin Bieber. Unlike Bieber’s youthful […]

iyla doesn’t want an apology. Maintaining some uncomfortable eye contact on the stairs of a doll house while sporting a comically large rose as a hat is the as-of-yet relatively unknown siren iyla. The camera creeps toward her with eerie precision when a horror score breaks the stillness and she’s barfing daisies with impressive projection. […]